Machani Somappa
Machani Somappa | |
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Born | 1904 Yemmiganur, Kurnool, Madras Presidency, India |
Died | yemmiganur, Kurnool |
Occupation(s) | Social worker, industrialist |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Machani Somappa was an Indian industrialist, educationist, social worker and the founder of Machani Somappa group of companies.[1] Born in 1904 at Yemmiganur in Kurnool district of the Madras Presidency, Somappa came to the fore during the famine of 1934 when he opened a relief centre for the famine hit weavers of his area[2] and founded a cooperative society for the weavers, Yemmiganur Weavers Cooperative Society (YWCS),[3] in 1938.[citation needed] Two years later, he set up the Machani Group and the business group has grown since 1940 to have interests in manufacturing, engineering, transport, agriculture, Information technology, energy, rural BPO, and retail brands.[4][5] In 1960, he established Stumpp, Schuele and Somappa, a joint venture with renowned German spring manufacturers, Stumpp + Schuele.[6] He had presence in educational field with the school he founded, Machani Somappa English Medium High School, in 1978.[7] The Government of India honoured him in 1954, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society,[8] placing him among the first recipients of the award.
References
- ^ "Machani Group". Machani Group. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Root Vin". Root Vin. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "YWCS" (PDF). Shodh Ganga. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "India Mart". India Mart. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Somappa Bhavan". Machani Somappa Bhavan. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "SSS India". SSS India. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "School". Machani Somappa English Medium High School. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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