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Govind Dholakia | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Founder- Chairman of Shree Ramkrishna Exports |
Spouse(s) | Champaben Dholakia |
Children | Minaxi, Shweta, Shreyans |
Govind Dholakia (born 7 November 1947) is an Indian businessman and philanthropist from Surat, Gujarat. He is the founder and chairman of Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt.Ltd., a diamond crafting and exports company. Informally, he is also known as Govindkaka.
Biography
Dholakia was born in a farmer family in Dudhala[1], Amreli district, Gujarat. He studied till Grade 7. In 1964, Dholakia along with his elder brother came to Surat to work in the diamond industry.
In 1977, he with his business partners started their import-export operations as a partnership firm named as Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK). The company grew and became diamond exporter with 5000+ employees by 2014.[2][3]
He was awarded the Leadership Award by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2017 for being outstanding individual for working towards Green Building movement.[4]
In 2022, Penguin Books published a biography of Dholakia Diamonds are Forever so are Morals written by Arun Tiwari.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Govind Dholakia turns his village in Solar Village". divyabhaskar.co.in. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "How Diamond Baron govind Dholakia got rs 920". business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Govind Dholakia talks about his philosophy and Secret of Success". Peoplematters.in. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "USGBC announces 2017 Leadership Awards". usgbc.org. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Diamonds are Forever so are Morals". Penguin.co.in. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "rags to riches story of diamond tycoon Govind Dholakia". ptinews.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
Category:1947 births
Category:People from Surat
Category:Gujarati people
Category: Living people
Category:People from Amreli district