Jains and named after the father of Walchand Hirachand and his brothers Walchand Public School, Sonipat Honors and monuments A road in Mumbai is named after him as Walchand Hirachand Marg. A road in Solapur, his hometown is also named after him as Seth Walchand Hirachand Marg. Government of India issued a postage stamp honouring him on 23 November 2004. A hall is named after him as Walchand Hirachand Hall at Indian Merchants' Chamber house at Mumbai in his memory and honour. Walchandnagar, an industrial township near Pune is named after him. Stone Statue of Sri Walchand Hirachand on Group Captain Suranjan Das Road, Bengaluru See also Walchand group References Cited sources External links Walchandnagar Industries Limited Walchandnager Industries Limited: History PM's speech at the release of a Commemorative Postage Stamp honouring Seth Walchand Hirachand Hindustan Construction Company Limited 1882 births 1953 deaths Indian businesspeople in shipping Founders of Indian schools and colleges Walchand family People from Solapur Indian founders of automobile manufacturers Businesspeople in confectionery Businesspeople in construction Businesspeople in agriculture Indian businesspeople in insurance Businesspeople in the sugar industry Businesspeople from Mumbai Construction industry of India Businesspeople in aviation Indian people in rail transport Indian industrialists Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Businesspeople from Gujarat Walchand Group 19th-century Indian Jains 20th-century Indian Jains 20th-century Indian philanthropists