Bhavarlal Jain

Name Mr. Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain

Birth date December 12, 1937
Birth place Vakod, Jalgaon, India
Education BCom, LL.B
Occupation Founder Chairman , Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
Kanatabai Bhavarlal Jain
Spouse
(1961 - 2005)
Hiralal Sagarmal Jain
Parents
Gauri Hiralal Jain
Ashok Jain
Anil Jain
Children
Ajit Jain
Atul Jain

Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain- B.H. Jain (often known as Bade Bhau - Big Brother or
Bhumiputra - Son of the Earth) is the Founder Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
(JISL).

Life
He began his business in 1962 by trading in agricultural inputs and equipments. In 1978,
he acquired a sick unit which he used to manufacture papain. In 1980, he commenced
PVC pipe manufacturing operations. During 1987-98, he pioneered the concept of micro
irrigation in India. He has received many awards and accolades for outstanding work in
agriculture including the prestigious Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by
Irrigation Association, U.S.A. for "Significant achievements in promoting proper
irrigation techniques and in fostering major advancements in the Industry outside the
United States of America" in 1997. He was the first Indian and the second Asian to
receive this honour.

Jain was born into a farming family of a tiny village named Vakod in Maharashtra, India
in 1937. In 1963, selling kerosene from a pushcart, the young law graduate Bhavarlal
Jain, founded the family business in trading. The family formed a partnership with a
meager Rs. 7,000, the accumulated savings of three generations, as capital. Soon,
agencies for two wheelers, auto vehicles, and automobile accessories were established.

Works
Inspired by a quote, "Agriculture: a profession with future" young Bhavarlal Jain added
dealerships of tractors, sprinkler systems, PVC pipes, and other farm equipment. In order
to broad-base the business, he also added agencies for farm inputs such as fertilizers,
seeds, and pesticides. His business grew from Rs. 1 million in 1963 to Rs. 110 million till
1978.

Mr. Jain has done considerable amount of work particularly regarding the water
management systems.At JISL's modern R&D Farm, research and demonstration is taking
place for providing cost effective measures of wasteland development, soil and water
conservation, greenhouse, fertigation, adoption of bio-pesticides and bio-fertilizers,
effective farm management and improving productivity for horticultural crops. ‘Grand
Nain’- a tissue cultured banana variety introduced by him has emerged as the leading
variety with banana farmers in Maharashtra.

He has been striving hard to earn a place of pride for Indian agriculture by augmenting
yields and adding value, through scientific inputs of technology.

In July 2007, he founded the Anubhuti high School, a strictly vegetarian , residential
school with a difference which judiciously blends classroom learning with experiential
project work. This school recently achieved 'Green School Award'.

Mr. Jain is Managing Trustee of Jain Charities now known as Bhavarlal and Kantabai
Jain Multipurpose Foundation, an organization dedicated to social causes.

Writings
Mr. Jain has authored a book on sociology by name "Aajchi Samaajrachna, Tiche
Swaroop va Punarbaandhani" in Marathi and another by name "A Telling Tale" on
watershed development in English. His speeches , articles and interviews have been
collected and published extensively

Recognitions
Mr. Jain has received 22 International and National Awards. He was conferred the
prestigious UNESCO-West-Net "Water Conserver of India" award in November 2007 by
the Hon'ble Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-Ud-Din Soz at a function held
in New Delhi attended by eminent delegates from the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO,
Central Water Commission and TERI . The nation honoured him in 2008 with Padma
Shri , India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India . The North
Maharashtra University awarded him with the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris
causa) for "Remarkable achievements in the field of agriculture, industry and social
work". Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Rajasthan and
Konkan Krishi Vidhyapith , Maharashtra awarded the degrees of Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa ) to him for "tremendous service to the nation by putting up Research
Projects and Drip Irrigation Projects which is a unique boon to the agriculturists all over."
and "Significant Contribution in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Micro Irrigation &
Water Conservation."respectively.
References
Mr.Jain received the Prestigious Padmashree Award recently.

External links
Company home page
 Remarks
 Federation of Jain educational Institutes
 Plastics News India"">"Jain Irrigation in Plastics News India"
Category:Living people Category:1937 births Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri
Category:Indian businesspeople from Maharashtra Category:People from Jalgaon
Category:Indian Jains

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