SHAH, SHRI VIREN, Swa., (Gujarat-Junagadh-1967): s. of Shri Jawaharlal Motichand; b. at
Calcutta, May 12, 1926; ed. at Bombay University; participated in the
Management Course of the American Managment Association, New York and
the First Advanced Management Programme in India of AIMA and MIT, U.S.A.; married ; 2 s. and 1 d.; Industrialist ; Director of
several companies; previously associated with the Congress; participated
in the 1942 movement and in the movement for liberation of Junagadh from
accession to Pakistan; was Joint Secretary of Junagadh Rajya Praja Mandal;
was Founder-Chairman, Steel Furnace Association of India; Chairman, Steel
Re-Rolling Mills Association of India; Vice-Chairman, Mukand Iron and Steel
Works Ltd.; Member, (1) Technical Committee on Assessment of Re-Rolling
capacity, Government of India; (2) Maharashtra State Advisory Council of
Industries; (3) Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry, New Delhi; (4) Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber,
Bombay.
Social activities:
Vice-President Sorath Vikas Mandal;
Trustee, (1) Sasta Sahitya Trust; (2) March of the Nation Trust; (3)
Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust; Member, Rotary Club, Bombay; associated with many
other cultural and educational institutions and sports clubs.
Favourite pastime and recreation:
Reading, meeting people
and sports.
Special interests:
Industrial and economic activities.
Clubs:
Member, Bombay Presidency Radio Club; Cricket Club
of India; Willingdon Sports Club and Delhi Polo Club.
Travels abroad:
Travelled extensively in U.S.A., U.S.S.R.,
Europe and Japan.
Permanent address:
21 A. Meher Apartments, Altamount
Road, Bombay