The Thapar Group is an Indian conglomerate founded by

Karam Chand Thapar Karam Chand Thapar (1900–1962) was the founder of the Thapar Group of companies. He was originally from Punjab. He started his career in 1920 as a coal trader in Calcutta, and built up the family fortune through Karam Chand Thapar and Bros. ...

. The following companies are or have been a part of the group:

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, The Pioneer, Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Limited, TT & G Trading Pvt Limited, Built Middle East Pvt Limited, Himalayan Hideaways Pvt Limited, Karam Chand Thapar & Bros Limited,

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Corporation Limited and KCT Papers Limited.

Divisions

Inder Mohan Thapar's son Vikram Thapar and grandson Varun Thapar look after the KCT group which includes KCT Coal Sales (KCT Bros), the Calcutta-based coal trading business. Vikram M. Thapar started Waterbase Ltd in the 90s with primary business of aquaculture including prawn farms for exports. After Lalit Mohan Thapar's death in 2007, his nephew Gautam Thapar (son of Brij Mohan Thapar and grandson of Karam Chand Thapar) formed

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and took the reins of BILT, which is the flagship company of the group. Gautam's brother Karan took over the holding company Karun Carpets Private Limited which took over DBH International (including Kaolin India), Bharat Starch Products, DBH Investments and which got the majority of

, Premium Transmission, DBH Holding, Greaves Leasing, Dee Greaves, DBH Consulting and Ampere Vehicles. JCT Mills FC was the football club of JCT Mills till it was disbanded in 2011. The club has competed in top tier leagues of India,

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alongside

Punjab State Super Football League The Punjab State Super Football League is an Indian top state-level regional league for men's football clubs. The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league is c ...

References

External links

Business Houses list

Article on family division

JCT electronics

KCT website

The Waterbase website

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