Amritlal Ojha (1890–1944) was a noted coal miner and businessman from Calcutta, India.
[3] Amritlal's father came to Jharia in the year 1908 and joined Mistri Khimjee Moljee & Company's Joyrampur Colliery.
[3] Soon Amritlal became a close associate and confidante of the employers earning them huge profits by his acumen.
Initially, Jote Dhamo Colliery was purchased as joint venture of Nanji Khengarji Trikoo and Amritlal Ojha in the year 1919, which was a huge success.
[1][2][3] However, in 1928, the partnership business went into legal dispute with family of Khengarji Trikoo claiming that Amritlal sold a part of the coal mines to another party without their consent and knowledge.
He also built multi-storied complex Security House at Calcutta as his head office, which stands at Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata.
[3][10] The vault was modelled on safe deposit centres in London that Ojha had come across during a visit to Europe in the early 1930s.
[11] Sir Badridas Goenka served as the first chairman of this company and other elites of town like Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, Maharaja of Burdwan, royal families of Sikkim apart from British and Europeans, patronized it once upon a time.
[7] The company was opened with patronage of the Jamsahib Sri Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar and other directors included Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee, Dhanjishaw J. Poonawala, Fazalbhoy Ibrahim Rahimtoola, Jeshtaram Kapadia, Mohmmadbhoy Dawjee Dadabhoy and Vasantray Amritlal Ojha.
He served as executive committee member of the Geological Society from 1924 till his death in 1944 and presided over it for the years 1928-29 and 1928-30[2] In 1930, he attended International Labour Conference as Employers delegate.
[19] Amritlal Ojha was also a philanthropist and helped to fund Calcutta Anglo-Gujarati School, donated land for Bhawanipoure Education Society College and family funded Shree Bhawanipur Gujarati Balmandir at Calcutta and served in various posts of these school committees.