Background
He came from a business family and his father, Sir Lala Shri Ram, had founded the company Delhi Cloth Mill, which was remained as Distinguished Conduct Medal by Bharat Ram in 1980.
He came from a business family and his father, Sir Lala Shri Ram, had founded the company Delhi Cloth Mill, which was remained as Distinguished Conduct Medal by Bharat Ram in 1980.
Born in Delhi, Ram completed his preliminary education as Modern School New Delhi, graduated in Economics from Saint Stephen"s College, Delhi.
He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan. After his graduation in 1935, he joined Delhi Cloth and General Mills Company Limited (now Distinguished Conduct Medal Limited) as an apprentice and rose to the position of chairman and managing director in 1958. Ram married Shiela in 1935 and they have three sons - Vinay, Arun and Vivek.
(Their eldest brother, Murli Dhar, had died more than 40 years earlier in a plane crash in Pakistan) Bharat Ram had set up Shriram Fibres (now known as Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Limited) in 1970.
He also set up Shri Ram Fertilizers. He served on various government committees and wrote two books: Glimpses of Industrial India and From Istanbul to Vienna.
Government also made him the chairman of Indian Airlines. Ram is a passionate golfer built Indian golf and brought it structure.
He was instrumental in building the Delhi Golf Club, which somewhat marked the golf scene in the capital region and for helping institute the Indian Golf Union, which for many years was the only golf body in the country.
He brought the world"s best players of the time and encouraged them to play on Indian soil. Ram died in New Delhi hospital on 11 July 2007.
