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O. P. Jindal
  • Birth Name:
    Om Prakash Jindal
  • Date of Birth:
    August 7, 1930
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Leo
  • Place of Birth:
    Nalwa, Hisar, Haryana
  • Date of Death:
    March 31, 2005
  • Cause of Death:
    Helicopter Crash
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism

Family

O. P. Jindal
  • Spouse:
    Savitri Jindal
  • Son:
    Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal, Naveen Jindal

Career

O. P. Jindal

Awards

O. P. Jindal
2004 : Life Time Achievement Award" by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Trivia

O. P. Jindal
  • Was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.
  • Was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death.
  • Was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (the Haryana state government) in February 2005.
  • Was a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.
  • Won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively.
  • Was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana.
  • According to the latest Forbes' List, he was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians and placed 548th amongst the richest persons of the world.
  • Was the Chairman of the Jindal Organization.
  • At present, there are twenty factories operatng under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, which have a combined worth of around US $8 Billion.
  • In 1964, started a Pipe Unit, Jindal India Limited, followed by a large factory in 1969 under the name Jindal Strips Limited.

Biography

O. P. Jindal
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Shri O.P. Jindal was that remarkable man who began life as a village boy in Haryana and went on to build a multi-billion dollar industrial empire. He created thousands of jobs in backward areas, built schools and hospitals and was deeply admired for his philanthropy. He entered politics and was the Minister of Power in Haryana at the time of his tragic death in a helicopter crash. O.P. biography, richly illustrated with photographs, takes the reader on an absorbing journey through Shri O.P. Jindal's life. The title of the book is derived from the fact that, despite being untutored in engineering, Shri O.P. Jindal had an intuitive understanding of machines. He could design them, repair them and improve their efficiency, much to the amazement of the engineers in his team.

Shri O.P. Jindal's closeness and affinity with his workers is another aspect of his personality. He cared genuinely for their well-being, ensuring that the company provided housing, healthcare and education facilities for the workers and their families. He not only brought in new technologies into the iron and steel sector, he was more than happy to share his knowledge, to teach others who could possibly be his competitors. He felt that India's industrial sector could only grow if people shared their expertise freely.

From trading in pipes to a single factory in Calcutta to a Rs. 17,500 crore multi-unit pan-India presence, to a successful foray in politics, Shri O.P. Jindal accomplished it all in a single lifetime. Capturing the essence of this amazing story,the book has been authored by a well known journalist and writer Shri Anil Dharker . His other work of fame is the recent book "The Romance of Salt"- A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's 75th Anniversary of Dandi March. The design has been conceptualized by Sharda Dwivedi and Dhun Cardo of Eminence Designs.

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