Bharat Ram or Lala Bharat Ram (15 October 1914 – 11 July 2007) was an Indian industrialist, born in Delhi, British India.

Born in Delhi, Ram was the son of Lala Shri Ram, who founded Delhi Cloth & General Mills.^[1] Ram completed his preliminary education at Modern School New Delhi. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi with a degree in Mathematics. After his graduation in 1935, he joined Delhi Cloth & General Mills as an apprentice and rose to the position of chairman and managing director in 1958.^{[citation needed]}

Ram founded Shriram Fibres (SRF Ltd) in 1970 and later, Shri Ram Fertilizers. He served on various government committees and wrote two books: Glimpses of Industrial India and From Istanbul to Vienna. He also became the chairman of Indian Airlines.^[2] He received the Padma Bhushan award in 1972.^[1]

Ram was a passionate golfer and helped found the Indian Golf Union.^[3]

Ram died at a New Delhi hospital on 11 July 2007.^[4]

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