I am sorry to share with you that Dr. Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain, 79, founder-chairman of Jain Irrigation passed away yesterday after a brief illness in Mumbai. He will be cremated at Jain Hills, Jalgaon, (situated about 420 km North-East of Mumbai) at 3 pm on Saturday, February 27.
We had a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Jain, and Gandhi Research Foundation created by him, on the project Empowerment for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability.
Dr. Jain built his business on the foundation of inclusiveness and sustainability over the past five decades. He established a billion dollar rural multinational corporation in drip irrigation and was a champion of the small farmer. His efforts helped bring millions of acres of barren and fallow land under cultivation. His success was recognized by the Harvard Business School which had a case study on the company.
He was a committed environmentalist and a compassionate social worker.
He established a residential school, Anubhuti in Jalgaon that incorporates modern methods as well as traditional values and provides quality education to many children, including those from below the poverty line. Despite suffering a number of heart attacks and surgeries, he remained active and worked full days.
A much sought after public speaker and an author of many books, Jain was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008.
We had a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Jain, and Gandhi Research Foundation created by him, on the project Empowerment for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability.
Dr. Jain built his business on the foundation of inclusiveness and sustainability over the past five decades. He established a billion dollar rural multinational corporation in drip irrigation and was a champion of the small farmer. His efforts helped bring millions of acres of barren and fallow land under cultivation. His success was recognized by the Harvard Business School which had a case study on the company.
He was a committed environmentalist and a compassionate social worker.
He established a residential school, Anubhuti in Jalgaon that incorporates modern methods as well as traditional values and provides quality education to many children, including those from below the poverty line. Despite suffering a number of heart attacks and surgeries, he remained active and worked full days.
A much sought after public speaker and an author of many books, Jain was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008.