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the Maharashtra government has allocated him two vocational training colleges to modernize. Meanwhile, hes building a non-profit Central Board English-medium school in Ratnagiri, where 75% of the seats will be free. On 8 March, a few days before his 78th birthday, the man who never went to school released his autobiography, Theres No Such Thing As a Self-Made Man. The title, says Pratap Pawar, managing editor of Sakal Papers, is typical of the authors humility. At the end, Chhabria muses: So many industries work hard and struggle as we did. So many wind up... Our success is due to special blessings, which I am not able to understand or explain. Scientist R.A. Mashelkar, president of Global Research Alliance, opines that formal education and achievement have little correlation. The two great innovators, scientists Michael Faraday and Thomas Edison, had no education. He says, P.P. Chhabria similarly belongs to a different class of people, who were unadulterated by formal education! His investments in this sector come from his fundamental belief that their returns will not be to the Chhabria family but to the nation. When Chhabria is not pursuing his dream for Indian education, he savours time with his grandchildren and his Sunday Indian vocal music lessons. Fittingly, his favourite lyric is jago mohan pyare, from the Hindi movie, Jagte Raho. Its lines could well have been written for him: Jisne man ka deep jalaaya Duniya ko usne hi ujlaa paaya Mat rehna akhiyon ke sahaare Jaago mohan pyaare, jaago (Those who are enlightened, find the world illuminated) Name: Prahlad P. Chhabria Title: Chairman, Finolex Group Age: 78 Education: No formal education Pursuits: Championing education, listening to Indian classical music and reading Claim to fame: Under his leadership, Finolex is the No. 1 manufacturer of all cables in India, second only to Reliance in the manufacture of PVC resin. He has championed non-profit, high-quality education for the masses by building multiple schools and colleges. Also See Photos D.V. Potdar, Morarji Desai and Kishan Chhabria at Finolexs Pimpri factory in 1963 The Chhabria brothers receiving an award from Chandrakant Kirloskar in 1970. Personal Space runs every alternate Friday and looks at the pursuits beyond work of some of Indias corporate leaders. Write to Sangitaa Advani at personalspace@livemint.com (Write to us atbusinessoflife@livemint.com)
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