2022-05-30 Mon

Jamnalal Bajaj was an Indian industrialist and the founder of the Bajaj Group of companies in 1920. He was closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son. During WWII, the British government appointed him as an honorary magistrate. Later, when he provided fun for war, they honored him with the title Raj Bahadur, a title he later surrendered during the non-cooperation movement of 1921.

Jamanalal Bajaj was very much interested in doing social activities. He was against untouchability and the promotion of Hindi, Khadi, and Village Industries. To promote Khadi, he toured across the country. He was appointed as the treasurer of the All India Spinners Association. He was also selected as the president of the All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (literary convention) which promoted Hindi as the single language to unite all Indians.

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