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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Gautam Sarabhai<br />
| image_upright = [[File:Gautam's home, Ahmedabad, 1952.jpg|thumb|Gautam's home, Ahmedabad, 1952]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Cambridge]]<br />
| occupation = Industrialist, Educator, Businessman<br />
| known_for = [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]]<br />
| notable_works = [[Calico Dome]]<br />
| spouse = [[Kamalini Sarabhai]]<br />
| children = Mana Sarabhai, Shyama Sarabhai<br />
| family = [[Sarabhai family]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Gautam's home, Ahmedabad, 1952.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Gautam Sarabhai, center, with family, at Gautam's home, overlooking the Sabarmati River, in 1952. L to R: N. R. Nadkarni, Dr. Rake, Gautam Sarabhai, [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], Dr. H. B. Sreerangachar]]<br />
'''Gautam Sarabhai''' (4 March 1917 – 28 August 1995)<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vikram-sarabhais-sister-wants-idol-theft-case-quashed/article24682898.ece Vikram Sarabhai’s sister wants idol theft case quashed]</ref> was an industrialist and businessman from the [[Sarabhai family]] of [[Ahmedabad]].<br />
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==Birth==<br />
Gautam was born to industrialist [[Seth Ambalal Sarabhai]] and Sarladevi on 4 March 1917 in Gujarati [[ Jain ]] Business Family. He was the fifth child and second son of the couple. His elder brother was Surhid and younger was [[Vikram Sarabhai]], the father of the Indian space program.<br />
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==Family==<br />
He was married to Kamalini Sarabhai, a trained psychoanalyst from [[Tavistock Clinic]] and the founder of BM Institute of Mental Health.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kamalini Sarabhai (née Khatau) |url=https://100years.tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/kamalini-sarabhai-and-the-tavistock-clinic/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=100 years of the Tavistock and Portman |language=en-US}}</ref> The couple has two daughters named Shyama and Mana Sarabhai Brearly. Cricketer [[Mike Brearley]] is Gautam Sarabhai's son-in-law.<ref name=x/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Gautam Sarabhai joined Calico in 1940 as a director at the age of 22. With his keen sense of initiative, entrepreneurial talent and an innate financial acumen,{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} he succeeded his father as chairman of the company in 1945. He took control of other group companies after death of his elder brother [[Surhid Sarabhai]] in 1945, while [[Vikram Sarabhai]] was involved in developing India's space program.<br />
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He expanded the textile mills and diversified the group into chemicals, plastics and fibres, harnessing modern technology to meet the challenge of the future. He not only looked after the Calico Mills but also helped start the [[National Institute of Design]] along with his sister [[Gira Sarabhai]] in 1961.<ref name="Lang2002">{{cite book|author=Jon T. Lang|title=A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gxyGbhlKQXQC&pg=PA48|year=2002|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-7824-017-6|page=48}}</ref><ref name="Singh2009">{{cite book|author=Khushwant Singh|title=Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=34iq9tp-S7MC&pg=PA186|year=2009|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-670-08324-4|page=186}}</ref> The group suffered a setback in 1980s due to family feud also arose between the next of the kin of his brothers and Gautam and Surhid Jr and [[Kartikeya Sarabhai]] were ousted from management in 1982 by Gautam Sarabhai.<ref>{{cite book|title=Business World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZ5aAAAAYAAJ|date=October 1987|publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited|page=130}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9-IOAQAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Living Media India Pvt. Limited|pages=56–57}}</ref><br />
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Kamalini and Gautam also helped start The Psychotherapy Study Group and B. M. Institute of Mental Health.<ref name="PatelThara2003">{{cite book|author1=Vikram Patel|author2=R Thara|title=Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Developing Countries: NGO Innovations in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SM3maJtm7f8C&pg=PA213|year=2003|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-9699-6|page=213}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was an avid lover of arts and had a collection of statues and paintings.<ref name="Dehejia2013">{{cite book|author=Vidya Dehejia|title=Art of the Imperial Cholas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=23F7vTn3hBMC&pg=PA7|year=2013|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-51524-5|page=7}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died on 28 August 1995. After his death, the Sarabhai group came into the hands of [[Kartikeya Sarabhai]].<ref name=x>{{cite book|title=Business India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzBXAAAAYAAJ|date=January 1997|publisher=A.H. Advani|page=86}}</ref><br />
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