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Sureshchandra Shantilal Lalan (born 1968) is a diamantaire and businessman from Surat, India. He is recipient of National Award for Best self-employed person with disabilities category given by Government of India in 2018.

Life Sketch
He was born in 1968 in Bharadva, a village of Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Infected with polio in both legs in childhood, he currently lives with 80% loco-motor disability.

He arrived in Surat in 1990 and starting from a scratch, did various jobs in diamond factories. In 2011 he left the job of production head, where he managed 600 plus workers and started his own diamond manufacturing cum export unit. He soon established himself as a successful diamond manufacturer and his firm was given One Star Export House status in 2018. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment of Government of India took a note of his achievement and he was awarded in 2018 National Award by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment of Government of India for Best self employed person with Disabilities category, considering the fact that he employs more than 150 persons are employed in his factory.