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Shri O P Jindal
 

Late Shri. Om Prakash Jindal, Founder Chairman of the Jindal Group was born on August 7, 1930, to a farmer in Nalwa village of Hisar district of Haryana. Having interest in technical work from a young age, he started his industrial career with a small bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar in 1952. In 1964, he commissioned a pipe unit, Jindal India Limited followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name of Jindal Strips Limited.

Shri. Jindal envisioned a self-reliant India in every sector of industry. To fructify this vision, he gathered the latest technical know-how from around the world and strengthened his own industrial establishment. Today, the Jindal Group is over US$ 12 billion (over Rs. 61,000 Crore) offering direct and indirect benefits to thousands of families.

Recognising his outstanding contribution to the Indian steel industry, Shri. Jindal was conferred the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry in November 2004.

A visionary, who is remembered for his business excellence and social responsibilities alike, Shri Jindal believed that without the upliftment of weaker and backward sections of society, a nation can never prosper. He thus spent a lot of time to alleviate poverty and boost the backward classes of society.

He was above caste politics and wanted to secure a rightful place for weaker sections in politics, regardless of their caste, colour and creed. He firmly believed that all differences could be amicably resolved with meaningful meetings and dialogues. He commanded great respect for such views. To realize this conviction, he was motivated into politics and attained great success here as well. He was elected as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly several times and a Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha from the Kurukshetra constituency of Haryana with a landslide victory in 1996.  He also served as the Minister of Power, Govt. of Haryana. This multifarious career was tragically cut short, when he died in a helicopter crash on March 31, 2005.

"Where others saw walls, he saw doors" - that is how Shri. Jindal’s vision has been expressed. And he always led the way, whether the door had to be opened or broken. His journey from a humble origin to being a successful industrialist, a philanthropist, a politician and a leader, is sure to be a great source of inspiration for generations to come.

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