Chinubhai Chimanlal also commonly referred to as Chinubhai Mayor (1 November 1901 – 1 August 1993) was industrialist, cotton

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

owner and one of the scions of Lalbhai group. He was elected as first mayor of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.ચીનુભાઈ ચીમનલાલ, Chinubhai Chimanlal
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Biography

He was born on 1 November 1901 to Chimanlal Lalbhai and Laxmiben at

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

. His father Chimanlal Lalbhai was one of the co-founders of Arvind Lalbhai group along with his younger brothers,

Kasturbhai Lalbhai Kasturbhai Lalbhai (19 December 1894 – 20 January 1980) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He co-founded the Arvind Mills along with his brothers and several other institutes. He was a cofounder of the Ahmadabad Education Society ...

and

Narottambhai Lalbhai Arvind Narottambhai Lalbhai (3 April 1918 – 2007) was son of Narrotam Lalbhai one of the three brothers who founded the Arvind Mills in 1931, which today is amongst the top textiles companies of India and is the flagship company of the Rs. 2,0 ...

. Chimanlal, Kasturbhai & other brothers separated in 1920 after which Chimanlal started another

. Chimanlal Lalbhai Centre for Management, Ahmedabad is named after his father. The Lalbhai family had close relations with the Sarabhais. Chinubhai's sister Manorama, was married to

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's eldest son, Suhrid Sarabhai. Further, the Lalbhai family was also closely related to Hutheesing family of Ahmedabad and

Surottam Hutheesing The Hutheesing family ( gu, હઠીસિંહ ) is a Jain family from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Several temples and charitable institutions in Ahmedabad have been built or founded by members of this mercantile family. Krishna Hutheesing, ...

another contemporary textile businessman was his cousin. After completing his education from Ahmedabad and

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, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree of

University of Bombay The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...

. Chinubhai married Prabhavatiben in 1950 and couple had a daughter and a son, Urvashi and Rajiv, respectively, from the wedlock. He joined the family business of

s. He joined Saraspur Mills in 1934. He served as Chairman of Ahmedabad Textile Mill's Association's president for year 1964–65. He was elected as corporator of Ahmedabad Municipality in 1942 and later its head in 1949. In 1950, when Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was founded he was elected as its

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

, a post he served till 1962. It was during his tenure city got various libraries, playgrounds, a stadium, an auditorium. He was first to invite noted architect,

Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...

to India, who later did many works in India. He had been invited by Chinubhai Chimanbhai and his cousin, Surottam Hutheesing for their own residence. Chinubhai and Hutheesing also commissioned the architect with other projects - like Sanskar Kendra Museum and

Mill Owners' Association Building Mill Owners’ Association Building, also known as Ahmedabad Textile Mill Owners' Association House (ATMA House), is a modern architecture building in Ahmedabad, India designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. History Le Corbusier came ...

(ATMA House), respectively. Chinubhai is credited to changed the city and corporation functioning.His deft management of AMC changed the face of the city
/ref> He became so popular that he came to be known by name ''Chinubhai Mayor''. He also served as first Chairman of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation and Cama Hotel. He also served as Chairman of Gujarat Regional Branch of

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. He was also noted for his philanthropy and has been noted for promoting great institutions like the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design, the Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association and many more like Shardaben Chimanlal Educational Research Center, Chimanlal Lalbhai Centre for Management, Ahmedabad, Sardhaban Chimanlal Lalbhai Hospital Ahmedabad, Smt. Laxmiben Chimanlal Lalbhai Blood Bank, Smt Chimanlal Lalbhai Gold Medal in medicine.Center for Heritage Management
/ref> He died on 1 August 1993 at Ahmedabad. Shri Chinubhai Chimanbhai Sabhagruh, an auditorium cum community hall has been named after him as a memorial in Ahmedabad.

References

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