Rahul Bajaj was a principled nationalist: Bharat Forge MD Baba Kalyani

He was always the life of the party, always jovial, always wanting to share his thoughts and points of view

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj, who passed away on Saturday, saw India go through the independence movement, which his family, including grandfather Jamnalal Bajaj, was a big part of. He was deeply involved in the industrialisation of India. He was an institution builder and donated to innumerable charities through foundations. Rahul was known for being very outspoken and frank about expressing his opinion on matters that concerned India. These were largely in the fields of business, economy, politics, government, and society.

Most people saw him as a big businessman and a towering figure in corporate and social India. But there was another