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Rupani (other)
Rupani is an Indian name and it may refer to * Nanik Rupani, Indian entrepreneur * Vijay Rupani, Indian politician, former chief minister of Gujarat * Rupani Rural Municipality in Nepal {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanik Rupani
Nanik Rupani (born 1941) is an Indian Entrepreneur. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of Priyadarshni Academy, an NGO which provides educational scholarships to needy and deserving students. They promote the Indian classical performing arts among the youth. He also introduced Contact Point on 27 November 1988. It was launched by M. C. Venkatram, Chief General Manager of MTNL. Considering the fact that telecommunication was introduced in India in 1950, landlines were only available for few and the rest had to face huge waiting periods for contacting someone. He was the first to start communications in the private sector. Early life Rupani was born in undivided India (now Pakistan) in 1941. With a choiceless situation at the front, all the wealth and property was left and he moved to India with his family at the age of 6. Nanik and family moved to Wadala, a modest distant suburb of Mumbai. His father was a trader who later had to work as a commission agent with cloth dealer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Rupani
Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Rupani (born 2 August 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021 for two terms. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, representing Rajkot West. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life Vijay Rupani was born to Mayaben and Ramniklal Rupani, in Yangon, Myanmar to a Jain Bania family. He was the seventh and youngest son of the couple. His family moved to Rajkot in 1960 due to political instability in Burma. He studied Bachelor of Arts from Dharmendrasinhji Arts College and LLB from Saurashtra University. Career Business career Vijay Rupani is a partner in a trading firm Rasiklal & Sons, founded by his father. He had worked as a stock broker. Political career Vijay Rupani started his career as student activist associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and subsequently joined Jan Sangh in 1971. He has been associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |