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Lohia
Lohia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aloke Lohia (born 1958), Indian businessman *Mohan Lal Lohia, Indian businessman *Ram Manohar Lohia, activist for the Indian independence movement *Sri Prakash Lohia Sri Prakash Lohia (born 11 August 1952) is an Indian-born Indonesian billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Indorama Corporation, a diversified petrochemical and textile company. Lohia hails from India, but has spent the maj ..., Indian businessman See also * Lohia Machinery {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Manohar Lohia
Ram Manohar Lohia ; (23 March 1910 – 12 October 1967) was an activist in the Indian independence movement and a socialist political leader. During the last phase of British rule in India, he worked with the Congress Radio which was broadcast secretly from various places in Bombay until 1942. Early life Ram Manohar Lohia was born on 23 March 1910 at Akbarpur, modern-day Uttar Pradesh in a Bania family. His mother died in 1912, when he was just two years old, and he was later brought up by his father Hiralal who never remarried.There was a lady who belonged to the Barber community, who brought him up in his early life. She was his family servant. In 1918 he accompanied his father to Bombay where he completed his high school education. He attended the Banaras Hindu University to complete his intermediate and work after standing first in his school's matriculation examinations in 1927. He then joined the Vidyasagar College, under the University of Calcutta and in 1929, earned h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Prakash Lohia
Sri Prakash Lohia (born 11 August 1952) is an Indian-born Indonesian billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Indorama Corporation, a diversified petrochemical and textile company. Lohia hails from India, but has spent the majority of his professional life in Indonesia since 1974. In 2013, ''Forbes'' ranked him as the 6th richest person in Indonesia, with a net worth of US$3 billion. Early life Lohia was born in Kolkata on 11 August 1952 to Mohan Lal Lohia and Kanchan Devi Lohia. He has three brothersOm, Ajey (original name Ajay Prakash), and Aloke (original name Alok or Anil Prakash)and one sisterAruna. Career In 1973, Lohia moved to Indonesia with his father Mohan Lal Lohia and started Indorama Synthetics, which began to manufacture spun yarns in 1976. The company was divided in the late 1980s by Mohan Lal Lohia between his three sons to avoid family disputes in the future. Lohia's elder brother Om Prakash moved to India and set up Indorama Synthetics. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Lal Lohia
Mohan Lal Lohia (21 December 1930 – 1 June 2017) was an Indian businessman and business magnate, who founded the Indorama Corporation and the Lohia Foundation. The billionaires, Sri Prakash Lohia and Aloke Lohia are his sons. Early life and education Mohan Lal Lohia was born on 21 December 1930, in Ratangarh, Rajasthan, India. He was educated in Jogbani, near the India–Nepal border. Career In 1950 Lohia travelled to Burma (Myanmar), where he started working as a raw material purchase manager for an embroidery and lace manufacturing production. This job frequently took him to other countries such as Singapore and Japan. In the same year he started his own business as a textile manufacturer. According to his eldest son, Om Prakash, Lohia predicted the reforms passed by the Burmese government in 1963, which ordered foreign manufacturers to vacate their businesses and move out of Burma. Prior to that he had already established an embroidery and lace factory in Bangkok and a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloke Lohia
Aloke Lohia (born 1958) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the founder and CEO of Indorama Ventures. Early & personal life Lohia was educated at Delhi University, where he received a bachelor of commerce degree. Lohia is married to Suchitra Lohia, a director and vice chairman of the Indorama Ventures. They have a daughter and two sons together. Career From 1979 to 1987, Lohia was the finance director of P.T. Indorama Synthetics, Indonesia. In 1988, he moved to Thailand, where he founded Indorama Chemicals (now known as Aurus Specialty Company Limited) to turn corncobs into furfural alcohol, supported financially by the German Investment Corporation. Lohia started Thailand's first wool business under the name Indorama Holdings in 1994 before starting Thailand's first PET ( Polyethylene Terephthalate) business, Indorama Polymers, in 1995. In February 2010, Lohia delisted Indorama Polymers and simultaneously listed its parent company Indorama Ventures on the Stock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
