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TORRENT OF GOOD
WILL
In the aftermath of the killer quake that struck Gujarat, the Mehta family of the Torrent Group, Ahmedabad, were at the forefront in
distributing medicine and aid to the needy. But then for mother Sharadaben and sons Sudhir and Samir Mehta, dharma has always
meant doing good for as many as possible!
TEXT: SANDHYA BORDEWEKAR
am, Friday, 26th January 2001,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Mehta family had woken up to a day of leisure, of no meetings, no appointments, and no decisions. It was Republic Day, a national holiday, and a long, much looked forward to weekend stretched ahead. It was one of those rare occasions which the large Mehta family had decided to spend together.
am. Shardaben Mehta had just fin
ished her morning chores and was planning to go to the derasar opposite their home. Sons Sudhir and Samir, Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively of the Torrent Group, one of the fastest growing industrial conglomerates in the country were up but not really about.
"I was in my balcony, having tea and leafing through the newspapers when I thought I felt a
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