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Seth Sir Chhaju Ram Lamba

Seth Sir Chhaju Ram Lamba (1861–1943) was a Jat tycoon from Bhiwani district of then Punjab (British India) (now Haryana state) and made a fortune in Calcutta during the British Raj period. A philanthropist, he undertook many social improvement projects. He financed the higher studies of Sir Chhotu Ram. He was born in a Hindu Jat family in 1861 at Alakhpura in Bawani Khera tehsil, Bhiwani district of then Punjab (current Haryana state). His father was Chaudhary Salig Ram Lamba and had migrated from the village of Gothra in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. He died on 7 April 1943. Several prominent jat institutes are named after him, including the following:

CRM JAT College

Chhaju Ram Law College, Hisar

Chhaju Ram College of Education, Hisar

Chhaju Ram Jat Senior Secondary School, Hisar

Chhaju Ram Public School, Hisar