Madan Mohan Sabharwal

Madan Mohan Sabharwal
Born (1922-08-21)21 August 1922
India
Died 2011
Occupation Social worker
Business executive
Known for HelpAge India
Awards Padma Shri
Vayoshreshtha Samman

Madan Mohan Sabharwal (1936–2011) is Indian business executive, social worker and a former president of the HelpAge India.[1] Born on 21 August 1922, he graduated in Economics from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi before starting a career which saw him holding senior positions at several business enterprises.[2] He has served such companies as Dunlop India, Bata India, Britannia Industries, Indian Oxygen Limited, Needle Industries India and Precision Electronics Ltd as the chairman and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Oil India Limited, National Aluminium Company, Federal-Mogul Goetze (India), Avery India, Fibre Glass Pilkington Limited and Ranbaxy Laboratories.[1][3] In 1980, he joined HelpAge India, became its president in 1986 and is associated with the organization as its President Emeritus.[4] He sits in the boards of Nutrition Foundation of India and the National Council for Older Persons.[1]

Sabharwal was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1998 by the British Government.[1][2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to society.[5] He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Conference on Geriatrics and Gerontology (2004) and the Vayoshreshtha Samman of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.[6]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "M. M. Sabharwal OBE on Bloomberg". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Both born in the Summer of 1922" (PDF). Delhi University Alumni Association. 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Still on the roll". India Today. 31 July 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "History". HelpAge India. 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vayoshreshtha Samman" (PDF). Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.


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