Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi (1896–1967) was scion of Walchand group, noted industrialist, philanthropist and a Nationalist.
He was born in Solapur, Bombay Presidency on September 23, 1896 into a Gujarati Jain family, who originally hailed from Wankaner in Gujarat.
[2] From the years 1944–1945 Gulabchand was President of the Maharashtra Hindu Sabha and close associate of Veer Savarkar.
In the 1930s, he was imprisoned by British for his nationalist activities[1][4] Gulabchand was responsible for the modernization and transformation of the flagship group company, Walchandnagar Industries, from growing sugarcane to diversification into other core manufacturing businesses, when he was given charge of the company by his brother Walchand Hirachand.
[9] Gulabchand was the trustee of various schools, colleges and hospitals run by Walchand group.