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Goenka Family
Goenka can refer to: * B K Goenka, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Welspun Group * Ramnath Goenka (1904–1991), freedom fighter and owner of ''The Indian Express'' daily * Shyam Sunder Goeka (1932-2002), Indian entrepreneur, founder of ''Tally Solutions'' * S. N. Goenka (1924-2013), prominent teacher of Vipassana meditation * RPG Group, the Goenka industrial family of India * RPSG Group, the spin off Goenka industry family of India * Badridas Goenka, patriarch of the Goenka industrial family ** Keshav Prasad Goenka, Son of BD Goenka *** Rama Prasad Goenka, Son of KP Goenka **** Harsh Goenka, Son of RP Goenka, patron of RPG **** Sanjiv Goenka Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. With a US$6 billion asset base and US$4.3 billion revenue, this multinational conglomerate is headquarter ..., Son of RP Goenka, patron of RPSG {{Disambig Indian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B K Goenka
Balkrishan Gopiram Goenka (born 15 August 1966) is among India's most dynamic business leaders and an Indian businessman based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is the Chairman of the US$2.3 billion Welspun Group. A global conglomerate with operations in more than 50 countries. He is the co-founder and largest shareholder of companies such as Welspun India Ltd, the world's largest manufacturer of terry towels, and Welspun Corp Ltd, the world's second-largest producer of large-diameter pipes. As Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) President (2018-2019), Goenka contributed significantly to shaping India's Trade, Commerce, and Industrial environment. According to Forbes, Goenka's net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion as of 29 December 2022. Goenka ranked 83rd on 2015's Forbes India Rich List. Early life Balkrishan Goenka (known more as BK or BKG) was born on 15 August 1966 in Hisar, Haryana, the son of Gopi Ram Goenka and his wife, Gayatri Devi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramnath Goenka
Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched ''The Indian Express'' in 1932 and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.''A doyen of Indian Journalism, Shri Goenka's greatest passion was the print media. He launched the Indian Express in 1932. -'' https://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses2/02201191.htm In 2000, ''India Today'' magazine, named him amongst their list of ''"100 People Who Shaped India"''. The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, named after Ramnath Goenka, are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism. Early life Ramnath Goenka was born on 22 April 1904 in Darbhanga Bihar, to Basantlal Goenka. Career He took shelter with a family named Chaudhry which came from a village near to his native Mandawa, at 23 Peria Naicker Street. During the Emergency Period of India, Ramnath Goenka was one of the few businessmen and journalists that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyam Sunder Goeka
Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor * Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala *Shyam Benegal, Indian film director *Shyam Satardekar, Indian politician *Karam Shyam, Indian politician ;Syam *Syam Pushkaran, scriptwriter in the Malayalam cinema *Syam Sudhakar (born 1983), Malayalam-language poet See also * Shyam (film) ''Shyam'' (''Black'') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama family film directed and produced by debutant Sebastian Maliyekkal, under the banner of Rajageetham Films Pvt. Ltd. The film features Rahul Madhav, Bhagath Manuel, Vivek Gopan and A ..., 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film * Sam (given name) * {{given name, type=both Indian given names Indian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPG Group
The Rama Prasad Goenka Group, commonly known as RPG Group, is an Indian industrial and services conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The roots of the RPG Group can be traced back to the enterprise of Ramdutt Goenka in 1820. RPG Enterprises was established in 1979 by Rama Prasad Goenka and initially comprised the Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute, and Murphy India companies. R. P. Goenka held the title of Chairman Emeritus until his death in 2013. The present chairman is Harsh Goenka, the elder son of R. P. Goenka. Presently, the RPG Group comprises over fifteen companies in the areas of infrastructure, tyres, technology, and speciality. Some of the companies it holds are CEAT Tyres, information technology firm Zensar Technologies, infrastructure company KEC International, pharmaceutical company RPG Life Sciences, a 50/50 joint-venture with TE Connectivity for Raychem RPG, plantation company Harrisons Malayalam, and a one-stop shop for senior adu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPSG Group
