Shri Dhirubhai Ambani moved from trading in spices to trading in yarn in the year 1961. Began large-scale import of yarn.
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Dhirubhai Ambani starts a spice trading company, Reliance Commercial Corporation, at Masjid Bunder, Mumbai, in partnership with Trambhakbhai Damani.
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Shri Pramod Mahajan, Communication Minister in NDA Government, released the commemorative stamp on the occasion of Shri Dhirubhai Ambani's 70th birth anniversary.
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The Philately Department, in the Department of Posts, issued commemorative postal stamps on Shri Dhirubhai Ambani's 70th birth anniversary in 2002.
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First among equals (from left to right):
J J Irani, MD,Tata Steel,
NR Narayana Murthy, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys,
NS Raghavan, Infosys,
Dhirubhai Ambani, Reliance,
Amitabh Bachchan, actor,
Srinath Batni, Infosys,
Dr Verghese Kurien, Founder-Chairman, National Dairy Development Board
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Shri Dhirubhai Ambani receiving the Economic Times 'Lifetime Achievement Award for Corporate Excellence from the Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Shri Yashwant Sinha.
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Here, the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Dr. P.C. Alexander is handing over the ‘Man of the Century’ award to Shri Dhirubhai Ambani. In the same year, Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika felicitated Shri Dhirubhai Ambani with a civic reception for First Citizen's Award, previously conferred on luminaries like Subhash Chandra Bose, Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and other prominent personalities.
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The Chemtech Foundation and Chemical Engineering World, India's leading industry association, conferred on Shri Dhirubhai Ambani the ‘Man of the Century' award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of the chemical industry in India.
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Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, conferred on Shri Dhirubhai Ambani the 24th Dean’s Medal in recognition of his leadership and extraordinary achievements. 'Pedigree is no longer of any significance in democratic India. It is the performance that is crucial,' said Shri Dhirubhai Ambani in his acceptance speech.
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