Hasubhai Zinzuwadia (born 6 October 1942) was an Indian
cricket
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er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler who played for
Gujarat
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. He was born in Ahmedabad.
Zinzuwadia made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1958–59 season, against Maharashtra. From the lower order, he scored four runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.
He married Purnimaben Zinzuwadia of Panchvati Ahmedabad, daughter of Shethjee Chaturbhujdas Chimanlal Zaverchand Laxminchand Parikh of Ahmedabad on 3 March 1967 (source
Sandesh Sandesh may refer to:
* Sandesh (confectionery), a Bengali sweet prepared in Bangladesh and India
* ''Sandesh'' (magazine), a children's magazine in West Bengal
* ''Sandesh'' (Indian newspaper), a Gujarati newspaper
* ''Sandesh'' (Pakistani newspa ...
Samachar
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Sandesh Sandesh may refer to:
* Sandesh (confectionery), a Bengali sweet prepared in Bangladesh and India
* ''Sandesh'' (magazine), a children's magazine in West Bengal
* ''Sandesh'' (Indian newspaper), a Gujarati newspaper
* ''Sandesh'' (Pakistani newspa ...
Gujarati language
Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label= Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old ...
Gujarat
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
. Purnimaben Zinzuwadia was a descendant of the famed Zaverchand Gaekwaad Pvt Ltd of
Baroda
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Gujarat
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. His
wife
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was noble lady who helped everyone with compassion Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the
Indian National Congress
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socialist
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,
environmentalist
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Indian independence movement
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He grew close to
Gandhi
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The Emergency (India)
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State of Emergency in India
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Constitution of India
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His esteemed wife was Sucheta Kriplani first Woman Chief Minister of
Uttar Pradesh
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India
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List of presidents of the Indian National Congress
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Hasubhai Zinzuwadia acquired master's degree in Civil Engineering from NYU New York University
New York University
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Kankaria Lake
Kankaria Lake is the second largest lake in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. It was completed in 1451 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II though its origin ...
Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Maninagar. He also attended
Gujarat University
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Gujarat University. He never played Cricket again. He did his bachelor's degree from University of Missouri at Rola. His fathers was famed Industrialist Shethjee Ranchodd Raijee Zinzuwadia (aka Babubhai Zinzuwadia who built Gujarat Assembly
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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in
Gandhinagar
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Gandhi Nagar
India
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. His fatherinlaw Shethjee Chaturbhujdas Chimanlal Zaverchand Laxminchand Parikh of Panchwati Ahmedabad (originally from Vadodara Gujarat) was famed Business Magnate and India's Top Industrialist with domination in both the textile and diamond industries in the 1950s and 1960s at the turn of India's freedom movement. His ancestors owned India's first
textile mill
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called Yamuna Mills in Maharashtra Mumbai originally Bombay British India. He was confidante along with Acharya Kripalani and close friends with other freedom fighters in Quit India movement Quit India Movement with Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Mahatama Gandhi whose freedom movement he funded along with other famed names of Ahmedabad with likes Sarabhai family, Mashruwala Family, and other major business families such as Birla family Birla Family, Kotak Family, Tata who all attended Hasubhais Wedding to Purnimaben Parikh and the media of the time termed it as "wedding of the Century" The happy couple went on a year-long honeymoon to Switzerland and Candy in Ceylon. Their wedding reception was attended by Prime Minister of India, President of India and major Indian politicians, actors, media moguls and industry leaders, especially
Lalchand Hirachand
Lalchand Hirachand Doshi (24 October 1904 – 1993) was a scion of Walchand group, noted industrialist, philanthropist and Jain social leader.Ahmedabad. Hasubhai witnessed and participated in phenomenal things in his youth such as creation of Cricket Leagues of India along with his friends family the Royal Family of Jamnagar in
Gujarat
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and creation of
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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ISKONS first Trip to
United States of America
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