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 · 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
Early years
Born in Nalwa, Hisar
1952
First steel venture in Howrah
1960s
Expansion of the Jindal Group
1971
Honoured with the Padma Shri
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.
Innovative Plumbing
Jindal Tubes
Multi-composite pipes & silent PP pipes
Traditional Plumbing
Jindal PVC Pipes
PVC, CPVC, UPVC & other plastic pipes
Construction
Flujo by Jindal
Glass-fibre reinforced polymer rebars
Steel
Jindal Tube
Steel tubes and pipes for industrial applications
Education
Jindal Public School
Senior secondary CBSE school
Finance
Siora Capital
Investment & capital advisory
Questions
Frequently asked
The questions most often asked about Devi Sahai Jindal, answered from the record set out across this site.
- Who was Devi Sahai Jindal?
- Devi Sahai Jindal — commonly written as DS Jindal — was an Indian industrialist born in the village of Nalwa in the Hisar district of Haryana, to Netramji and Chandrawali Devi Jindal. He founded the Jindal Group and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1971.
- Why did DS Jindal receive the Padma Shri?
- On 26 January 1971 the Government of India conferred the Padma Shri — the country's fourth-highest civilian honour — on Devi Sahai Jindal for his contribution to Trade & Industry.
- When was the Jindal Group founded?
- The Jindal Group ventured into business in 1952. The first setup was in Howrah, established by Devi Sahai Jindal with his brother Bhavi Chand Jindal, manufacturing Mild Steel, ERW, and Black Galvanised steel pipes and tubes.
- Which companies make up the DS Jindal Group today?
- The DS Jindal Group today comprises six companies: Jindal Tubes (innovative plumbing), Jindal PVC Pipes (traditional plumbing), Flujo by Jindal (construction), Jindal Tube (steel), Jindal Public School (education), Siora Capital (finance).
- How is DS Jindal related to the other Jindal business families?
- A sourced answer to this is being compiled. The family relationships this site can document are set out on the family tree page.