Mungtu Ram Jaipuria was an Indian social worker, industrialist and educationist and the founder of
Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools.
The
Government of India
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awarded him
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...
, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1971.
Family
He was the son of Seth Anandaram Jaipuria who belonged to Nawalgarh but migrated to Kolkatta and Kanpur later.
Industries
He managed several industries, such as sugar mills, textile spinning, and weaving, etc. He partnered with one of the oldest textile mills in India. Swadeshi cotton mills at Kanpur which was acquired by
National Textile Corporation in 1978.
See also
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Seth Anandram Jaipuria College
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Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow
Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools is a group of schools run by the Seth M.R. Jaipuria Group. The schools draw their name from 1971 Padma Bhushan awardee Mungtu Ram Jaipuria, a philanthropist and industrialist who played a dominant role in the industrial ...
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Jaipuria Vidyalaya
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Rajaram Jaipuria
References
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Social workers
Indian philanthropists
Indian industrialists
Social workers from Uttar Pradesh
Businesspeople from Jaipur
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