Jayant Jyotendra Mehta
Gen 6 - 1916-96 (80 years)
Jayant was the eldest son of Jyotendra and Madhurika (Vasu). Popularly known as JJ Mehta in business circles, he was a multi-talented person just like his father.
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Studied at Bharda New High School, Bombay and graduated in Chemistry from the Royal Institute of Science, Bombay
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One of the youngest in India to hold a pilot's license (at the age of 17)
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Completed his Masters in Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston (1939)
- Built the National Rayon factory at Kalyan (1946)
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Founder Chairman & MD of Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited IPCL (1967-74)
In 1967, he was invited by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to start a petrochemical factory in Baroda - the first industrial "mega" project in the country -
Member of the board of governors of IIM Ahmedabad (1969-74)
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Founder CMD of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. GACL and Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd GSFC (Polymer Unit), and ABS Industries (1974-83)
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Had a commendable grasp of tennis and billiards, enjoyed doing carpentry, and was an enthusiast of sky-watching and astronomy
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The brainchild behind Sardar Patel Planetarium in Baroda
Tribute to JJ Mehta by Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
