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'''Jeewanlal Motichand Shah''' (1881–1971) was a noted [[Gandhian]] and an industrialist, who was co-founder of [[Mukund Steel|Mukund Limited]]. He was the father of [[Viren J. Shah]].<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=110047314&ticker=MUK:IN&previousCapId=878102&previousTitle=MUKAND%20LTD Jeewanlal Motichand Shah is the Founder of Mukand Ltd.]</ref>

==Early life==
Jeewanlal was born to Motichand Pethraj Shah in year 1881 in a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family based in [[Calcutta]].<ref name=jm/><ref name=k/> He was married to Jayaben with whom he had a son, [[Viren J. Shah|Viren]] born in 1926.<ref>{{cite book|title=India Who's who|date=2000|publisher=INFA Publications|pages=259|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6TU9AAAAYAAJ&q=viren++shah+b.+Jeewanlal|accessdate=16 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Business career==
===Aluminum utensils factory===
Jeewanlal started his business career in 1912, as a dealer of aluminium utensils but soon started an aluminium utensils factory, in his name Jeewanlal & Company. Later he expanded business and established a large factory in 1917 at [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]] the products of which were sold under very popular "CROWN" brand. He very soon became established and noted
industrialist of Calcutta. He helped [[Ramjibhai Kamani]], get established in town in his early years who began his business career by selling Jeewanlal's aluminium utensils in 1912. Kamani later became one of the leading industrialist of his time. Jeewanlal and Kamani also later joined hands to supply aluminium sheets to [[Tata Group|Tatas]]. They became close associate of Tatas.<ref name=c>Light Metals - Volumes 13-14 - Page 570 - 1950</ref>
<ref>A Frank Friendship: Gandhi and Bengal : a Descriptive Chronology by [[Gopal Gandhi]], [[Seagull Books]], 2007 :pp-224</ref> [[Jhaverchand Meghani]], often referred to as 'National Poet' worked in Jeewanlal's aluminium factory at Belur during the years 1918–1921.<ref name=jm>{{cite web|title=Jhaverchand Meghani|url=http://jhaverchandmeghani.com/life-1.htm|accessdate=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=k/>

===Mukund Steel===
Both Jeewanlal and Kamani were close associate [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in Calcutta and were highly influenced by him. Gandhiji advised Jeewanlal to do away with aluminium utensils business, as eating, cooking food in aluminium utensils was poisonous, and he should be involved in this if he believed in his philosophy.<ref name=k>Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Community : A brief History & Glory by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (Kolkata, 2007) pg:18 Rai Bahadur Jagamal Raja - a multi-faceted personality.</ref>

Meanwhile, Jeewanlal came in contact with [[Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja]], who was in town for building [[Bally Bridge]] - through their common friends - [[Devram Jethabhai Jethwa|Devram bhai]] and [[Lira Raja Rathor|Lirabhai Raja]].<ref name=k/> Jeewanlal informed Jagmal Raja, that he wished to do away with the aluminium utensils production business, as per advise of Gandhiji and was looking for other business opportunities.<ref name=k/><ref name=n>''Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi'' published in Gujarati in 1999 from Vadodara. Author: Dharshi J. Taunk: Life sketch :RAI BAHADUR JAGMAL RAJA.pg:05</ref> Jagmal Raja, who was an established industrialist having glass and ceramics factories at Bombay, Derol and [[Allahbad]], came to know that [[Lala Mukund Lal]], was willing to sale his iron mill at [[Lahore]].<ref name=k/> He informed both Jeewanlal and Gandhiji about this opportunity.<ref name=k/><ref name=n/> But for takeover of the business they needed one more partner. Gandhiji, therefore, persuaded his another close follower, [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] to buy Mukund Steel jointly with Jeewanlal from Lala Muukund Lal, who also was Gandhian.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kamath|first1=M. V.|title=Gandhi's Coolie: Life & Times of Ramkrishna Bajaj|date=1988|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=9788170234876|pages=189|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7bRZgojbsPsC&q=jeewanlal+shah+died+at&pg=PA189|accessdate=16 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> The duo finally purchased [[Mukund Steel]] in 1937.<ref name=x>{{cite book|last1=Herdeck|first1=Margaret|last2=Piramal|first2=Gita|title=India's Industrialists|date=1985|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|isbn=9780894104152|pages=52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcbBEHHI-90C&q=jeewanlal+motichand+shah&pg=PA52|accessdate=15 September 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Damodaran|first1=Harish|title=India's new capitalists: caste, business, and industry in a modern nation|date=2008|publisher=Permanent Black in association with The New India Foundation|isbn=9788178242187|pages=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iszsAAAAMAAJ&q=jeewanlal+motichand+shah+jamnalal+bajaj+bought|accessdate=15 September 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name=bs/> Jeewanlal along with [[Ramjibhai Kamani]] managed the affairs of the Mukund Steel for 10 years from 1937.<ref name=x/> Jeewanlal was offered shares in all [[Bajaj group]] companies, which he declined and retired from active business around 1950, while Jamnalal had died already in 1942.<ref name=x/> Mukund Steel lost Lahore mill during partition and they decided to set up new plant in [[Kurla]], which was successfully implemented in 1948.<ref name=bs>Business India - Issues 263-269 - Page 196 1988</ref> The partnership, stood firmly over the period of time and successive generation and Mukund Limited, is still jointly run by descendants of Jamnalal Bajaj and Jeewanlal. [[Viren Shah]], his son, later served as Chairman of Mukund for many years.<ref name=bs/>

===Sale of aluminum factory===
Jeewanlal, after getting firmly established with Mukund Steel business, sold his aluminum business to Canadian
partners in 1940, although company name remained Jeewanlal (1929) Limited.<ref name=c/> another noted [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] industrialist from Calcutta, [[Himchand K. Shah|Rai Bahadur Himchand K. Shah]] became the director of the firm after the sale.<ref name=c/><ref name=k/>

==Retirement==
After retirement, he settled down in his native place at Chorwad in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] to run a farmhouse.<ref name=x/> He donated large portion of his assets and monies for freedom struggle.<ref name=x/><ref name=k/>

==Philanthropy==

J.M Vinay Mandir School in [[Chorwad]] was founded by him.<ref name=k/>

==Death==
He died in 1971.<ref>{{cite book|title=Automobile India|date=1971|publisher=Garg Publishing Company|pages=55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGUjAQAAMAAJ&q=jeewanlal+++shah+died|accessdate=16 September 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name=k/>

==References==
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