Cause of death Heart attack Died 1951 Name Jagdish Mahindra | Ethnicity Punjabi Nationality Indian | |
Occupation Founder of Mahindra & Mahindra 1945 Organizations founded Mahindra & Mahindra, Mahindra Group People also search for Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Anand Mahindra, Kailash Chandra Mahindra | ||
महिन्द्रा एण्ड महिन्द्रा के सफलता की कहानी | Success Story of Mahindra & Mahindra Company IN HINDI
Jagdish Chandra Mahindra (Hindi: जगदीश चंद्र महिंद्रा) commonly referred as J. C. Mahindra (c 1892-1951) was an Indian industrialist and co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra in 1945, with K. C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed
Contents
- Success Story of Mahindra Mahindra Company IN HINDI
- Early life and education
- Career
- Mahindra Mahindra
- Death
- References
Early life and education
Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, he was the eldest of nine children. The loss of his father at an early age placed the responsibility for the family on his shoulders. He believed strongly in the power of education and ensured that all his brothers and sisters studied hard. He sent his brother K.C. to Cambridge.
Mahindra received his degree from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) Mumbai (University of Mumbai), one of India's premier engineering and technical institutes.
Career
Mahindra started out his career with Tata Steel, serving as the senior Sales Manager from 1929 to 1940. When the steel industry became critical during World War II, the Government of India appointed him as the first Steel Controller of India.
Mahindra & Mahindra
J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra joined forces with Ghulam Mohammed and started Mahindra & Mohammed as a steel company in Mumbai. Two years later, India gained its independence, Ghulam Mohammed left the company to become Pakistan’s first finance minister, and the Mahindra brothers stated to manufacture Willys jeeps in Mumbai. Soon, the company’s name was changed to Mahindra & Mahindra.
Death
Mahindra died of a heart attack in 1951.