Ruda Ladha Chawra

Seth Ruda Ladha Chawra, Rai Saheb (1884–1948) was a noted railway contractor and Kutchi industrialist, who established himself at Hoshangabad, India.

Early life He was born in 1884

Ruda Ladha had some primary education at vernacular school at Madhapar and Bhuj. importing machinery and dies from England. and he became a leading businessman in tile making business and he expanded into establishing several other tile making factories in later years.

Miner He also held some investments in a colliery at Betul near Chhindwara. Further, he also owned Manganese mines. and a noted contractor, Also he was responsible for starting a primary school at Bagra Tawa and donated money for expansion of school at Narmadapuram and Itarsi and building a temple at Bagra Tawa. He had also donated money to Indian Red Cross Society. The several tiles factory started by him and his brothers like, Ruda Ladha & Sons, Manji Ladha & Sons, Trisul Tile Works, Bagra Tile & Bricks Co., which continued to dominate tile market of India for at least seven decades, till the government environment policies lead to its decline in decade of 1980s and the industry is near its death-bed in current era, as there is complete ban an excavating yellow clay from Satpura forests. thus throwing this obscure village on industrial map of India.