Jairam Valji Chauhan

Jairam Valji Chauhan (1898–1967), better known as Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji, was a reputed Railway Contractor & Miner, who owned several dolomite and limestone mines in and around present day Chhattisgarh.[1][2][3] He was also a reputed Railway Contractor of his times and had built many Railway bridges, railway line mainly in Bengal Nagpur Railway line. British authorities had given him title of Rai Bahadur for his achievements in Railway and also honored by naming the Jairamnagar railway station after him in 1929, a rare honor in those days. He used to work as Railway Contractor with his main office at Raigarh and there is still a colony named after him called Jairam Valji Colony at Raigarh.[4][5][6] His native village was Kumbharia in Kutch and he belonged to KGK Community of Kutch, who were famous for their architect skills and contributions in Railway. He often worked with fellow Mistri Railway Contractors, Rai Saheb Mulji Jagmal Sawaria & Ranchhod Jagmal Sawaria of Kumbharia, who had their office in Bilaspur.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 21/4/1950 The assessee was supplying for a number of years dolomite and limestone to the Bengal Iron Company Limited for its work at Kulti. This supply was being made from the assessee's quarries at Paraghat which he had taken on lease from the Central Provinces Government.
  2. ^ Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji
  3. ^ Jairam Valji v/s Indian Iron & Steel Co.
  4. ^ a b Shree Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj : A brief History & Glory of our fore-fathers : by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (2007) Calcutta.
  5. ^ a b Diary of Golden Days at Jharia : A Memoir & History of Gurjar Kashtriya Samaj of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia - written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta & Sinugra. (1998). Life sketch of Rai Bahadur Jairam Valji Chauhan. Page: 24.
  6. ^ Location of Jairam Valji Colony