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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * https://theprint.in/opinion/tribhuvandas-k-gajjar-the-gujarati-chemist-who-cleaned-queen-victorias-marble-statue/1806787/ | * https://theprint.in/opinion/tribhuvandas-k-gajjar-the-gujarati-chemist-who-cleaned-queen-victorias-marble-statue/1806787/ | ||
| == Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
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* {{Cite book |last=Mandali |first=Popatlal |url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Tribhuvanad%C4%81sa_Gajjara.html?id=R2r5zwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Tribhuvanadas Gajjar |date=2022 |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |isbn=978-93-94337-75-6 |language=gu}} | ||
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Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar (1863–1920) was an industrial chemist and educator from India. He was a pioneer and proponent of modern industrial chemical industry in western region of India. He introduced German synthetic dyes to the Indian textile industry, initiated large-scale alcohol production, and advanced technical education.
Early Life and Education
Born in Surat to a family of the Suthar caste which traditionally associated with carpentry, Gajjar was interested in engineering and science from his early life. His father Kalyandas (1829-1915) owned two timber shops in Surat and Ahmedabad who was also civil engineer and had written books on traditional architecture. After excelling in his matriculation in 1879, he pursued a BA in chemistry at Elphinstone College, Bombay, graduating in 1882. Gajjar completed his MA in chemistry in 1884.
Career
References
- ^ Kochhar, Rajesh (2013-04-25). "Tribhuvandas kalyandas gajjar (1863-1920): The pioneering industrial chemist of Western India" (PDF). Current Science. 104 (8): 1093–1097.
Further reading
- Mandali, Popatlal (2022). Tribhuvanadas Gajjar (in Gujarati). Rannade Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-94337-75-6.