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| name = Jagdish Narain Sapru<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1933|11|16 }}<br />
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age |2007|05|08|1933|11|16 }}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India<br />
| education = [[Allahabad University]]<br />
| occupation = businessman<br />
| known_for = Chairman of [[ITC Limited]], [[Nicco Park]], [[Indian Chamber of Commerce]], [[The BOC Group|BOC India]], [[Tollygunge Club]]<br />
| spouse = Gita<br />
| children = 2<br />
| relatives = [[Tej Bahadur Sapru]] (Grandson)<br />
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'''Jagdish Narain Sapru''' (16 November 1933 &ndash; 8 May 2007) was an Indian businessman. He was the former chairman of [[ITC Limited]], [[The BOC Group|BOC]] India, DIC India (Formerly Coates of India), [[Nicco Park]], and the [[Indian Chamber of Commerce]].<br />
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He was also the president of the [[Tollygunge Club]], a golf club in [[Kolkata]]. Sapru was voted as one of the 'CEOs who Rock' by Asia Africa Intelligence Wire in 2003 and was also an honorary fellow of the All India Management Association. He was the grandson of Indian lawyer, political, and social leader Sir [[Tej Bahadur Sapru]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aima-ind.org/Honorary_Fellows.asp |title=Honorary Fellows of AIMA |date=July 1, 2007 |publisher=All India Management Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011023049/http://www.aima-ind.org/Honorary_Fellows.asp |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Jagdish Narain Sapru was born on 16 November 1933 in [[Allahabad]] (in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]) to a [[Kashmiri Brahmin]] family. He was educated at the [[Allahabad University]] where he achieved an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Economics]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sapru joined [[ITC Limited|ITC]] as a 'sales pupil' in 1955. In the mid '60s, he was posted in [[Calcutta]] (now [[Kolkata]]), and eventually made his permanent home there. He joined the board in 1974, and became chairman in 1983, succeeding his brother-in-law [[Ajit Narain Haksar]]. In his tenure as chairman, Sapru was responsible for [[ITC Limited|ITC]] diversifying into the agriculture sector. He retired from [[ITC Limited|ITC]] in 1991.<br />
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==Family life==<br />
Sapru was survived by his wife Gita, two sons, Nirukt and Rakesh, daughters-in-law Abha and Sonya, and three grandchildren Abhirukt, Mihika and Sarojini. He was a keen golfer and cricketer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070510/asp/business/story_7757112.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203133326/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070510/asp/business/story_7757112.asp |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |title=JN Sapru, an officer and a gentleman |date=May 10, 2007 |publisher=The Telegraph (Calcutta , India) }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.financialexpress.com/news/always-supportive-never-intrusive/198891/0 Always Supportive Never Intrusive]{{dead link|date=October 2025}}<br />
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