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Shyamlal Mohbe (1900 - 1987) was an Indian Engineer. He is best known for his work as the Chief Engineer at the Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mill in Rajnandgaon, Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh).

Early life
Grandfather was born on 1900 in Madhya Pradesh, British India. After finishing his schooling, he joined engineering college and became an engineer.

Career
Grandfather became the Chief Engineer for the Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mill in Rajnandgaon, Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh) on _. He was the only Indian to be on such a high management post, as at the time in British India, Indians were not allowed such high roles. He was the Chief Engineer there for 30 years before retirement and was honored with certificates for his amazing achievements at the cotton mill. He was very well known and respected by his colleagues there, with many of them saying that he was a great Chief Engineer at the cotton mill. He was also a very friendly and kind person there.

Awards and achievements
While at BNC Mills, he earned many awards and prizes there for his achievements as the Chief Engineer there. He was known and respected for his hard work and disciplined nature.

Personal life
Grandfather married Sushila Mohbe on _. Sushila Mohbe was the daughter of the Diwan of a royal family. They were married for more than 60 years and had nine kids with each other, seven boys and two girls. Grandfather also had 23 grandchildren in his lifetime, but his favorite grandson was Sameer Mohbe, the son of his youngest son Delip Mohbe.

Till his retirement, he used to live in a big bungalow provided by the BNC Mills along with 14+ servants. After his retirement, he moved into a new bungalow which he designed and built very near to the BNC Mills. Grandfather also used to own a very nice car. It was a maroon / dark red wine colored Škoda which was made and shipped from England when he purchased it. The car was quite big, and initially other than the king and the few British people he was the only one to own a car in his hometown.

Death
Grandfather died at age 87 on 1987 in his hometown of Rajnandgaon.