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Gokuldas Malpani

Gokuldas Malpani
President of the Municipal council of Jabalpur
In office
1880s–1880s
Personal details
Born1839
Jabalpur
Died11 December 1909(1909-12-11) (aged 69–70)
Jabalpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
NationalityIndian
SpouseChunni Bai
ChildrenVitthal Das, Jeevan Das
Parent
  • Khushalchand Malpani (father)
RelativesSeth Govind Das (grandson)
Vallabh Das (nephew)
ProfessionBusinessman
Websitehttps://www.gokuldas.com/

Raja Gokuldas Malpani RB (1839 – 1909) was a Marwari millionaire from Jabalpur during colonial rule in India.[1][2][3] He was the wealthiest banker in the Central Provinces of British India.[4] Born into a prominent family of Marwari bankers in Jabalpur, his banking firm was one of the "great Marwari firms" as termed by T.A. Timberg.[5]

  1. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-85065-398-1.
  2. ^ "Raja Gokuldas". www.gokuldas.com.
  3. ^ Raianu, Mircea (6 July 2021). Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-25953-9.
  4. ^ Taknet, D. K. (22 July 2016). The Marwari Heritage. IntegralDMS. ISBN 978-1-942322-06-1.
  5. ^ Timberg, Thomas, (1971), A Study of a "Great" Marwari Firm: 1860-1914, The Indian Economic & Social History Review, 8, issue 3, p. 264-283.

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