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| ⚫ | | name = Alfred Ford | ||
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| | image = Alfred Ford (Ambarisha Das) Tirupati 31-01-2007.jpg | |||
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| ⚫ | | other_names = Ambarish Das | ||
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| | birth_name = Alfred Brush Ford | |||
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| | caption = Ford in 2007 | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1950}} | |||
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| | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |||
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| ⚫ | | occupation = Businessman | ||
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| | title = Project Chairman of the ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Alfred B Ford On Gujarat Tour To Raise Funds For ISKCON Temple|url=http://m.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/alfred-b-ford-on-gujarat-tour-to-raise-funds-for-iskcon-temple/|access-date=February 1, 2017|work=Vishwa Gujarat|date=January 29, 2017|location=India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110222345/http://m.vishwagujarat.com/gujarat/alfred-b-ford-on-gujarat-tour-to-raise-funds-for-iskcon-temple/|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ford scion in Gujarat to raise funds for ISKCON temple|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ford-scion-in-gujarat-to-raise-funds-for-iskcon-temple/articleshow/56841364.cms|access-date=February 1, 2017|work=]|date=January 29, 2017|location=India}}</ref> | |||
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| | spouse = Sharmila Ford<ref name="toi" /> | |||
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| ⚫ | | children = 2 | ||
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| '''Alfred Brush Ford''' (born 1950), also known as '''Ambarish Das''' ({{IAST3|Ambarīśa Dāsa}}),<ref name="tac" /> is an American businessman and the great-grandson of ], founder of the ].<ref name="toi" /> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| '''Alfred Ford''' (1950 - ), also known as '''Ambarish Das''', is an ] businessman. He is a great grandson of legendary businessman ]. He is married to Dr. ] and has two daughters named Amrita & Anisha. | |||
| {{See also|Ford family tree}} | |||
| Alfred Ford's father was Walter B. Ford II (1920–1991), whose family was prominent in chemical manufacturing in the Downriver area south of Detroit. His mother, ] (1923–2005), was the daughter of ] (1893–1943), who was the son of ] (1863–1947).<ref name="tac">{{cite news|title=Alfred Ford is Building a Multi-Million Dollar Monument in India|url=http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/news/a4350/alfred-ford-multi-million-dollar-monument-india/|access-date=September 12, 2016|publisher=Town & Country|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> | |||
| Ford is the son of ] (daughter of ] and Eleanor Lowthian Clay) and ] (not related to the ]). His brother ] served as a ] executive. | |||
| Alfred and ] (b. 1957), the current executive chairman of the ], are first cousins. Alfred's mother was the sister of ] (1925–2014), William Clay Ford, Jr.'s father. | |||
| ==Hare Krishna== | |||
| ⚫ | He joined ] in 1975 and that same year he made his first trip to ] with |
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| Alfred Ford currently serves on the board of directors of privately held ] firm ], where he is also an investor. Ford Motor Company was one of ChannelNet's early clients.<ref>{{citation|title=Alfred ford is member of Board of Directors and Advisory Board|url=https://www.channelnet.com/DirectorsAdvisors|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519110001/http://channelnet.com/DirectorsAdvisors|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
| Ford is also reported to have lobbied to have a ] cultural centre made in ] at an estimated cost of $10 million.<ref name="vnn">{{cite web | title = Article in vnn.org | url = http://www.vnn.org/world/WD0310/WD21-8417.html | accessdate = August 25 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>. He also bought a $600,000 mansion to house Hare Krishna temple and learning centre in Honolulu.<ref name="toi">{{cite web | title = Article in The Times of India | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1042366,curpg-1.cms | accessdate = August 25 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> | |||
| ==Association with ISKCON== | |||
| Ford has adoped a Hindu name, ''Ambarish Das''. | |||
| {{Vaishnavism}} | |||
| ⚫ | He has been an initiated disciple of ] (Srila Prabhupada) since 1974. He first met Bhaktivedanta Swami in ], USA.<ref>{{YouTube|UIIygo5-qeU}}</ref> Alfred Ford joined the ] (the '']'') in 1975, and that same year he made his first trip to ] with Prabhupada. He assisted in the establishment of the first Hindu temple in Hawaii and also donated $500,000 to help establish the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Centre in Detroit<ref name="nytimes-09Nov81">{{cite news |title=Notes on People; Alfred Ford Takes a Turn to the Spiritual |newspaper=] | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E3DA1E39F93AA35752C1A967948260 | access-date = August 25, 2006 |first1=Albin |last1=Krebs |first2=Robert Mcg. Jr |last2=Thomas |date=November 9, 1981}}</ref> which was completed in 1983.<ref name="toi" /> Alfred Ford has made many significant donations to ISKCON over the years, which have assisted ongoing projects to build the Pushpa Samadhi Mandir of Prabhupada. He is the chairman of the Sri Mayapur ] (also called TOVP).<ref name="Temple of Vedic Planetarium - meet-the-team">{{cite web|title=Temple of Vedic Planeterium – meet-the-team|url=https://tovp.org/meet-the-team/fundraising-department/|publisher=Temple of Vedic Planeterium|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| In October 2003 Ford spent a week in Moscow lobbying for the construction of a proposed $10 million Vedic cultural centre. It was said that Ford would "make a significant financial contribution for the project" if it happened.<ref name="vnn">{{cite news |title=Alfred Ford Lobbies For Vedic Centre In Moscow |newspaper=] |via=VNN Vaishnava News |date=October 21, 2003 |url=http://www.vnn.org/world/WD0310/WD21-8417.html |access-date=August 25, 2006 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805045124/http://www.vnn.org/world/WD0310/WD21-8417.html |archive-date=August 5, 2007 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Himalayan Ski Village== | |||
