45-470: Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian businessman and politician. He founded the Bajaj Group of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses. He was also a close and beloved associate of Mahatma Gandhi , who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son. Jamnalal Bajaj was born in 1889 into
90-648: A single language called Hindustani , the former register being mostly preferred by followers of Dharmic religions and latter by followers of Islam . In 1940, the All-India Muslim League under Jinnah passed the Lahore Resolution calling for a separate homeland for Muslims. Piqued by this, Gandhi established the Hindustani Prachar Sabha in 1942, as a potential secular replacement to Hindi Prachar Sabha and unite
135-552: A Science College and Agricultural College and Rural Institute and a Polytechnic at Wardha and in 2017 started its first engineering institution Bajaj Institute of Technology, Wardha. It has almost 10,000 students on its rolls. Its Science College has been adjudged as a College with Potential for Excellence by the UGC. Its Agriculture College has been rated as 'A' by its affiliating university and its Polytechnic has been rated as excellent by MSBTE. Kamalnayan Bajaj School location at Chinchwad
180-478: A center of Child Labor Welfare. In addition, the Bajaj Group has also undertaken several educational activities. They not only focus on mainstream education through the maintenance and running of Bal Sanskar Kendras, Balwadis and conducting study tours, but also on vocational education through tailoring classes, literacy and hobby classes, training programmes for self-employment, and so on. Jamnalal Bajaj Award
225-726: A member of the Congress Working Committee and as the treasurer of Congress in 1933. Jamanalal Bajaj was interested in initiatives such as the removal of untouchability , promotion of Hindi , and Khadi and village Industries. He had toured across the country promoting Khadi. In 1925, he was chosen as the treasurer of the All India Spinners Association. He was also the president of the All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (literary convention) that promoted Hindi as
270-479: A poor family of farmers his father was Kaniram and mother Birdibai in a village named Kashi Ka Bas, near Sikar in Rajasthan state. In 1894, Seth Bachharaj Bajaj, a rich Wardha businessman, and his family were going to Kashi Ka Bas village temple. They spotted young Jamnalal playing outside his home and were drawn to him. After much persuasion, Jamnalal was adopted as Seth Bajaj's grandson. In return, Bajaj installed
315-522: A population of about 120 million. By 1927, the Hindi Prachar Sabha emerged as an independent organization, and Mahatma Gandhi remained its president until his death in 1948. During the silver jubilee celebrations of the Sabha, Gandhi stayed for nearly 10 days on the Sabha's premises. Gandhiji desired that the ‘Hindi Prachar‘ in the south should be carried on by involving the local people of
360-467: A well in order to help the village. Seth Bachhraj was a distant relative on his father's side, and was a well-known and respected trader in the British Raj. Jamnalal was married at age twelve to Janki Devi , who was around nine years old. Upon coming of age, under the tutelage of Seth Bachhraj, Jamnalal got involved in the family business of his adoptive family. During this period, he acquired
405-417: Is an organisation whose main goal is to improve Modern Standard Hindi literacy among the non-Hindi speaking people of South India . The headquarters are located at Thanikachalam Road, T. Nagar , Chennai . The organisation was established by Mahatma Gandhi , who became the founder president of the Sabha, who held the post till his death. The sabha was inaugurated by Annie Besant on 17 June 1918. In 1964,
450-442: Is ranked as the world's fourth largest two- and three-wheeler manufacturer. The group has involvement in various industries that include automobiles (2- and 3-wheelers), home appliances, lighting, iron and steel, insurance, travel and finance. Bajaj immensely benefited from license Raj due to their affiliation to the then ruling Nehru–Gandhi family . The Bajaj Group of Companies was founded by Jamnalal Bajaj . Kamalnayan Bajaj ,
495-680: The Graduate School of Business , Stanford University . With a donation from the Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust, was established in 1965. It was the first to start a full-time 2-year Masters Programme in Management Studies (MMS) in India . . Bajaj Group volunteered to adopt 3 Industrial training institutes for Upgradation – ITI Mulshi, ITI Haveli and ITI Ramnager. A two-day training program was organised for all
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#1732793974786540-686: The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies . A locality, JB Nagar , in the sub-urban Andheri in Mumbai has been named after him. Jamnalal Bajaj Award was established in 1978 by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation and are given away each year on his birth anniversary. Bajaj Group Bajaj Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate founded by Jamnalal Bajaj in Mumbai in 1926. The group comprises 40 companies and its flagship company Bajaj Auto
