Ramchandra Nursey Divecha
Ramchandra Nursey Divecha (1859- )
1922 F.R.S.A., M.I.Mech.E., Mechanical and Civil Engineer, Chief Engineer, Shahpur Mills, Bungalow No. 4484, Ahmedabad. T. A.: " Ram, Ahmedabad." T. N.: 6 Ahmedabad, India. Hindu Kshatrya, married. b. in Bombay 1859. Ed. up to Matric. Training as Overseer and Draughtsman in Sir Jamselji Jeejibhai School of Arts, Bombay, and then served as apprentice in Mechanical Engineering Department in the Bombay Iron Works and the Jadowjie Raghowji's Mill, Bombay, and passed First Class Engineer's Examination held by the Bombay Government. Served as Chief Engineer and as Consulting Engineer; designed and erected twelve Spinning and Weaving Mills, Ahmedabad Municipal Pumping Station, and several flour mills and factories. A Member of the Hemabhai Institute, a Member of the Gujerat Vernacular Society; Member of the Ahmedabad Municipal Sanitary Committee; Director and Consulting Engineer to the India Spinning and Weaving Mills Co., Ltd., and Chief Engineer to Sir Chinubhaie's Shahpur Mills, Ahmedabad. President of the Ahmedabad Industrial Club. Published a book, " Steam Engineer," in Gujerati language. War Services.—Supervised the work of turning 13 lb. shells.