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Chhotalal Udeshankar and Labhbai. He learnt Persian from his father Chhotalal, Munshi Bapubhai, and Maulvi Faizuddin, as well as Sanskrit under Pandit Bindu Vyasa. Over the years he also was able to learn English. He started his career as a service man in customs department. In 1853, he was
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in 1910 in memoir of his grandfather, Ranchhodlal, which provides certificate courses in information technology, mechanical, electrical, textile spinning, textile weaving and textile processing. At the time of
Chinubhai's death in 1916 his son Girjiprasad was a minor, thus the family business was in
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in 1885. He carried out the underground drainage and water supply work, one of the pioneering works of underground drainage and water supply in
British India. He served as president from 1885 to 1895, during which time he stood against the conservative society and was able to implement and complete
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Chhotalal died in October 1898. He had a son named Madhowlal, who died in 1901, couple of years after his death. However, after him and his business and philanthropic works were expanded by his grandson
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discharged from job accused of taking a bribe. He took it as a challenge and turned a businessman and was able to raise initial funds to start a mill. Thus, in 1861, he founded the first
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was also started by him to help bright but poor students complete their education.
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common water supply line to all castes. He took help of his poet friend
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