585-472: The Bajaj Group in 1965 and established one of India's largest conglomerates. The President of India , presented CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement to Mr. Rahul Bajaj on 27 April 2017. In October 9, 2024 the Bajaj family was ranked 10th on Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $ 23.4 billion. Some of the other notable members of this family include: Shiksha Mandal Wardha
630-614: The Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha at Madras to propagate the study of Hindi in the then Madras Presidency and princely states of Banganapalle , Cochin , Hyderabad , Mysore , Pudukkottai , Sanduru and Travancore . The Sabha was inaugurated by Annie Besant on 17 June 1918. The movement was inaugurated by the Annie Besant under the presidency at Gokhale Hall in Madras. The first Hindi class
675-597: The Jamnalal Bajaj Award has been instituted by the Bajaj Foundation. Past awardees include Nelson Mandela and Desmund Tutu . Besides Bajaj Auto Ltd , the other major companies in the group include Mukand Ltd , Bajaj Electricals Ltd and Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. One of his grandsons, Rahul Bajaj , ran the family flagship company, Bajaj Auto. Several institutions in India bear his name, including
720-667: The Jamnalar Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and undertook the maintenance of Bajajwadi at Wardha. It also has supported the Kamalnayan Bajaj Hall and Art Gallery. The Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha and it helps the rural population develop self-reliance to do so by building family-size biogas plants, training women in using improved technology for storage of food grains and so on. The IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards were instituted in 1997 to encourage Indian Industry to be alert to
765-565: The Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha is to empower women and it has been doing so by training women in using improved technology for storage of food grains and initiating goat rearing projects owned and managed by women, emphasising the importance of family planning particularly tubectomy operations and securing loans for women members for both consumption and income generation. IMC Ladies' Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar for Rural Entrepreneurship, which commemorates
810-728: The Laxmi Narayan Mandir, in Wardha, for the Harijans in 1928. He began a campaign by eating a meal with Harijans and opening public wells to them. He opened several wells in his fields and gardens. Due to his devotion, he was elected the chief of the Jaipur Rajya Praja Mandal in 1938. While chief, he negotiated a truce between the Maharajas of Sikar and Jaipur . In honour of his social initiatives
855-472: The Panchayats and trade union workers. The trusts that work towards rural development include Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha, Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj Trust and Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust. The welfare activities are carried out in collaboration with CAPART, Khadi and Village Industries Commission , NEDA, respective State Governments and beneficiaries. They are aimed at improving
900-544: The Vishwa Yuvak Kendra in 1968, a youth development organisation. Rahul Bajaj , the chairman emeritus and former managing director (until 2005) of the Bajaj group was the grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj . He completed his schooling from Cathedral, a school in Bombay. Then he pursued his studies from St Stephen's College , Delhi, Government Law College , Mumbai and Harvard University , USA. He took over control of
945-602: The birth centenary of the late Smt. Jankidevi Bajaj, is an award conferred for outstanding contribution of women working for rural development The Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust initially assisted Sarvodaya workers and Gandhian constructive programmes. It later established the International Sarvodaya Centre in Vishwaneedam to promote agriculture, dairy development, rural development and training local women and youth for self-employment. It also funded
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#1732793974786990-516: The center of his activities. After the Dandi March in April 1930, Gandhi moved to Sevagram , a small village near Wardha , since he wanted to live close to the rural populace. Gandhi vowed not to return to Sabarmati Ashram until freedom was achieved. Jamanalal was named the president of Gandhi Seva Sangha , a group of workers who dedicated their time to constructive work. He was later elected
1035-621: The death of his elder brother Kamalnayan Bajaj in 1972. In addition to shouldering business responsibilities, Ramkrishna's energies were largely directed towards the social service and social welfare programmes of the Bajaj Group. He was elected as the Chairman of World Assembly for Youth (India) in 1961. He also held the office of the Managing Trustee of the Indian Youth Centres Trust, which conceived and created
