Shreyans Prasad Jain Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sahu
Shreyans Prasad Jain
Birth Date:1908
Birth Place:Najibabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
Death Date:1992
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Shriyans Prasad Jain
Organization:Dhrangadhra Chemical Works
President of the International Chamber of Commerce India
Term:1962
Predecessor:Karam Chand Thapar
Successor:Bharat Ram
Boards:Indian Express Group, Bharatiya Jnanpith
Spouse:Kamlavati Jain
Children:Gyan Chand, Prem Chand, Shashi Chand, Sharad Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Saroj Goenka
Relatives:Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain (brother), 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 Sahu Jain family of Najibabad, related to The Times of India Group and the Dalmia Group. He took over the India's first 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 Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) during 1952-1958. He was also the President of the International Chamber of Commerce's Indian chapter[5] and 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:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jainworld.com/book/aspects_of_jaina_religion/ch3.asp Aspects of Jaina Religion
  2. Asian recorder: Volume 23, 1988
  3. http://www.dcwmonitor.com/aboutdcw.asp About DCW
  4. Book: Stanley A. Kochanek. Business and politics in India. registration. 3 February 2012. 1974. University of California Press. 978-0-520-02377-2. 342–.
  5. http://www.iccindiaonline.org/htm/president.htm PRESIDENTS OF ICC INDIA
  6. Book: Stanley A. Kochanek. Business and politics in India. registration. 3 February 2012. 1974. University of California Press. 978-0-520-02377-2. 181–.
  7. Book: The Sacred Sravana-Belagola. 1981. 3 February 2012. Bhartiya Jnanpith. 9–.
  8. Book: Virendra Kumar. Committees and Commissions in India 1980. 3 February 2012. 1 January 1994. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-7022-510-2. 190–.
  9. Report of the India Committee on Distribution of Income and Levels of Living (Volume 1). Govt. of India, Planning Commission, 1964. Page 103.
  10. Web site: Our Heritage | SP Jain School of Global Management.
  11. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-an-untold-story-1958396 An untold story