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'Never a bright' student Subrata Roy married Univ topper; started business with only R 2000
Subrata Roy (born 10 June 1948) at Araria (40 km. north to Poornia, Bihar). He was born in an upper middle class family. As a child he was always a bright student and went on to hold a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. is an Indian businessman who is the founder and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with diversified ownership interests that includes Pune Warriors India, London's Grosvenor House, New York's Plaza Hotel, Aamby Valley City and Force India. Roy founded the company in 1978. He was named among the 10 Most Powerful People of India in 2012 by India Today. In 2004, the group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in India' after the Indian Railways.
Subrata Roy Parents Sudhir Chandra Roy and Srimati Chhabi Roy. He studied at Holy Child School in Kolkata and later studied diploma in mechanical engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. Roy started his first business in Gorakhpur. He is married to Swapna Roy who is the Dy. Managing Worker (Personnel and welfare). He has 2 sons, Before he founded the Sahara Group, he had already gathered 32 years of precious experience in business development along with 18 years of experience in real estate business.
Business career Sahara India Pariwar
Roy founded the Sahara Group in 1978, with an initial asset base of just US$43. From there, it went on to become the largest conglomerate of India with a diversified range of business interests. The company now has interests in real estate, media, entertainment, tourism, healthcare, and hospitality. On February 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of India ordered the arrest of Subrata Roy for failing to appear before it in connection with the Rs.24,000-crore deposits his company has not refunded to its investors. He was eventually arrested on 28 February 2014 by Uttar Pradesh police on Supreme Court's Warrant, in a dispute with Market Regulator - SEBI. In a statement after the arrest, his lawyer said Mr. Roy's 92-year-old mother was in poor health and needed "her eldest son" by her side, and hence he failed to appear at the court.
Awards and honors
* Subrata Roy Sahara has received an honorary doctorate in business leadership from the University of East London (2013).
* He also received the Business Icon of the Year award at the Powerbrands Hall of Fame Awards in London in 2011. He has been the ITA – TV Icon of the Year 2007. He has received the Global Leadership Award in 2004. He received Businessmen of the Year Award in 2002, the Best Industrialist Award in 2002, Vishisht Rashtriya Udaan Samman (2010) by a daily from India’s top most publication house, Vocational Award for Excellence (2010) by Rotary International, Karmaveer Samman (1995), Udyam Shree (1994), Baba-E-Rozgar Award (1992) and the National Citizen Award in 2001. He won the Academy Award in the Indian Television Academy Awards for his contribution to Indian television. He has been also awarded with honorary degree of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. Moreover, he has been featured regularly in the India Today (India’s leading magazine) list of 50 Most Powerful People of India, since 2003.
In 2012, Roy was named among the 10 most influential businessmen in India by the news magazine India Today.
In 2004, the company he founded was termed by Time magazine as "the second largest employer in India" after Indian Railways.
Subrata Roy (born 10 June 1948) at Araria (40 km. north to Poornia, Bihar). He was born in an upper middle class family. As a child he was always a bright student and went on to hold a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. is an Indian businessman who is the founder and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with diversified ownership interests that includes Pune Warriors India, London's Grosvenor House, New York's Plaza Hotel, Aamby Valley City and Force India. Roy founded the company in 1978. He was named among the 10 Most Powerful People of India in 2012 by India Today. In 2004, the group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in India' after the Indian Railways.
Subrata Roy Parents Sudhir Chandra Roy and Srimati Chhabi Roy. He studied at Holy Child School in Kolkata and later studied diploma in mechanical engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. Roy started his first business in Gorakhpur. He is married to Swapna Roy who is the Dy. Managing Worker (Personnel and welfare). He has 2 sons, Before he founded the Sahara Group, he had already gathered 32 years of precious experience in business development along with 18 years of experience in real estate business.
Business career Sahara India Pariwar
Roy founded the Sahara Group in 1978, with an initial asset base of just US$43. From there, it went on to become the largest conglomerate of India with a diversified range of business interests. The company now has interests in real estate, media, entertainment, tourism, healthcare, and hospitality. On February 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of India ordered the arrest of Subrata Roy for failing to appear before it in connection with the Rs.24,000-crore deposits his company has not refunded to its investors. He was eventually arrested on 28 February 2014 by Uttar Pradesh police on Supreme Court's Warrant, in a dispute with Market Regulator - SEBI. In a statement after the arrest, his lawyer said Mr. Roy's 92-year-old mother was in poor health and needed "her eldest son" by her side, and hence he failed to appear at the court.
Awards and honors
* Subrata Roy Sahara has received an honorary doctorate in business leadership from the University of East London (2013).
* He also received the Business Icon of the Year award at the Powerbrands Hall of Fame Awards in London in 2011. He has been the ITA – TV Icon of the Year 2007. He has received the Global Leadership Award in 2004. He received Businessmen of the Year Award in 2002, the Best Industrialist Award in 2002, Vishisht Rashtriya Udaan Samman (2010) by a daily from India’s top most publication house, Vocational Award for Excellence (2010) by Rotary International, Karmaveer Samman (1995), Udyam Shree (1994), Baba-E-Rozgar Award (1992) and the National Citizen Award in 2001. He won the Academy Award in the Indian Television Academy Awards for his contribution to Indian television. He has been also awarded with honorary degree of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. Moreover, he has been featured regularly in the India Today (India’s leading magazine) list of 50 Most Powerful People of India, since 2003.
In 2012, Roy was named among the 10 most influential businessmen in India by the news magazine India Today.
In 2004, the company he founded was termed by Time magazine as "the second largest employer in India" after Indian Railways.
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