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (also known as RPSG Group) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata. It was founded by Sanjiv Goenka, the younger son of R. P. Goenka, Rama Prasad Goenka, on 13 July 2011. The Group's businesses include power and energy, carbon black manufacturing, retail, IT-enabled services, FMCG, media and entertainment, infrastructure and education. History and Acquisitions Rama Prasad Goenka established RPG Enterprises in 1979 with Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute, and Murphy India as the constituents. In 1981, the group acquired CEAT (company), CEAT Tyres India. KEC International was acquired in 1982. In 1986, it acquired the music company Gramophone Company of India Ltd, now known as Saregama. Harrisons Malayalam, the tea and rubber plantations was acquired in 1988. In the following year, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC Limited), Raychem Technologies, and Spence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badridas Goenka
Rai Bahadur Sir Badridas Goenka CIE (29 July 1883 – 26 February 1973) was an Indian industrialist and business tycoon who served as the Chairman of the Imperial Bank of India from 1933 to 1955 and the first Chairman of the State Bank of India upon its formation in 1955. Early life and education Badridas Goenka was born on 29 July 1883 in Calcutta to Ramachandra Goenka. The Goenkas were a Marwari family which hailed from Dundlod in Rajputana. His elder brother was Hariram Goenka and younger brother was Ghanshyam Das Goenka. In 1905, Badridas graduated from the Presidency College, Calcutta - he was the first Marwari to graduate. In college, Badridas developed an interest in physics and chemistry. He married Manorama in 1899. Career Badridas joined the family business after graduation and was in 1910, elected Secretary of the Marwari Association. In 1923, Badridas was nominated over his rival G. D. Birla to the Marwari reserved seat in the Imperial Legislative Council of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshav Prasad Goenka
Keshav Prasad Goenka (1912–1983) was an Indian businessman, industrialist, and one of the leaders among the earlier generations of the Goenka business family. His father, Badridas Goenka, was the nephew of Ramdutt Goenka, the founder of the Group. He was credited with contributions in expanding the business group by acquisitions, such as those of ''Duncan Brothers'' and ''Octavius Steel'', two British trading houses and several other business houses. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1969, for his contributions to Indian industry. Goenka, a Marwari by birth, was married to Rukmani Devi, and the couple had three sons and two daughters. R. P. Goenka, the eldest among sons, was the founder of RPG Group. See also * R. P. Goenka Rama Prasad Goenka (1 March 1930 – 14 April 2013) was the founder and chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate. Born in 1930, he was the eldest s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Prasad Goenka
Rama Prasad Goenka (1 March 1930 – 14 April 2013) was the founder and chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate. Born in 1930, he was the eldest son of Keshav Prasad Goenka and grandson of Sir Badri Prasad Goenka, the first Indian to be appointed Chairman of the Imperial Bank of India (now the State Bank of India). His two younger brothers were Jagdish Prasad and Gouri Prasad. On Keshav Prasad Goenka's death, his businesses were split between the three brothers. Rama Prasad Goenka (better known as RP Goenka), established RPG Enterprises in 1979. He attended Presidency College of University of Calcutta in his home town of Kolkata and Harvard University in the United States. He was an M.P. in the Rajya Sabha, or upper house, of the Indian Parliament. Goenka was the chairman of the Board of Governors of International Management Institute and a trustee of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust and the Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harsh Goenka
Harsh Vardhan Goenka (born 10 December 1957) is the current chairman of US$3.80 billion worth Indian RPG Group conglomerate. He is the eldest son of R. P. Goenka and chairman of RPG Group since 1988. He is listed as 77th richest Indian and number 1281 among world billionaire by Forbes. He graduated in economics from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata and thereafter pursued his MBA from the International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland. He has one younger brother Sanjiv Goenka with whom he amicably divided the business assets under advice from their father. He has held positions as president of Indian Merchants' Chamber and member-executive committee at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. He is a member of the board of governors of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), one of the leading technical educational institutes in India. He is also a member of foundation board of International Institute for Management Development, Switz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjiv Goenka
Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. With a US$6 billion asset base and US$4.3 billion revenue, this multinational conglomerate is headquartered in Kolkata. Early life Goenka was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka in a Marwari Family and raised in Kolkata. Education An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Goenka received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981. Board memberships * IIT Kharagpur * International Management Institute * Firstsource References External links Profileat CESC Limited Profileat Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Goenka, Sanjiv 1961 births Living people Businesspeople from Kolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
