Ambalal Sarabhai (1890-1967) was a leading industrialist of Ahmedabad and also played an important role in India's freedom struggle. Ahmedabad (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) or (?) is the largest city in Gujarat and the 7th largest city in India, with a population of more than 5. ... The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by India to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule; it involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and rebellions between 1857 and Indias independence on August 15, 1947. ...

He was educated at Gujarat College in Ahmedabad and joined his family business as the direcor of Karamchand Premchand Private Ltd. He was the owner of Sarabhai Chemicals in Vadodara which manufactured chemicals and pharmaceuticals. He was the president of the Ahmedabad Mill Owner's Association in the year 1918-1919 and also a member of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. He was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal by the British government which he renounced. He gave both personal and financial support to the freedom struggle in Ahmedabad. Vadodara (Marathi बडोदा), , also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat, and is one of four towns in the state with a population of over 1 million, the other being Rajkot. ... The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation or the AMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, 1949, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Ahmedabad. ...

He married Saraladevi in 1910 and fathered eight children. One of his sons, Vikram Sarabhai, became a physicist and was considered to be the father of the Indian space program. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (from NASA archive) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian physicist. ... Physicists working in a government lab A physicist is a scientist who is a practitioner of physics. ...

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It was in the beginning of the 19th century, that a seed was sown, the seed of entrepreneurship, business integrity and social awareness. Karamchand Premchand, (grandfather of Ambalal Sarabhai of Ahmedabad started what grew into a flourishing trade between India and China. From the trading house, came the first industrial enterprise. ‘Calico’, one of Ahmedabad’s oldest textile mills in 1880.

For half a century, under the stewardship of Ambalal Sarabhai, Calico mills became one of the most modern and extensively diversified pacesetters of the Indian cotton industry. Calico was the first Indian mill to give shareholders cloth at concessional rates. It was the first Indian textile mill to make cotton sewing thread, and later 100% synthetic sewing thread. A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ...

Calico main textile unit was the first and only textile plant in Ahmedabad to be fuelled by natural gas, with virtually no smoke and no air pollution. To minimize water pollution, Calico had it’s own primary effluent processing plant, which ensured that no waste was thrown directly into municipal sewers. A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ...

Calico erected India’s first Diamond Mesh Mosquito Netting plant in 1937. In 1947, it diversified into chemicals, the manufacture of Caustic Soda, Chlorine and related products. Calico also erected India’s first PVC plant. In 1974, Calico commissioned its Polyester Fibre Plant in collaboration with ICI, (UK), producing four exclusive grades of Polyester Fibres, besides three superior conventional grades. This too was a first in India. A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ...

In order to reach smaller towns, Calico introduced a novel medium in 1975 the ‘Calibus’. Manned by six people, it carried the complete range of Calico textiles. A vehicle mounted mobile shop, the first patented mobile shop in India. A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ...

Gautam Sarabhai joined Calico in 1940 as a Director at the age of 22. With his initiative, entrepreneurial talent and an innate financial acumen, he succeeded his father as Chairman of the Company in 1945. He expanded the textile mills and diversified the group into chemicals, plastics and fibres, harnessing modern technology to meet the challenge of the future. He not only looked after the Calico but also helped started the National Institute of Design along with his sister Gira. He took charge of the Sarabhai Group of Companies after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai was nominated as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission in 1966. A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... A Calico can refer to: Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric Calico (fish) A domesticated Goldfish A domestic cat. ... The National Institute of Design (राष्ट्रीय डिज़ाइन संस्थान), or NID, is the foremost design Institute in India. ... Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (from NASA archive) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian physicist. ...