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Ranchhodlal Chhotalal
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, Rai Bahadur "Memoir of Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, C.I.E." COMPILED BY S. M. EDWARDES, C.S.I., C.V.O., LATE OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE (BOMBAY), FROM MATERIALS COLLECTED BY SIR H. EVAN M. JAMES, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., LATE OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE (BOMBAY), FORMERLY COLLECTOR OP AHMADABAD AND COMMISSIONER, N.D. 1920 (April 29, 1823– October 1898) was a pioneer of the in Ahmedabad, , |
Rai Bahadur
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19th-century Indian Educational Theorists
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Indian Businesspeople
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Deaths
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1823 Births
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Runchorelal Baronets
The Ranchhodlal Baronetcy (also spelt Runchorelal), of Shahpur in Ahmedabad in India, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 February 1913 for Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, Kt., CIE, son of Madhavlal Rachhodlal (died 4 April 1900), a cotton manufacturer of Ahmedabad who also contributed to various education schemes in India. He was the first Hindu to be created a baronet. Ranchhodlal baronets, of Shahpur (1913) *Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 1st Baronet (1864–1916) * Sir (Girijaprasad) Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 2nd Baronet (1906–1990) * Sir (Udayan) Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 3rd Baronet (1929–2006) *Sir (Prashant) Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 4th Baronet (born 1955). The heir presumptive is the present baronet's uncle Kirtidev Chinubhai Ranchhodlal (born 1932). Coat of arms Ranchhodlal's status during the British Rule Ranchhodlal Chhotalal (1823–1898) was the pioneer of cotton textile mills in Gujara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
Cowasjee Nanabhai Davar(1815-1873) is known for his pioneering efforts in laying the foundation of the cotton industry in India. He established multiple cotton mills in India. The first was Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, and another was the Bombay Throstle mill company in Bombay. He is credited with laying the foundation work of cotton mill production in India. Banking Cowasjee was from a Parsi capitalist and a prestigious family, and He joined the family broking business when he was sixteen only. Cowasjee was compared with Tatas then. He contributed to the banking sector in 1853. He was associated with banks such as Commercial bank and Orient. Bombay Spinning and weaving Company The first mill he established in 1854 at Tardeo, a neighboring place near South Bombay. The project commissioning was started on 7 July 1854 and completed in January 1856. And the mill production with 17000 spindles was initiated just after a month of starting (February 1856). Mr. Edwin Hey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Technical Institute
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Technical Institute (R C Technical Institute) was established in the memory of Shri Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, Rai Bahadur CIE by his grandson Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, in the year 1910 at Saraspur, Ahmedabad Gujarat India. Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal was the first Hindu Indian to be made baronet by the British regime. He was a kind person and a great philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ... and he donated huge amount of money for educational purposes, which led to many educational institutions foundations. Today, Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Technical Institute (R C Technical Institute or RCTI), is a government diploma engineering institute functioning under Directorate of Technical Education, Gujarat. History The institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however in its current usage was created by James VI and I, James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British Hereditary title, hereditary honour that is not a peerages in the United Kingdom, peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Knight of Glin, Black Knights, White Knight (Fitzgibbon family), White Knights, and Knight of Kerry, Green Knights (of whom only the Green Knights are extant). A baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods in the Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom, order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. The term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name ''Sindhu'' (सिन्धु ), referring to the river Indus. The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent around or beyond the Sindhu (Indus) River. By the 16th century CE, the term began to refer to residents of the subcontinent who were not Turkic or Muslims. Hindoo is an archaic spelling variant, whose use today is considered derogatory. The historical development of Hindu self-identity within the local In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal
Sir Chinubhai Madhavlal Ranchhodlal, 1st Baronet , also spelled as Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Runchorelal (26 May 1864 – 3 March 1916), commonly known as Sir Chinubhai Baronet, was the first Hindu Baronet of British India, textile mill owner and philanthropist from Ahmedabad, India. Life Sketch Chinubhai was the son of Madhavlal Ranchhodlal and Revabai born in a Hindu Nagar Brahmin family and was the grandson of Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, CIE, the man who founded the first textile mill of Ahmedabad. "Memoir of Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, C.I.E." COMPILED BY S. M. EDWARDES, C.S.I., C.V.O., BY SIR H. EVAN M. JAMES, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. 1920 Their ancestral home was and part of it still survives is in Shahpur area of old Ahmedabad city, after which baronetcy was named - ''of Shahpur''. It was famous by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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