Balvant Parekh

Balvant Parekh
Born
Balvantray Kalyanji Parekh

1925 (1925)
Mahuva, Gujarat, India
DiedJanuary 25, 2013(2013-01-25) (aged 87–88)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesFevicol Man
B K Parekh
Known forFounder of Pidilite Industries
Children

Balvantray Kalyanji Parekh (1925 – 25 January 2013) was an Indian entrepreneur and founder of Pidilite Industries. He was known as the Fevicol Man.[1]

Early life

Balvant was born in a Jain family[2] family in Mahuva town of Bhavnagar district Gujarat India. Balvant grandfather was a magistrate. Balvant finished his initial school education in Mahuva and got his law degree from Government Law College Mumbai. While he was studying Balvant married Kantaben. Balvant never practiced law and worked in a dyeing and printing press in Mumbai. He changed jobs as a peon in a wood trader’s office where he used to stay in the warehouse along with his wife. Balvant decided to start his own business with the help of investor Mohan and started importing cycle, areca nut, paper dyes from western countries. After starting his business Balvant moved to flat in Sion Mumbai along with his wife, son and brother Sushil.

Pidilite Industries

Balvant joined fifty per cent partnership with a German firm Fedco representing another German company Hoechst. In 1954 on invitation from the managing director of Hoechst Balvant went to Germany for a month. After the death of Hoechst managing director, the company decided to do direct business. In 1954 Balvant started trading and manufacturing of dye and industrial chemicals, pigment emulsions unit in Jacob circle Mumbai along with his brother Sushil, which he named Parekh Dyechem Industries.[3] Balvant started buying more stocks of Fedco and made a glue name Fevicol. The name of glue was inspired by German word ‘Col’ meaning anything that bonds two things and the German company was making identical product named ‘Movicol’. Balvant’s younger brother Narendra Parekh also joined his business after finishing studies from United States. The company was later renamed as Pidilite Industries in 1959[4][5]

Philanthropy

Balvant had provided support in starting an Arts and Science college in Mahuva Gujarat India. He donated INR 20 million for Bhavnagar’s Science city project and also donated to Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. In 2009 Balvant founded Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences in Baroda Gujarat India.[6][7]

Awards and Recognitions

  • 1. J. Talbot Winchell Award in 2011[8]
  • 2. Forbes India had placed him 45th on its annual rich list rankings[9]

Associations

Balvant had served as the Chairman of Vinyl Chemicals India and the founder Chairman of Pidilite Industries.[10]

Family

Balvant had two sons Madhukar Parekh and Ajay Parekh both part of the family business Pidilite Industries.,[11] and one daughter, Kalpana Parekh. Balvant was close friend of Dhirubhai Ambani founder of Reliance Industries and lived in the same apartment block in Usha Kiran building on Carmichael Road Mumbai.[12]

Balvant died on 25 January 2013 at the age of 88.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Balvant Parekh, India's Fevicol Man, Dies". Forbes. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "The Business Tycoons | Best Online Business Magazine". www.thebusinesstycoons.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Balvant Parekh: A Legacy That Sticks". Forbes. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Fevicol fame Pidilite Industry's founder Balvantbhai Parekh passes away". Desh Guarat. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Company History - Pidilite Industries Ltd". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences". Balvant Parekh Centre. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ^ "School dropout who's all starry-eyed". Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Pidilite founder wins award". Top News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Balvant Parekh - India's 100 Richest People". Forbes. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Balvantray Kalyanji Parekh". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Sticking with Family: Glue Magnate and Family Business leader Dies". Campden. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Fevicol fame Pidilite Industry's founder Balvantbhai Parekh". Desh Gujarat. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. ^ Kar, Prafulla C. (2013). "Obituary notice (Balvant K. Parekh: 1924-2013)". ETC: A Review of General Semantics. 70 (1): 69. Retrieved 28 April 2019 – via Academic Onefile. (subscription required)

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