Kuldip Singh Dhingra is an
Indian entrepreneur, promoter and chairman of
Berger Paints.
Kuldip has been listed as one of
Forbes India's richest Indians and also in its
The World's Billionaires list among the
highest Indians by net worth.
Early life
Kuldip was born in 1947 into a
Sikh
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Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Arora
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Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the sou ...
business family in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
,
Punjab, India. His grandfather started the paint business in 1898 in Amritsar. Kuldip holds a bachelor's degree from
Delhi University.
Berger Paints
In 1991 Kuldip along with his brother
Gurbachan Singh Dhingra
Gurbachan Singh Dhingra is an Indian entrepreneur, promoter and vice chairman of Berger Paints. Gurbachan is among the 100 Richest Indian and Forbes global billionaires.
Early life
Gurbachan born (1950) in a business family. His grandfather ...
purchased Berger paints from
UB group of
Vijay Mallya.
The book ''Unstoppable: Kuldip Singh Dhingra and the Rise of Berger Paints'' is the biography of Kuldip Singh Dhingra written by the author Sonu Bhasin.
Association
Kuldip serves as director of Ashi Farms, Anshana Properties, Arambol Properties, Citland commercial credits, KSD Buildwell, KSD probuilt, Lobelia Buildwell, Scorpio research and consultants, Vinu Farms, Vignette Investments, United Stock Exchange, Wazir Estate, Wazir properties, UKPI Plantations, UK Paints, Sunaina Evergreen, Surjit Plantations, Berger becker coatings, Berger paints, Jolly properties, Kanwar Green Lands, Rishkul Properties, Amrit Plantations, Meeta Plantations, Malibu Estates, RPL forests, Bigg Investments and Finance, Flex Properties, Burgeon Properties, Britona Properties, Harman Greenfields, Pagoda Buildcon, Rishma Meadows, Fable Propbuild, Flume Propbuild.
Family
Kuldip is married to Meeta Dhingra and has three children. Kuldip's daughter, Rishma Kaur, is part of the business and is married to
Raninder Singh (m.1995), a scion of the royal family of
Patiala. They together have three children namely: Seherinder Kaur (b.1996), Inayatinder Kaur (b.1999) and a son, Yadauinder Singh (b.2003).
The entire family lives in
New Delhi.
References
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Living people
Businesspeople from New Delhi
Indian industrialists
Indian billionaires
1947 births
People from Amritsar
Indian Sikhs
Delhi University alumni