SHAH, SHRI VIREN, Swa., (Gujarat-Junagadh-1967): s. of Shri Jawaharlal Motichand; b. at Calcutta, May 12, 1926; ed. at Bombay University; participated in the Management Course of the American Managment  Association, New York and the First  Advanced Management Programme in  India of AIMA and MIT, U.S.A.; married ; 2 s. and 1 d.;   Industrialist ; Director of several companies; previously associated with the Congress; participated in the 1942 movement and in the movement for liberation of Junagadh from accession to Pakistan; was Joint Secretary of Junagadh Rajya Praja Mandal; was Founder-Chairman, Steel Furnace Association of India; Chairman, Steel Re-Rolling Mills Association of India; Vice-Chairman, Mukand Iron and Steel Works Ltd.; Member, (1) Technical Committee on Assessment of Re-Rolling capacity, Government of India; (2) Maharashtra State Advisory Council of Industries; (3) Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi; (4) Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber, Bombay.

Social activities:  Vice-President Sorath Vikas Mandal; Trustee, (1) Sasta Sahitya Trust; (2) March of the Nation Trust; (3) Jamnalal Bajaj Seva Trust; Member, Rotary Club, Bombay; associated with many other cultural and educational institutions and sports clubs.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Reading, meeting people and sports.

Special interests:  Industrial and economic activities.

Clubs:  Member, Bombay Presidency Radio Club; Cricket Club of India; Willingdon Sports Club and Delhi Polo Club.

Travels abroad:  Travelled extensively in U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Europe and Japan.

Permanent address:  21 A. Meher Apartments, Altamount Road, Bombay—26.