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Jamnalal Bajaj
Founding the Bajaj business group while supporting Gandhi’s independence and social-reform campaigns.
Sasta Sahitya Mandal · Temple access
- Born
- 4 November 1889
- Birthplace
- Kashi Ka Bas, India
- Died
- 11 February 1942
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Jamnalal Bajaj
Jamnalal Bajaj was an Indian businessman who put money and organisational work into the independence movement.
Early life
Rajasthan origins
Born into a farming family near Sikar.
Adoptive household
Was adopted into the Bajaj trading family and learned its business.
Career
- 1921
Non-cooperation
Renounced his British-conferred title and joined Gandhi’s movement.
- 1923
Flag protest
Was imprisoned during the Nagpur flag satyagraha.
- 1926
Business foundations
Established the foundations of the Bajaj group.
Companies & projects
Sasta Sahitya Mandal
Helped establish a publisher of affordable literature.
Temple access
Opened his family temple in Wardha to people excluded by caste.
Sugar enterprise
Founded the business that became Bajaj Hindusthan.
Beyond work
Gandhian commitment
Supported khadi, village industries and Gandhi’s work in Wardha.
Family partnership
His wife Jankidevi also became active in social reform.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Identity and date cross-check ↗Photo: India Post, Government of India. GODL-India · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