1080-432: The elder son of Jamanalal Bajaj, after completing his education from University of Cambridge , England to assist his father both in business and in social service. He expanded the business by branching into manufacture of scooter, three-wheeler, cement, alloy casting and electricals. In 1954, Kamalnayan took over active management of the Bajaj Group companies. Ramkrishna Bajaj , the younger son of Jamanalal, took over after
1125-474: The first Treasurer of the Managing Committee of Jamia Millia Islamia , New Delhi . Later in 1928, he became a life member of the university, while still serving as the treasurer. With the intent of eradicating untouchability, he fought the non-admission of Harijans into Hindu temples in his home town of Wardha. As orthodox Hindu priests and Brahmins objected, he opened his own family temple,
1170-429: The importance of quality in the context of global competitiveness. The Quality Award is presented every year to companies in manufacturing, service sector and small business company. The Institute of Gandhian Studies, established in 1987, promotes long-term and short-term study courses on Gandhian thoughts and methodology. It organises seminars, consultative meets for Panchayat workers, special courses for women members of
1215-599: The institution was recognised by the Indian Government as one of the Institutes of National Importance . The Hindi movement in South India was started in the year 1918 by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi saw the need to unite the northern and southern states of the country in the greatest interest of integration of the nation, as Hindi was spoken by the largest section of the people of India. Therefore, he founded
1260-694: The living conditions of the rural population via income generation, training for self-employment, improved health and sanitation, supply of drinking water, improved agricultural and land maintenance practices such as horticulture, social forestry and reclamation of waste land. Other activities include distribution of solar-lantern and solar cookers , installation of biogas plants, deepening and widening of wells and drinking water scheme, tree plantation and kitchen gardens , lift irrigation , veterinary services like insemination, vaccination and distribution of cattle feed, watershed development and building of model villages, distribution of agricultural equipment and building
1305-526: The people of both religions. But with the Partition of India in 1947 based on religious lines, Hindi gained prominence in the new Dominion of India and Urdu gained prominence in the new Dominion of Pakistan , hence Hindi Prachar Sabha gaining stronger roots in South India. Despite this, Hindustani Prachar Sabha is still operational to date, and was supported in initial decades by prominent leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru , Zakir Husain , etc. A landmark in
1350-719: The recent history of the Sabha was the establishment of the National Hindi Research Library built at a cost of ₹ 8.5 million, with financial assistance from the Government of India . Another important landmark is the building of ‘Mahatma Gandhi Convocation Hall’ (Mahatma Gandhi Padavidan Mantap) exclusively for the use of holding the annual convocation and other functions of the Sabha. The examinations conducted are: It also conducts examinations in typewriting and shorthand in Hindi. The Sabha
1395-419: The respective area. Until 1920, this Sabha had its office at George Town in Madras and after some years shifted to Mylapore and then to Triplicane where it functioned till 1936. In 1936, the Sabha shifted to its present headquarters at T. Nagar . Preliminary examinations were held regularly from 1922. The first degree-level examination ‘Rashtrabasha Visharad’ was conducted and convocation held in 1931, which
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1440-645: The single language to unite all Indians. He was instrumental in publishing Hindi magazines and books. He initiated the Gandhi Hindi Pustak Bhandar (bookshop) in Bombay and started the Sasta Sahitya Mandal (publishing house). He founded the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha along with C. Rajagopalachari in hopes of spreading the learning of Hindi across the country. From 1927, he served as
1485-581: The skills of being a tradesman, rigorous book keeping and buying and selling commodities. He excelled in his work by the time Seth Bachhraj died. In 1926, Jamnalal founded what would become the Bajaj group of industries . During the First World War , the British government appeased and honoured native tradesmen, soliciting funds. They appointed Jamnalal an honorary magistrate. When he provided money for
1530-549: The staff of the Institutes, at a remote location The company enabled education of eligible bright backward students with the launch of a program that would help scheduled castes and scheduled tribes students achieve academic excellence and make them at par with those who can afford coaching for top institutes. Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital in Aurangabad was established in 1990 as a hospital and research center. Although it
