Narottambhai Lalbhai

Arvind Narottambhai Lalbhai (3 April 1918 – 2007) was son of Narrotam Lalbhai one of the three brothers who founded the

Arvind Mills Arvind Limited (formerly Arvind Mills) is a textile manufacturer and the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group. Its headquarters are in Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and it has units at Santej (near Kalol). The company manufactures cot ...

in 1931, which today is amongst the top textiles companies of

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and is the flagship company of the Rs. 2,000 crore

Lalbhai Group Lalbhai is a name. Notable people with the name include: *Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863-1912), Indian industrialist *Kasturbhai Lalbhai (1894-1980), Indian industrialist *Umedram Lalbhai Desai (1868-1930), Indian medical doctor * Arvind Narottambhai Lal ...

established by his grandfather

Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Lalbhai Dalpatbhai (1863-1912)Business World -1987 - Volume 7 - Page 44 was an industrialist and one of the first generation textile mill owners from Ahmedabad, who laid the foundation of the present-day Lalbhai group of Industries. Life Lalbhai ...

in 1896. He was also the president of the

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Mill Owners Association, the

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Chamber of Commerce and Industries and the Gujarat Small Scale Industries Federation. Mr. Lalbhai served the textile industry in several capacities, including as chairman of the textile committee in 1980 and the

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in 1982. He also worked on various committees and panels of state and Central government and was a member of the Customs and Central Excise Advisory Council of India. One of India’s visionary

industrialist A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...

s, Arvind Narottam Lalbhai died at the age of 89. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalbhai, Arvind Narottambhai 1918 births 2007 deaths Businesspeople from Ahmedabad Indian businesspeople in textiles Gujarati people Textile industry in Gujarat Lalbhai family