1. Laljibhai Patel was born on 28 November 1955 and is an Indian diamantaire and the chairman of Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt.
12 Facts About Laljibhai Patel
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Laljibhai Patel has been associated with the diamond industry for more than four decades.
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In 2015, Patel was included in the Wealth-X list of India's wealthiest jewellers, ranking among the top 10 with a reported net worth of $480 million.
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Laljibhai Patel received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Retail Jewelers India for his contributions to the jewellery industry and community development in Surat and Gujarat.
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Laljibhai Patel grew, becoming a partnership firm in 1993 and was renamed Dharmanandan Diamonds.
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Laljibhai Patel was born in Ugamedi, Botad district, Gujarat, India, to a farming family.
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Laljibhai Patel moved to Rajkot for secondary school, studying at Gurukul, Rajkot, where he befriended his business partner Tulsibhai Goti.
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Laljibhai Patel has supported multiple social initiatives, focusing on preventing female foeticide, promoting water conservation, improving education, enhancing healthcare services, and tackling social illiteracy.
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Laljibhai Patel initiated a large-scale water conservation project in Ugamedi, creating three large artificial ponds.
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Laljibhai Patel purchased Narendra Modi's suit at auction for US$693,174; the proceeds went towards cleaning the Ganga river.
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Laljibhai Patel has built 10 schools in the Dang and Narmada districts, each accommodating over 500 tribal students.
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Laljibhai Patel established a girls' Gurukul in Surat, designed to accommodate 3,000 girls.