1575-591: The war fund, they conferred on him the title of Rai Bahadur , a title he later surrendered during the non-co-operation movement of 1921. Upon Mahatma Gandhi 's return from South Africa, Jamnalal took in interest in Gandhi's way of life , his principles, such as Ahimsa (non-violence), and his dedication to the poor. He could understand Gandhi's vision that home-made goods were the answer to India's poverty. He considered that some British companies were importing cheap, raw cotton from India and sending back finished cloth. He
1620-707: The world. In the Brand Trust Report 2012, Bajaj was ranked 7th Most Trusted brand in India and in Brand Trust Report 2013 Bajaj slipped one place to the 8th position among India's Most Trusted brands. In 2014, Bajaj was ranked 46th among India's most trusted brands by the Brand Trust Report 2014. The Report also listed Bajaj Pulsar, Bajaj Allianz, Bajaj Electricals and Bajaj Almond Oil among India's most trusted brands. Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
1665-621: Was addressed by Kaka Kalelkar. The Sabha celebrated its silver jubilee in 1946 after the Second World War and Gandhiji presided over the celebrations. To commemorate his presence during the silver jubilee celebrations in the sabha and mark that historic occasion, it was decided to build a Gandhi Mantap at the celebration spot. Accordingly, a mantap was built and it was inaugurated in June 1963 by Morarji Desai . Modern Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu are considered literary- varieties of
1710-603: Was elected chairman of the reception committee for the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress . He gave up the title of Rai Bahadur conferred on him by the British government and joined the non-co-operation movement in 1921. Later, in 1923, he participated in the flag satyagraha , defying a ban on flying the national flag in Nagpur , and was detained by British forces. This earned him national admiration. He wanted Gandhi to move to Wardha and make it
1755-531: Was established in 1914 by Jamnalal Bajaj for educating the youth of India. This Mandal was a part of the national movement and received support from several national leaders including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi . It was also the first institute in India to prepare text books and conduct examinations in Hindi and Marathi at the graduate level. Currently, the Mandal runs two commerce colleges (in Wardha and Nagpur ),
1800-400: Was established in 1976. Initially, it started off as a school providing education from Lower KG to grade 12 and in 2007 it also started running a junior college. Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth was supported by Madhur Bajaj, Vice-Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd for its autonomous engineering school which offers a variety of engineering professional courses. Janaki Devi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
1845-507: Was established in 1978 by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. The Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha has engaged in water conservation projects for improving agricultural productivity, helping build family-size biogas plants, conducting vermiculture projects, and so on. Standing on the 12th position, it is one of the few Indian brands with an 'international' distinction, and that of being the largest producer of scooters in
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1890-670: Was established in August 1997. It is a Centre of Management Studies and the Postgraduate Department of Management Education of the SNDT Women's University . It offers a variety of full-time and part-time professional courses at Masters level and postgraduate diploma courses in management specifically for women. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies , set up by the University of Mumbai in collaboration with
1935-543: Was humbled by the simple life that Gandhi was leading at the Sabarmati Ashram . He was impressed by the Ashram's routine of prayer and physical work. He brought his wife Jankidevi and his children to live in the Ashram. However, this close relationship and his deep involvement in the independence movement did not leave Jamnalal Bajaj with much time to spend on his newly launched business venture. In 1920, Jamanalal
1980-656: Was relatively small when it started, it has soon grown into a very well equipped hospital with 225 beds, 60 full-time doctors and 150 staff, organ transplant center, well-equipped Cath Lab, CT Scan, MRI, Mammography & Dept. of radiation oncology and so on. The Bajaj-YCM Hospital A.R.T Center for HIV/Aids in Pimpri was established as a Public-Private Partnership between Government of India – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare – National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to provide healthcare facilities to Aids patients. The objective of
2025-519: Was taken by Gandhi's son Devdas Gandhi . Hindi training schools were started in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu . The number of students increased from 80 in 1919 to hundreds of thousands in subsequent years. Today the movement can claim more than 7000 workers working in 6000 centres, covering the entire area of the five states, viz. Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu , with an area of 650,000 square kilometers with
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