Shri Ratanlal Rampuria

Highly social and leading textile businessman of Calcutta Shri Ratanlal Rampuria hails from a very respectable family. His ancestors belonged to Rampura in Madhya Pradesh. Ancestor Shri Khimsingh Rampuria who hailed from Rampura, Madhya Pradesh came to Bikaner with the Maharani of Maharaja Anupsinghji of Bikaner in Samvat year 1727 (calendar year 1670) to act as the Chief Accounts Officer of Bikaner State.

The ancestors Haveli known as "Rampuria's Haveli" is a famed red stone palatial building at Bikaner having beautiful fine carvings and ornamental work. Its interior is profusely decorated. It is on the tourist map of Bikaner and attracts a large number of tourists of India and abroad. Shri Hiralalji Rampuria largely contributed to the construction of the building.

Shri Ratanlal Rampuria born at Bikaner on June 20, 1926, passed Hindi Bhushan and Prabhakar examinations from Lahore in 1944 and 1946. He passed Intermediate examination of Rajputana in 1947.

He started his business and social career from 1947. He was associated with various public companies and financial institutions.

Shri Rampuria has a meritorious record of dedicated social services. After partition of the country he was President of Refugee Committee, Bikaner. He was elected President of Shree Jain Sabha, Calcutta.

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Source : From 'Progressive Jains' Authored By Mr. Satish Kumar Jain

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