Hari Shankar Singhania

Mr. Singhania was the architect of most of the J.K. Organization group of companies which currently manufacture a large range of products including automotive tyres and tubes, paper and board, cement, V-belts, oil seals, power transmission equipment, woolen textiles, readymade suits and apparel, food and dairy products, hybrid seeds, steel engineering files, and cosmetics.

In the 1960s, he moved to Delhi and established himself as a leading industrial figure in the growing city.

Throughout his life, Mr. Singhania remained active in business, political and nonprofit communities.

He was offered the post of Indian Ambassador to the United States by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, a position he declined.

[2] Widely travelled overseas, Mr. Singhania was a keen gardener and an enthusiastic photographer.