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He was born to Morarji Karsan Rathor and Mithi Bai on 15 November 1913 at village Khedoi in Princely State of Cutch in small but enterprising Mestri community. His father, who initially worked as a railway contractor and later settled in Raipur and founded Mahakaushal Flour Mills and Raipur Electrical Engineering Company
He is noted for founding first steel plant of Chhattisgarh. Kanji Morarji started his career in steel industry with Member of Parliament Iron & Steel Works, which was his first venture in to steel business. Steel Industry
He is noted for founding first steel plant of Chhattisgarh.
In year 1960 he established first steel plant in Chhattisgarh region named Himmat Steel Foundry Limited, which was later made a public limited company in 1980.
Himmat Steel was a steel plant manufacturing the special steel casting with an installed capacity at 3000 tonnes having its factory at Kumhari. He served as its Chairman since its inception in 1960 till his death in 1989.
Name of the company was on the moto "Sahasenshri", which means "Sahas ke saath" aka "Himmat". But after some years the Himmat Steel Foundry went into debts and subsequently closed down in year 1998-1999,the assets of which were finally auctioned in 2010.
He was closely associated with Ram Krishna Mission and served as President of Ram Krishna Mission, Raipur unit from 1968 till his death in 1989 and was also responsible for establishment of Ram Krishna Kutir at Amarkantak.
He died in year 1994 at an age of 80 at Raipur.
Further, he inherited from his father, who died in 1938, the partnerships in Mahakaushal Flour Mills and Raipur Electrical Engineering Company Also he was Director in Jai Hind Oil Mills of Raipur from 1948-1951.He served as a member of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board Consultative Council for some years. He served as a member of advisory board of Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Mahasabha, its national and apex body from 1980 till his death in 1989 and was also served as President of Raipur unit of community for years 1968-1977.
