Lala Kamlapat Singhania
Lala Kamlapat Singhania | |
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| Born | 7 November 1884 |
| Died | 31 May 1937 (aged 52) |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | J. K. Organisation |
| Spouse | Rampyari Singhania |
| Children | Padampat Singhania Kailashpat Singhania Lakshmipat Singhania |
| Parent(s) | Juggilal Singhania Chandribai Singhania |
| Relatives | Madan Behari Singhania Gautam Singhania Vijaypat Singhania Gopal Krishna Singhania Hari Shankar Singhania Shashvat Singhania |
| Family | Singhania family |
Lala Kamlapat Singhania (7 November 1884 – 31 May 1937) was an Indian industrialist, who founded the J. K. Organisation, one of India's largest conglomerate companies. He was born to a Marwari Bania family in Kanpur, then part of the North-Western Provinces in British Raj. He was the founder of several companies which came under the umbrella of JK Organization. The first major business set up by him was a cotton mill with the name of Juggilal Kamlapat Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills in 1921 which laid the foundation for JK Organisation.