Mungtu Ram Jaipuria


Mungtu Ram Jaipuria was an Indian social worker, industrialist and educationist and the founder of Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools. The Government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1971.

Family

He was the son of Seth Anandaram Jaipuria who belonged to Nawalgarh but migrated to Kolkata and Kanpur later.

Industries

He managed several industries, such as sugar mills, textile spinning, and weaving, etc. He partnered with one of the oldest textile mills in India. Swadeshi cotton mills at Kanpur which was acquired by National Textile Corporation in 1978.