Savjibhai Dhanjibhai Dholakia | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Founder of Hari Krishna Exports & Dholakia Foundation |
Notable work | Padamshri 2022 |
Spouse | Gauriben Dholakia |
Children | Mena, Nimisha, Dravya, Kisna |
Savjibhai Dholakia, the Founder and Chairman of Dholakia Foundation and Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd]., was conferred with a Padma Shri award 2022 by the Government of India , for his distinguished service in the field of Social Work from Gujarat .
Savji Dholakia was born in a farmer family in Dudhala, Amreli district, Gujarat. He studied till 4th standard and dropped out at the age 13. He joined his paternal uncle's diamond business in Surat. Later his brothers Himmat and Tulsi also joined him and they founded the diamond business in 1984. Their youngest brother Ghanshyam joined them and opened a diamond export office in Mumbai in 1992. The company grew and became major diamond exporting company with 6500 employees by 2014.[1][2][3]
He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2022 for his contribution in field of social work.[4]