Ajit Gulabchand is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n industrialist. Gulabchand is currently the chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Construction Company

Hindustan Construction Company

Hindustan Construction Company is a construction company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 1926. HCC works in various sectors including transportation, power, marine, oil and gas pipeline construction, irrigation, utilities and urban infrastructure. HCC specializes in large-scale civil...

. Gulabchand serves as chairman of the board of governance at National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR) and as Chairman of Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

Sangli

Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...

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Positions

Gulabchand has been a Director of Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd., since 1993. He serves as Director of Hindustan Finvest Ltd., HCC Infotech Ltd., Hincon Technoconsult Ltd., Hincon Realty Ltd., Hincon Holdings Ltd., Ucchar Investments Ltd., Western Securities Ltd., LAVASA Corporation Ltd., Motorsports Association of India, Constructmall.com Pvt. Ltd., Champali Garden Pvt. Ltd., Shalaka Investment Pvt. Ltd., Gulabchand Foundation and as Independent Non Executive Director of Bajaj Electricals

Bajaj Electricals

Bajaj Electricals Ltd is Indian consumer electrical products manufacturing company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of the Bajaj Group. It has diversified with interests in lighting, luminaries, appliances, fans, LPG based Generators, engineering and projects. It main domains are...

. He is a Founding Member of the World Economic Forum's Disaster Resource Network and a member of the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Personal life

Gulabchand is a scion

Kinship

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 of the Walchand

Walchand Hirachand

Walchand Hirachand Doshi was an Indian industrialist. He established India’s first modern shipyard, first aircraft factory and first car factory.- Early life :...

 family. Gulabchand took charge of Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. after having successfully managed other large public limited companies promoted by the Walchand family. He also served as the Director of Brabourne

Brabourne

Brabourne is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. The village centre is just under five miles east of Ashford town centre.The centre of the modern village of Brabourne is the Five Bells pub, which overlooks the village green...

 Enterprises Ltd. from June 25, 1997 to June 16, 2008 and RPG Life Sciences Ltd. from June 25, 1997 to June 2008.
He has his origins in Solapur, where he possesses ancestral property.

Education

Gulabchand graduated from Mumbai University with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in commerce

Commerce

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Sources

• Gopalan, Krishna (June 28, 2008). "Wine and wondering with Ajit Gulabchand of Hindustan Construction". The Economic Times
  The Economic Times
  The Economic Times is an English-language Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. The Economic Times was started in 1961. It is the most popular and widely read financial daily in India, read by more than 8 lakh people...
  
  
• Majumdar, Shyamal (July 3, 2009). "Newsmaker: Ajit Gulabchand". Business Standard
  Business Standard
  Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd in two languages, English and Hindi...
  
  
• Pearlstein, Steven (April 9, 2011). "In India, a cautionary tale of private-sector urbanization". Washington Post
• Sood, Varun and Seetharaman, G. (January 22, 2011). "When scribes got Ajit Gulabchand's goat". Daily News and Analysis
• World Economic Forum
  World Economic Forum
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  . Contributor Biography: Ajit Gulabchand

External links

• Hindustan Construction Company
  Hindustan Construction Company
  Hindustan Construction Company is a construction company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 1926. HCC works in various sectors including transportation, power, marine, oil and gas pipeline construction, irrigation, utilities and urban infrastructure. HCC specializes in large-scale civil...
  
  . Executive Biography: Ajit Gulabchand