He was a familiar figure on the streets of Sion, respected widely in an era where respect was earned, not automatically measured against wealth.
He is a man of his word, people said, and he’s come up the hard way, he understands us. And indeed C.M. Gandhi’s beginnings were humbler than most in rural Saurashtra and later in Kalyan.
Economic constraints ruled out much formal education, but the young man was undeterred. Starting off as a transporter of coal ash, he quickly made his mark in construction and laid the foundations of his own empire. A self-made man, he was also a self-taught one; architecture, engineering and the finer points of construction were learnt on the job and leant well.
And he never forgot his roots. Schools were endowed – land, construction, equipment and staff -- hospitals and nursing homes as well. He never missed an opportunity to give back to the community what he perceived was due of him.
C.M. Gandhi. Entrepreneur. Philanthrophist. Builder.
A man who new the real meaning of value. His example will continue to inspire the company he founded.
