Ved Rattan Mohan
Indian entrepreneur
- 1967 Padma Shri
- 1971 Padma Bhushan
Ved Rattan Mohan was an Indian entrepreneur and the creator of Old Monk, an iconic vatted Indian dark rum.[1] Born to Narendra Nath Mohan, the founder of Mohan Meakin,[2] he took over the company in 1969 after the death of his father.[3] During his tenure as the managing director, the company expanded to add three distilleries and two breweries and added new lines of business such as breakfast food and juices, glass manufacturing, vinegars, and cold storage.[4] He also introduced, Solan No. 1[5] and Golden Eagle,[6] two popular liquor brands, besides Old Monk.[4] He was the mayor of Lucknow for two terms and served as a member of Rajya Sabha.[7] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 1967.[8] He received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1971.[9]
Mohan died in 1970, at the age of 45.[10] Rocky Mohan, who is no longer associated with Mohan Meakin, was his son[4] and former managing director of the company, Kapil Mohan, was his brother.[3]
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References
- ^ Sourish Bhattacharyya (11 January 2018). "Meet the real creator of Old Monk". Business Today. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Mohan Meakin Group". www.mohanmeakin.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Mohan Meakin Brewery". www.gracesguide.co.uk. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Here's a look back at the life of Kapil Mohan, the man behind the iconic rum, Old Monk". Business Today. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Karnik, Madhura (28 May 2018). "Four small Indian alcohol brands that the world needs to know about". Quartz. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Golden Eagle Beer - Mohan Breweries & Distilleries Ltd". BeerAdvocate. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Meet the real creator of old monk". Mail Today. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Rao, R.K.S.Nageswara (28 May 2018). "Padma Shri Awardees - padmavibhushan, padmabhushan, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, padmashri". mygkbook.in. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
- Taneja, Richa (9 January 2018). "Kapil Mohan: 5 Facts About The Man Behind The Iconic Rum, Old Monk". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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Recipients of Padma Shri in Trade & Industry
- Atma Ram (1959)
- Adinath Lahiri (1960)
- Vithalrao Vikhe Patil (1961)
- Verghese Kurien (1965)
- Ebrahim Alkazi (1966)
- A. Nagappa Chettiar (1967)
- Ved Rattan Mohan (1967)
- Khailshanker Durlabhji (1971)
- Udaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji Jethwa (1971)
- Devi Sahai Jindal (1971)
- Yelavarthy Nayudamma (1971)
- Prem Nath Sahni (1971)
- H. D. Shourie (1971)
- Mohanmullji Chordia (1972)
- Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan (1974)
- Jadunath Supakar (1985)
- Nelly Sethna (1985)
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1989)
- Lila Poonawalla (1989)
- B. V. Rao (1990)
- Vasantrao S. Dempo (1991)
- Ramesh Gelli (1991)
- Lalchand Hirachand (1992)
- K. M. Mammen Mappillai (1992)
- Meenakshi Sargogi (1992)
- Harshavardhan Neotia (1999)
- N. R. Narayana Murthy (2000)
- Kandathil Mammen Philip (2001)
- Kallam Anji Reddy (2001)
- Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (2003)
- Sharayu Daftary (2004)
- Shahnaz Husain (2006)
- Suresh Krishna (2006)
- Rajinder Gupta (2007)
- Naina Lal Kidwai (2007)
- A. Sivasailam (2007)
- Amit Mitra (2008)
- R. K. Krishna Kumar (2009)
- B. R. Shetty (2009)
- T. N. Manoharan (2010)
- Kapil Mohan (2010)
- Karsanbhai Patel (2010)
- B. Ravi Pillai (2010)
- Deepak Puri (2010)
- AVS Raju (2010)
- Venu Srinivasan (2010)
- Irshad Mirza (2010)
- Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed (2011)
- Sat Pal Khattar (2011)
- Kailasam Raghavendra Rao (2011)
- Arun Firodia (2012)
- Priya Paul (2012)
- Gopinath Pillai (2012)
- Swati Piramal (2012)
- Shoji Shiba (2012)
- Hemendra Prasad Barooah (2013)
- Milind Kamble (2013)
- Vandana Luthra (2013)
- Rajshree Pathy (2013)
- Kalpana Saroj (2013)
- Ravi Kumar Narra (2014)
- Pratap Govindrao Pawar (2014)
- Rajesh Saraiya (2014)
- Mallika Srinivasan (2014)
- T. V. Mohandas Pai (2015)
- Ajaypal Singh Banga (2016)
- Keki Hormusji Gharda (2016)
- Dilip Shanghvi (2016)
- Mahesh Sharma (2016)
- Saurabh Srivastava (2016)
- Rameshwarlal Kabra (2018)
- Shantanu Narayen (2019)
- Jai Prakash Agarwal (2020)
- Sanjeev Bikhchandani (2020)
- Bharat Goenka (2020)
- Vijay Sankeshwar (2020)
- Romesh Wadhwani (2020)
- Prem Watsa (2020)
- Sridhar Vembu (2021)
- Prahlad Rai Agarwala (2022)
- Jagjit Singh Dardi (2022)
- Muktamani Devi (2022)
- Ryuko Hira (2022)
- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) (2023)
- Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) (2023)
- Kumar Mangalam Birla (2023)
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