Karsanbhai Patel
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Karsanbhai Patel is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist best known for founding the Nirma brand of detergents and building it into a major consumer goods empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karsanbhai Patel canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
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surface form:
Entrepreneur of the Year awards (various)
Padma Shri ⓘ Udyog Ratna Award ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Gujarat
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surface form:
Gujarat, India
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| businessAchievement |
built Nirma into a major FMCG brand in India
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challenged multinational detergent brands in India ⓘ |
| businessStrategy | offering low-cost detergent to mass market in India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Gujarat University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | chemistry ⓘ |
| founded |
Nirma detergent
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surface form:
Nirma
Nirma Education and Research Foundation ⓘ Nirma detergent ⓘ
surface form:
Nirma Limited
Nirma University ⓘ |
| hasBusinessInterest |
consumer packaged goods
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detergents ⓘ soaps ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Daughter lost in an accident (inspiration for Nirma brand name)
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Hiren Patel ⓘ Rakesh Patel ⓘ |
| industry |
consumer goods
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detergent industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | need for affordable detergent for low-income consumers in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Nirma
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low-cost detergent brand in India ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating one of India’s first successful indigenous detergent brands ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nirma detergent
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establishing Nirma University ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education
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healthcare ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mehsana district, Gujarat, India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Nirma group
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founder of Nirma ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Ahmedabad
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surface form:
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nirma University