| Ford plans to construct a ski village by the name of ''Himalayan Ski Village'' in the ] of ] in ] with an investment of $500 million. | |||
| He also bought a $600,000 mansion to house a Hare Krishna temple and learning centre in ].<ref name="toi">{{cite news | title = The Billionaire Bhakta | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1042366,curpg-1.cms | access-date = August 25, 2006 | work=The Times of India | first1=Malavika | last1=Sangghvi | date=March 6, 2005}}</ref> | |||
| The project however ran into trouble in early 2006, when people purporting to represent the local gods declared that the project was environmentally unsound. | |||
| The oracle of ''Jamlu devta'', the most important deity of Kullu, advised against the project. Upon his insistence, ], king of Kullu state and now a BJP leader called a formal ''Jagati Puch'' (grand convention) of persons claiming to represent 175 local deities. The convention ruled that the proposed ski village would be detrimental to the local populace and rejected the ski village.<ref name="toi2">{{cite web | title = Story in The Times of India | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1387655.cms | accessdate = August 25 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{cite web | title = Story in The Telegraph | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/21/wgods21.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/02/21/ixportal.html | accessdate = August 25 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> | |||
| The fracas was dubbed by the media as a politically motivated one between the ruling ] and the ].<ref name="tribune">{{cite web | title = Article in The Tribune | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060220/edit.htm#3 | accessdate = August 25 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> | |||
| The project, as of August 2006, is in the process of getting approvals from the government. | |||
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| Alfred Ford | |
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_Tirupati_31-01-2007.jpg) Ford in 2007 | |
| Born | Alfred Brush Ford 1950 (age 74–75) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Ambarish Das |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Project Chairman of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium |
| Board member of | Ford Motor Company |
| Spouse | Sharmila Ford |
| Children | 2 |
Alfred Brush Ford (born 1950), also known as Ambarish Das (IAST: Ambarīśa Dāsa), is an American businessman and the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company.
Background
See also: Ford family treeAlfred Ford's father was Walter B. Ford II (1920–1991), whose family was prominent in chemical manufacturing in the Downriver area south of Detroit. His mother, Josephine Clay Ford (1923–2005), was the daughter of Edsel Ford (1893–1943), who was the son of Henry Ford (1863–1947).
Alfred and William Clay Ford Jr. (b. 1957), the current executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co., are first cousins. Alfred's mother was the sister of William Clay Ford Sr. (1925–2014), William Clay Ford, Jr.'s father.
Alfred Ford currently serves on the board of directors of privately held digital marketing firm ChannelNet, where he is also an investor. Ford Motor Company was one of ChannelNet's early clients.
Association with ISKCON
He has been an initiated disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) since 1974. He first met Bhaktivedanta Swami in Dallas, USA. Alfred Ford joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (the Hare Krishnas) in 1975, and that same year he made his first trip to India with Prabhupada. He assisted in the establishment of the first Hindu temple in Hawaii and also donated $500,000 to help establish the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Centre in Detroit which was completed in 1983. Alfred Ford has made many significant donations to ISKCON over the years, which have assisted ongoing projects to build the Pushpa Samadhi Mandir of Prabhupada. He is the chairman of the Sri Mayapur Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (also called TOVP).
In October 2003 Ford spent a week in Moscow lobbying for the construction of a proposed $10 million Vedic cultural centre. It was said that Ford would "make a significant financial contribution for the project" if it happened.
He also bought a $600,000 mansion to house a Hare Krishna temple and learning centre in Honolulu.
References
- "Alfred B Ford On Gujarat Tour To Raise Funds For ISKCON Temple". Vishwa Gujarat. India. January 29, 2017. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Ford scion in Gujarat to raise funds for ISKCON temple". The Times of India. India. January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Sangghvi, Malavika (March 6, 2005). "The Billionaire Bhakta". The Times of India. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
- ^ "Alfred Ford is Building a Multi-Million Dollar Monument in India". Town & Country. November 23, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- Alfred ford is member of Board of Directors and Advisory Board, archived from the original on May 19, 2022, retrieved November 2, 2020
- Video on YouTube
- Krebs, Albin; Thomas, Robert Mcg. Jr (November 9, 1981). "Notes on People; Alfred Ford Takes a Turn to the Spiritual". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
- "Temple of Vedic Planeterium – meet-the-team". Temple of Vedic Planeterium. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- "Alfred Ford Lobbies For Vedic Centre In Moscow". Hindustan Times. October 21, 2003. Archived from the original on August 5, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2006 – via VNN Vaishnava News.