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Sir Seth Hukum Chand Jain (Kasliwal) of Indore, Holkar State, (1874–1959) thara of Indian industry and a prominent leader of the Jain community for about 50 years. His ancestor Seth Pusaji had settled at Indore in 1787 under the patronage of the ruling Holkar Maratha clan of the Maratha Confederacy. His father Seth Sarup Chand was himself a successful businessman, however Seth Hukum Chand transformed the few lakhs inherited into a fortune of many crores. In his lifetime he donated various amounts amounting to about Rs. 8 million. He was initially associated with the firm Trilok Chand Hukam Chand, set up by his father and two uncles, while he was only 6 years old. By 16 he had himself become a successful businessman.〔'Progressive Jains' by Mr. Satish Kumar Jain〕 ==Industrial pioneer== Seth Hukam Chand became a leading business magnate of the country doing speculative and ready trade in commodities on a large scale. He was known as 'Cotton Prince of India' and had much credit even in some overseas countries. Hwere located in important cities of India. He established cotton mills (Hukam Chand Mill and Raj Kumar Mill at Indore), and a large Jute Mill and Iron Mill at Calcutta, He was a pioneer in 'Swadeshi Industry'. He was the first Indian businessman to set up a Jute Mill〔Natinalism in europe http://www.cbsenotes.com/notes/files/history%20chap%201st.xls〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seth Hukumchand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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