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Meghji Pethraj Shah
Indian politician and businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meghji Pethraj Shah (15 September 1905 in Dabsang Jamnagar – 30 July 1964) was a Gujarati Jain businessman.[1] He was member of Rajya Sabha from Bombay State for the term 3 April 1956 to 2 April 1962 but resigned on 26 July 1957.[2]
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In Saurashtra, development of libraries owes its origin to Meghaji Pethraj Shah, who made a munificent donation of one crore of rupees. As a result, 150 libraries were started in each district of Saurashtra.
One primary government school was built on his name. M.P. Shah Primary School Nagadia, Kalyanpur, Jamnagar.
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