A young bachelor of science, driven by an industry in the throes of a revolution, quickly became part of it by initiating trade in dyestuffs to fulfill the acute need of the textile industries in erstwhile Manchester of India, Ahmedabad. Thereafter, by 1961, through ingenuity and sheer grit, he started importing various specialty dyestuffs. By the year 1963, this young man Shri J. R. Shah, was well versed enough in the nuances of the industry to plunge headlong into the nascent industry of dye manufacture. 1986, a fresh revolution overtook the Company-INDIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, The Pigment & Dyes Company came of age.