Dharam Srichand Hinduja's tragic death has deeply affected many friends, relatives, and well-wishers of the Hinduja family worldwide. He was the only son of Srichand Parmanand Hinduja and Madhu Srichand Hinduja.
Dharam, the third and youngest child of Srichand and Madhu, was educated in London at Westminster School. In addition to excelling in academics, he was also captain of his school's tennis team, vice-captain of its squash team, and a member of its soccer and cricket teams. His education at Westminster School in 1988 led him to The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he competed on the University squash team. After graduating in May 1991 with a Bachelor of Science and Economics (BSE) degree in International, Financial and Strategic Management, he worked at Morgan Stanley in New York, IVECO-FORD, (Watford) and various group companies.
In the autumn of 1992, he was scheduled to enroll at Georgetown Law School in order to study law and gain additional perspective before joining the family business, The Hinduja Group of Companies, headed by his father.
Destiny took Dharam away from his family and world prematurely. He gained everyone's respect for his leadership qualities, his charming personality, and ready wit, despite his accomplishments in sports, music, and modern art. He was also very spiritual and culturally minded.
During the last couple of years of his life, Dharam showed an interest in the worldwide activities of the Hinduja Foundation. Taking part in discussions pertaining to the Foundation's various projects, he had several ideas for expanding and diversifying its philanthropic activities.
His contributions to shaping its policies would certainly have been significant over the years.
In 1991, during the International Year of the Girl Child, Hinduja Foundation established the Dharam Hinduja merit-and-merit scholarships in honour of his memory. Designed as an objective and transparent system of selection, the scholarship program is designed to recognize and reward outstanding, but needy, school-leavers whose further education is supported by this scholarship.
