Karam Chand Thapar (1900 to 1963) was the founder of the Thapar group of companies. He was originally from Punjab. He started his career in 1920 as a coal trader in Calcutta, and built up the family fortune through Karam Chand Thapar and Bros. He then started JCT Limited[1] that is into textiles as well as molasses and alcohol. He also took over The Oriental Bank of Commerce [2], and ventured into paper manufacturing with the Ballarpur Industries Limited. In 1956 he started the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Tech. In 2006 the college was made a university Thapar University[3].
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