Alamohan Das
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Alamohan Das was a pioneering industrialist.
, he had little education as a child. He started his business career when he was just 14 years old, selling small things, but gradually switched over to industrial items. He established the industrial township of Dasnagar in Howrah district.
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Early life
Hailing from a poor peasant family in Howrah districtHowrah District
Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...
, he had little education as a child. He started his business career when he was just 14 years old, selling small things, but gradually switched over to industrial items. He established the industrial township of Dasnagar in Howrah district.
India Machinery Co.
In 1930 he founded the India Machinery Co., which according to Government reports was one of the few companies that produced machines of grade 1 category. Amongst the products of the company were lathe machines, weighing machines, textile manufacturing machines, and printing machines.In politics
He had won in independent India's first election in 1951, a seat in the West Bengal state assembly, contesting as an independent candidate from Amta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Amta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Amta is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
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