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= Prafull Anubhai = Prafull Anubhai Shah is an academician, industrialist, institutionbuilder, and writer based in Ahmedabad known for his contributions in the field of academics and his patronage in the field of Indian classical music.

Early life and education
He was born in a Gujarati Jain family to Manekben and Anubhai Chimalal on 20 January 1938. His father Anubhai Chimanlal was the chairman of Panchkuva Cloth Market in Ahmedabad. Anubhai Chimanlal-AMA Nagarikta Puraskar has been instituted by the Ahmedabad Management Association in the name of Anubhai Chimanlal.

Prafull Anubhai did his BSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics and attended the Programme for Management Development (PMD) at Harvard Business School.

Career
Prafull Anubhai embarked on his professional journey in 1961 as a junior executive in the textile industry. Subsequently, he participated in the PYE (Programme for Young Executives) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), and later pursued the Programme for Management Development (PMD) at Harvard Business School. Following his return from Harvard, he began teaching at IIMA and concurrently assumed the role of president at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) in 1970.

Over the course of several decades, he played a pivotal role as a member of IIMA's Society and Board of Governors. His profound involvement led him to document the institution's evolution in a comprehensive book, offering an analytical biography that traced its development from its inception. Simultaneously, he played a significant role in the establishment of Ahmedabad University in 2009, where he served as the chairman of the board of management.

Prafull Anubhai's extensive corporate contributions include his longstanding position on the board of Unichem Laboratories Ltd since 1979. During his tenure, he chaired the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee and served as a member of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at Unichem. Additionally, he held directorial roles in various companies, such as Gruh Finance Ltd., Vardhman Textiles Ltd., Vardhman Special Steels Ltd., Birla Sun Life Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd., Torrent Cables Ltd, Ltd., Botil Oil Tools (India) Pvt. Ltd., and the Center for Study of Science Technology & Policy, one of the India's leading think tanks.

Beyond the corporate realm, he has been associated with the Saptak School of Music, where he serves as the Honorary Director of Saptak Archives—an institution dedicated to preserving and disseminating Indian classical music.

Book
The IIMA Story: the DNA of an institution, Penguin Random House, India, 2011.