In memoriam · 1971 Padma Shri

Devi Sahai Jindal

From a village in Nalwa, Hisar to founding one of India's leading steel industrial families — a life measured in furnaces, pipelines, and the quiet dignity of building something that outlasts you.

Born
Nalwa, Hisar
Award
Padma Shri
Founded
Jindal Group
Portrait of Devi Sahai Jindal

Portrait · D.S. Jindal

"The Jindal Group ventured into business in 1952. The first setup was in Howrah, for the manufacturing of Mild Steel, ERW, and Black Galvanised steel pipes and tubes."

— Founding chapter of the Jindal Group, adapted from the historical record.

Chapters

A life across four chapters

A brief timeline

Five moments that shaped a lifetime

  1. Early years

    Born in Nalwa, Hisar

  2. 1952

    First steel venture in Howrah

  3. 1960s

    Expansion of the Jindal Group

  4. 1971

    Honoured with the Padma Shri

  5. Later years

    A legacy split across groups

The living legacy

D.S. Jindal Group today

Six companies across steel, plumbing, construction, education and finance — each rooted in the founder's original 1952 enterprise.

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