Ranchhodlal Chhotalal

Ranchhodlal Chhotalal (1823–1898) was a pioneer of the textile industry in Ahmedabad. He was awarded the title of Rao Bahadur by the British Government.In 1861, he founded the first textile mill of Ahmedabad and the second in India and named it the Ahmedabad Spinning and Weaving Company Limited. On becoming the first Indian president of the Ahmedabad Municipality in 1888, he carried out the underground drainage and water supply work.