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Pravinchandra Gandhi passes away: IMC expresses grief
Date: 9-Mar-2010

Mr. Pravinchandra Gandhi, 87, former President, IMC and Chairman, IMC Trust, passed away early this morning. He is survived by his sons Madhav and Ram and wife Hansaben.

Saddened by the news of his sad demise, Mr. Gul Kripalani, President of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber in a press statement expressed his extreme grief.

“Mr. Gandhi was closely associated with the IMC for almost six decades now. He was a friend, philosopher and guide to the Chamber and provided an excellent leadership towards the steady progress of the Chamber over the years,” Mr.Kripalani said

Mr. Gandhi served a large number of business organisations. He served as President of FICCI, President of Indian Newspaper Society, President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chairman of the PTI and Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Saurashtra Trust. He served as a Director on the board of various public limited companies. As a banker, financial advisor and leading businessman, the name of Pravinchandra Gandhi is synonymous with excellence.

In recognition of his wide ranging services to society, the Government of India had conferred on him the ‘Padma Bhushan’ award.

Apart from his multifarious activities in the field of commerce, business, banking, newspaper industry and the corporate world, he was associated with the activities of various social, cultural and religious public trusts and charitable organizations as Chairman.

Apart from being a fine human being, Mr. Gandhi was an institution by himself. He made a difference to all the organizations and institutions for which he was worked. He served society in many roles with great dignity and integrity.

In his passing away IMC has lost a patriarch and the city of Mumbai a businessman with acumen and a conscious citizen, Mr. Kripalani said.

May God rest his noble soul in eternal peace!

Arvind Pradhan
Director General