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'''Bharat Ram''' (Lala Bharat Ram) (15 October 1914&nbsp;– 11 July 2007) was an [[India]]n industrialist.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in Delhi, Ram was the son of [[Lala Shri Ram]], who founded [[Delhi Cloth & General Mills]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> Ram completed his preliminary education at Modern School New Delhi. He graduated from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] with a degree in Mathematics. After his graduation in 1935, he joined Delhi Cloth & General Mills as an apprentice and rose to the position of chairman and managing director in 1958.{{fact|date=June 2016}}<br />
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Ram founded Shriram Fibres (SRF Ltd) in 1970 and later, Shri Ram Fertilizers. He served on various government committees and wrote two books: Glimpses of Industrial India and From Istanbul to Vienna. He also became the chairman of Indian Airlines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Remembering Bharat Ram|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/bhupesh-bhandari-remembering-bharat-ram-114100901277_1.html|access-date=12 December 2014|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref> He received the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in 1972.<ref name="Padma Awards"/><br />
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Ram was a passionate golfer and helped found the Indian Golf Union.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giving flavor of India's golf legacy to world: Bharat Ram|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-giving-flavor-of-india-s-golf-legacy-to-world-bharat-ram-2027611|access-date=12 December 2014|publisher=DNA News}}</ref><br />
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Ram died in New Delhi hospital on 11 July 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/12bharat.htm | title=Bharat Ram: Relationship man | date=12 July 2007 | publisher=Rediff | access-date=3 December 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[www.ficci.com/press/310/BHARAT.doc BHARAT RAM, AN ARDENT VOTARY O FREE ENTERPRISE: FICCI PRESIDENT]<br />
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