Biography of prof tribhovandas gajjar auto
Gajjar was invited by the ruler of Baroda, Sayajirao, to the professorship of chemistry in the newly set up university at Baroda.
Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar was India's great scientist and Gujrat's first and foremost chemist....
Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar
Indian chemist, educator and industrialist
Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar, also known as T.
K. Gajjar, (1863–1920) was an industrial chemist, educator and industrialist from India. He was a pioneer and proponent of modern industrial chemical industry in western region of British India.
As a chemistry professor, Gajjar had a trajectory similar to Ray's in some respects; however, his social background was distinct.He introduced German synthetic dyes to the Indian textile industry, initiated large-scale alcohol production, and advanced technical education. He taught at Kala Bhavan in Baroda (now Vadodara in Gujarat) and later at Wilson College, Bombay (now Mumbai).
He was a founder of chemistry laboratories and co-founder of Alembic Chemical Works.
Early Life and Education
Tribhuvandas Gajjar was born in 3 August 1863 in Surat (now in Gujarat) into the Vaishya Suthar caste, traditionally associated with carpentry.[1][2][3] His father, Kalyandas, (1829–1915) was a prominent civil engineer and businessman, owning timber shops in Surat and Ahme