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'''Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi''' (1896–1967) was scion of [[Walchand group]], noted industrialist, philanthropist and a Nationalist.<ref name=a>[http://www.savarkar.org/en/gallery?g2_path=Savarkars+associates/Seth+Gulabchand+Hirachand.jpg.html Seth Gulabchand Hirachand| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Background==
Gulabchand was a son of Hirachand Doshi from his second marriage and was half-brother of [[Walchand Hirachand]], who was born from the first marriage of his father. He was born in [[Solapur]], [[Bombay Presidency]] on September 23, 1896 into a [[Gujarati Jain]] family, who originally hailed from Wankaner in Gujarat.<ref name=x>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dm0AAAAAMAAJ&q=gulabchand+hirachand+died Progressive Jains of India – Satish Kumar Jain – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gt5WXOQ08DYC&dq=gulabchand+hirachand+%28born+-died%29&pg=PA639 Business Legends – Gita Piramal – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The name of his other brothers were [[Lalchand Hirachand]] and [[Ratanchand Hirachand]].<ref name=x/>

===Activist===
From the years 1944–1945 Gulabchand was President of the [[Hindu Mahasabha|Maharashtra Hindu Sabha]] and close associate of [[Veer Savarkar]]. In the 1930s, he was imprisoned by British for his nationalist activities<ref name=a/><ref>[http://indiankanoon.org/doc/628861/ Emperor vs Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi on 18 November, 1932<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Walchandnagar Industries===
Gulabchand was responsible for the modernization and transformation of the flagship group company, [[Walchandnagar Industries]], from growing sugarcane to diversification into other core manufacturing businesses, when he was given charge of the company by his brother Walchand Hirachand.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ARjRAAAAMAAJ&q=gulabchand+hirachand Walchand Hirachand: man, his times, and achievements – Gaṅgādhara Devarāva Khānolakara, Thomas Gay – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=f>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xcbBEHHI-90C&dq=gulabchand+hirachand+died&pg=PA394 India's Industrialists – Margaret Herdeck, Gita Piramal – Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Family===
Several sons were born from Gulabchand's two marriages of which Bahubali Gulabchand<ref name=f/> and [[Ajit Gulabchand]] are noted and Ajit now heads several group companies including flagship, [[Hindustan Construction Company|HCC Limited]].<ref>[http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/hindustan-construction-company-hcc-lavasa-woes/1/186618.html How HCC chief Ajit Gulabchand is tackling the challenges – Business Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-leisure-lounge/wine-and-wondering-with-ajit-gulabchand-of-hindustan-construction/articleshow/3173736.cms Wine and wondering with Ajit Gulabchand of Hindustan Construction – The Economic Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Whereas the other flagship company, Walchandnagar Industries is now run by sons of his brother, [[Lalchand Hirachand]], after family division of businesses, as the founder of the Walchand group, [[Walchand Hirachand]] died without any heirs.<ref>[http://www.walchand.com/board%20of%20directors.htm Walchandnagar Industries Limited] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815124805/http://www.walchand.com/board%20of%20directors.htm |date=15 August 2012 }}</ref>

===Other works===
Gulabchand was the trustee of various schools, colleges and hospitals run by Walchand group.<ref>[http://www.hndpune.com/about HND Pune » About Us<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101163230/http://www.hndpune.com/about |date=1 January 2012 }}</ref>

Further, he was the author of several book about the [[Jain]] religion like Kunda-Kunda Prabhrita sangraha. Volume 9 of Jivaraja Jaina Granthamālā. Authors, Kunda Kunda, Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi, Kailash Chandra Jain<ref>[http://www.jainworld.com/jainbooks/Books/JAINVIEW.htm Jivaraja Jaina Granthmala, No. 20]</ref>

==References==
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