his brothers; the fact that he was a life-long bachelor with no children was helpful in this. However, Lalit gave the reins of the bigger part of the company to Gautam Thapar, son of Brij Mohan, and gave the chemicals division to Vikram Thapar, the son of Inder Mohan. Karam Chand was survived by four sons, named above, and by at least one daughter, Mrs. Surinder Lal. The latter is the mother of two daughters: former bank CEO Naina Lal Kidwai, a former bank CEO, and of Nonita Lal Qureishi, whose husband, Faisal Qureishi, is a Pakistani golf champion. References External links Business Houses list Businessweek mention in 1997 Telegraph India article on family division JCT textiles website Engineering college website KCT website Bilt website The Economist article Businesspeople from Punjab, India 1900 births 1963 deaths K People from Punjab, India Indian businesspeople in textiles Indian businesspeople in coal Indian businesspeople in mining Indian industrialists Indian bankers Businesspeople in the sugar industry Founders of Indian schools and colleges