
1st JULY, 1923 - BIRTH
KAMALIA, DISTRICT LAYALLPUR BRITISH INDIA
PARENTS
FATHER : BAHADUR CHAND MUNJAL
MOTHER : THAKUR DEVI MUNJAL
1930
JOINED GURUKUL NEAR KAMALIA
1st JULY, 1923 - BIRTH
KAMALIA, DISTRICT LAYALLPUR BRITISH INDIA
PARENTS
FATHER : BAHADUR CHAND MUNJAL
MOTHER : THAKUR DEVI MUNJAL
1930
JOINED GURUKUL NEAR KAMALIA
1938
STARTED WORKING IN A LOCAL FARM
1943
WORKED IN ARMY ORDINANCE
DEPOT QUETTA, PAKISTAN
1947
BOARDED THE LAST TRAIN OUT
OF KAMALIA MOVED TO AMRITSAR
MOVED TO AGRA MARRIED
SANTOSH MUNJAL
1949
STARTED HIS OWN BUSINESS IN BOMBAY
1951
MOVED TO LUDHIANA & JOINED HIS BROTHERS TO TRADE IN BICYCLE COMPONENTS
1953
STARTED MANUFACTURING BICYCLE COMPONENTS
CHILDREN
RAMAN
GEETA
SUMAN
PAWAN
SUNIL
1956
HERO CYCLES ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA
1959
FIRST TRIP TO GERMANY TO IMPORT LATEST TECHNOLOGY
FOR BICYCLE CHAIN MACHINERY
MET MR. ERNST MANN HIS TECHNOLOGY GURU
1960
ROCKMAN CYCLES ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA
7.4 TO MANUFACTURE CHAIN AND BICYCLE HUBS
1962
MUNJAL GASES ESTABLISHED AND BECOMES THE SECOND ANCILLARY IN LUDHIANA
1964
PRESIDENT OF THE
MANAGING SOCIETY OF
DAYANAND MEDICAL
COLLEGE & HOSPITAL
LUDHIANA
1968
STARTED LUDHIANA
FLYING CLUB
1969
HIGHWAY INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA
1976
ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
1977 ROTARY DISTT. GOVERNOR
1978
STARTED BAHADURCHAND MUNJAL
ARYA MODEL SCHOOL, LUDHIANA &
LUDHIANA MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION
MAJESTIC AUTO ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA TO MANUFACTURE MOPEDS
1981
MUNJAL CASTINGS DROOLS ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA
1983
HERO HONDA ESTABLISHED IN NEW DELHI
1985
MUNJAL SHOWA ESTABLISHED IN GURGAON
1987
SUNBEAM AUTO ESTABLISHED
IN GURGAON
1987
PRESIDENT OF CII
1988
GUJARAT CYCLES ESTABLISHED
HERO CYCLES ESTABLISHED IN SAHIBABAD
HERO MOTORS ESTABLISHED IN SAHIBABAD
1990
HERO COLD ROLLING DIVISION ESTABLISHED IN LUDHIANA
1991
HERO FINLEASE ESTABLISHED
1994
BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR BY BUSINESS INDIA GROUP OF PUBLICATIONS
1995
PRESIDENT OF SIAM NATIONAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY
1997
DISTINGUISHED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AWARD FROM THE PHD CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
1998
BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
BY BUSINESS BARON
2000
CONFERRED SIR JAHANGIR GHANDY
MEDAL FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE
BY XLRI JAMSHEDPUR
2001
ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENUER
OF THE YEAR
2003
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FROM THE ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION (ANA) FOR MANAGEMENT
2004
DOCTORATE BY BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY, VARANASI
HERO BPO ESTABLISHED
2005
THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA BESTOWS PADMA BHUSHAN
DOCTOR OF LETTERS
(HONOR'S CAUSAI) BY HEMWATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA GARHWAL UNIVERSITY, SRINAGAR GARHWAL
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY ET AWARDS FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE
2006
HERO REALTY ESTABLISHED
2007
HERO MINDMINE ESTABLISHED
2009
SIAM GOLDEN JUBILEE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
2010
BML MUNJAL GREEN MEADOWS PUBLIC SCHOOL, HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND
2010
HERO STEELS ESTABLISHED
2011
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD BY ERNST & YOUNG
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE BY IIT KHARAGPUR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD BY ENTERPRISE ASIA
2011
FINLEASE RENAMED AS HERO FINCORP
2011
HERO HONDA RENAMED AS HERO MOTOCORP
2012
HERO FUTURE ENERGIES ESTABLISHED
2014
BML MUNJAL UNIVERSITY GURGAON, HARYANA
2014
THE CNB VISIONEER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BY NDTV PROFIT CAR & BIKE AWARDS 2013
1st NOVEMBER 2015
DR. BML MUNJAL LIVES FOREVER