Bharat Ram
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Bharat Ram was an India
India
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n industrialist who built DCM
Delhi Cloth Mills
Delhi Cloth Mills or DCM Ltd. is a textile company founded in Delhi, India.The company was founded as a DCM Textiles by Krishna Das Gurwala, in 1889 in Delhi, India...

. Mr. Bharat Ram hails from the renowned business family of Delhi, the owner of the famous Shri Ram Group and DCM with a legacy of more than 100 years beginning from his father Sir Lala Shri Ram.

Born in Delhi
Delhi
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 Ram graduated in Economics
Economics
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 from St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...

. After his graduation, he joined Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co Ltd (now DCM Ltd) in 1935 as an apprentice and rose to the position of chairman and managing director in 1958. He had also set up Shri Ram Fertilizers.

In 1989 there was the three-way split among three sons - Murli Dhar, Charat ram, and Bharat Ram - of the Lala Sri Ram family. Bharat Ram saw to it that it was an amicable split and all got their rightful share. Bharat Ram, it seems, had anticipated that the ambitions of all his three sons -- Vinay, Arun and Vivek -- could not be accommodated within DCM. So, he had set up Shriram Fibres (now known as SRF Ltd) way back in 1970.

His family member Manju Bharat Ram founded the The Shri Ram School
The Shri Ram School
The Shri Ram School is a co-educational private school in India.Founded in July 1988, the Shri Ram School has three campuses spread across the National Capital Region of India...

in July 1988 under the aegis of SRF Ltd. and now the SRF Foundation.

Bharat Ram, the last surviving son of Sir Shri Ram, died in a Delhi hospital on July 11 2007 night, two months after his younger brother, Lala Charat Ram.
His son, Mr. Arun Bharat Ram is now the owner of the famous Shri Ram Group and DCM.
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