Purshottamdas Thakurdas

Sir^[1] Purshottamdas Thakurdas (1879–1961),^[2] CIE MBE, was a Gujarati cotton trader, businessman and industrialist from Mumbai, India.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] He was one of the signatory of Bombay Plan, which was set of proposals for the post-independence economy of India.^[7] He along with GD Birla established Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry in 1927 on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

References[]

^ The London Gazette, Tuesday 1 September 1925. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ "Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas by Bassano Ltd (whole-plate glass negative)". National Portrait Gallery, London. 20 October 1931. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ Sanyal, Amal. "The industrialists behind India's first national economic plan". Quartz India. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ "Captains, Put Up A Design | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ "जब गवर्नर देशमुख ने अंग्रेज सरकार को RBI से दूर रहने की नसीहत दी." Quint Hindi (in Hindi). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ Godsmark, Oliver (2018-01-29). Citizenship, Community and Democracy in India: From Bombay to Maharashtra, c. 1930 - 1960. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-18821-0.
^ Subramanian, Kandaswami (2018-12-15). "'The Bombay Plan — Blueprint for Economic Resurgence' review: The plan that failed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ "Abhivyakti IIT Kanpur 2019: 'Startup solution to many socio-economic challenges,' says UP's Additional Chief secretary Alok Sinha". Hindustan Times. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ P, Samyak; ey (2019-06-11). "G.D. Birla, the man who rose to become a powerful business magnate from cotton mill owner". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ Livemint (2019-10-01). "The Gandhi you know, and the one you don't". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
^ Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Blackswan. p. 362. ISBN 978-81-250-2596-2.

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Preceded by Mathuradas Vissanji	President of Cotton Association of India 1922–1932	Succeeded by Haridas Madhavdas

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[1] The London Gazette, Tuesday 1 September 1925. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

[2] "Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas by Bassano Ltd (whole-plate glass negative)". National Portrait Gallery, London. 20 October 1931. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

[3] Sanyal, Amal. "The industrialists behind India's first national economic plan". Quartz India. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[4] "Captains, Put Up A Design | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[5] "जब गवर्नर देशमुख ने अंग्रेज सरकार को RBI से दूर रहने की नसीहत दी." Quint Hindi (in Hindi). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[6] Godsmark, Oliver (2018-01-29). Citizenship, Community and Democracy in India: From Bombay to Maharashtra, c. 1930 - 1960. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-18821-0.

[7] Subramanian, Kandaswami (2018-12-15). "'The Bombay Plan — Blueprint for Economic Resurgence' review: The plan that failed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[8] "Abhivyakti IIT Kanpur 2019: 'Startup solution to many socio-economic challenges,' says UP's Additional Chief secretary Alok Sinha". Hindustan Times. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[9] P, Samyak; ey (2019-06-11). "G.D. Birla, the man who rose to become a powerful business magnate from cotton mill owner". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[10] Livemint (2019-10-01). "The Gandhi you know, and the one you don't". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

[11] Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Blackswan. p. 362. ISBN 978-81-250-2596-2.

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