Shreyans Prasad Jain
Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 B.D. Goenka (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain (1908–1992) (also spelled as Shriyans Prasad Jain) was an Indian businessman, parliamentarian and a prominent member of the
Jain community.[1] He was the brother of notable businessman and philanthropist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain. He was awarded Padma Bhushan for social work in 1988.[2]
Life
Shreyans Prasad was born in 1908 to the
soda ash factory founded in Dhrangadhra (est. 1925), and established the Dhrangadhra Chemical Works in 1939.[3] He was the founder-chairman of this company, which is now known as DCW. His business group consisted of 12 companies in 1965.[4]
Shriyans Prasad was a member of
FICCI[6] during 1962. He also worked as the President of the Bharatiya Jnanpith, which was founded by his brother Shanti Prasad.[7]
Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain was married to Kamlavati Jain. The couple had five sons, Gyan Chand Jain, Prem Chand Jain, Shashi Chand Jain, Sharad Kumar Jain (d. 2008) and Pramod Kumar Jain. They also had one daughter Saroj, who married
B.D. Goenka.[8] Shreyans Prasad served on the board of directors of the Goenka family's Indian Express Group.[9]
Legacy
Several institutions are named after Shriyans Prasad Jain:
- Sahu Shriyans Prasad Jain Arts and Commerce College, Dhrangadhra (est. 1964)
- S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai (es. 1981) popularly known as SPJIMR
- S P Jain School of Global Management - offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business courses in Dubai (2004), Singapore (2006), Sydney (2012) and Mumbai (2015)[10]
- Sahupuram in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu (location of the DCW factory)
- Shriyans Prasad Charitable Trust, Mumbai (offers scholarships)
- SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai[11]
References
- ^ Aspects of Jaina Religion by Vilas Adinath Sangave
- ^ Asian recorder: Volume 23, 1988
- ^ About DCW Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0-520-02377-2. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ PRESIDENTS OF ICC INDIA
- ISBN 978-0-520-02377-2. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ The Sacred Sravana-Belagola. Bhartiya Jnanpith. 1981. pp. 9–. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ISBN 978-81-7022-510-2. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ Report of the India Committee on Distribution of Income and Levels of Living (Volume 1). Govt. of India, Planning Commission, 1964. Page 103.
- ^ "Our Heritage | SP Jain School of Global Management".
- ^ An untold story