Government in India recognized the contributions made by Sir Shriram towards the development of society and hence conferred him with a knighthood in 1941. Death and legacy Sir Shri Ram died in Delhi on 11 January 1963 at the age of 79. On the death of Sir Shri Ram, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India said, “He was not only a great industrialist but helped many good causes. His contributions to education are memorable”. See also Bharat Ram Charat Ram Sumitra Charat Ram Bansi Dhar References External links Lady Shri Ram College history page Business Standard Article Great Lives chapter on Sir Shri Ram Link on the founder of Shriram College of Commerce Bibliography Khushwant Singh and Arun Joshi, “Shri Ram-A Biography” (1968) Asia Publishing House, Bombay Suggested reading Sir Shri Ram Biography prepared by The Shri Ram Biography Project From the Brink of Bankruptcy: The DCM Story by Vinay-Bharat Ram Draft of the Biography on Sir Shri Ram written by Bhupesh Bhandari Lala Shri Ram: A Study in Entrepreneurship and Industrial Management by Arun Joshi Shri Ram, A Biography by Khushwant Singh and Arun Joshi How business leaders like Shri Ram inspired workers to excel, Are unions losing influence by Dayal, I (1997) [Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27767528] 1884 births 1963 deaths Businesspeople from Delhi Indian businesspeople in textiles Indian Knights Bachelor