| 词条 | Seth Chhaju Ram |
| 释义 |
Seth Chhaju Ram Lamba (1861–1943) was from Punjab, India and made a fortune in Calcutta during the British Raj period. A philanthropist, he undertook many social improvement projects. He financed the higher studies of Sir Chhotu Ram. Early lifeHe was born in a Hindu Jat family in 1861 at Alakhpura in Bawani Khera tehsil, Bhiwani district of then Punjab (current Haryana state). His father was Chaudhary Salig Ram Lamba and had migrated from the village of Gothra in Sikar district, Rajasthan. He was married twice. His first wife was from the village Dohaka who died from cholera. He had no son from his first wife. Then he married Lakshmi Devi of the village Vilawal in Bhiwani district and had children with her. CareerWhen in his early 20s, Lamba met Arya Samajist engineer Raisaheb Shivnath Rai, who was very much impressed him. Rai took Lamba to Kolkata and for some time Lamba coached Rai’s children and also those of a businessman from Rajgarh. The market in Kolkata during those days was dominated by Marwaris. Lamba, who had a good knowledge of Hindi and English, did correspondence work for Seth traders and came to be known as Munshi Ji (accountant). During this work he picked up knowledge of their operations and in particular of the dalali (brokerage business or commission agency). He began to trade in old bags and later shifted to the new bags trade. He was, by this time, counted as a known Kolkata dalal. He earned great wealth due to hard work and polite behavior. He purchased shares in companies. Later he also took in hand the trade of jute and became known as the Jute King. Philanthropic workHe was a strong believer in Bhagwan. He spent a lot of money in social welfare works. He started many hostels, libraries, Dharamshalas and schools, such as Jat School, Hisar (founded 1924).[1] He floated scholarships for financially weak and needy students. He financed higher studies of Sir 'Chhotu' Ram Richpal. He was known as Danveer Bhamashah of the Jat Kshatriya race. The British government awarded him the life peerage title of ‘Sir.’ DeathHe died on 7{{nbsp}}April 1943. LegacySeveral prominent jat institutes are named after him, including the following:[2] {{div col|colwidth=12em}}
References1. ^{{cite web| url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title=Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar, pp.210| author=Haryana Gazetteers Organization| publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery| location=Chandigarh| date=1987| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archivedate=1 May 2014| df=dmy-all}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ram, Seth Chhaju}}{{India-bio-stub}}2. ^C.R. Public School societ 7 : People from Bhiwani district|1861 births|1943 deaths|Businesspeople from Kolkata|Businesspeople from Haryana|Indian knights|Knights Bachelor |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。