Subrata Roy

Subrata Roy

Subrata Roy is an Indian businessman. He is the Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with diversified businesses and assets including Aamby Valley City, and India’s largest land bank spread in cities across India. Subrata Roy founded the company in 1978.

Roy was featured among the “10 Most Powerful People of India” in 2012 by India Today.  In 2004, Sahara group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in India’ after Indian Railways. The group operates in more than 5,000 establishments spread across India and has a workforce of around 1.4 million under the Sahara India Pariwar umbrella.

Name	Subrata Roy
Category	Industrialist
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar
Date of Birth	10 June 1948
Birthplace	Araria, Bihar, India
Age	71
Spouse	Swapna Roy
Awards and Honors	Baba-E-Rozgar Award (1992). Udyam Shree (1994) Karmaveer Samman (1995). National Citizen Award (2001). The Best Industrialist Award (2002). Businessmen of the Year Award (2002). Global Leadership Award (2004). ITA – TV Icon of the Year 2007. Vishisht Rashtriya Udaan Samman (2010). Vocational Award for Excellence (2010) by Rotary International. Business Icon of the Year award at the Powerbrands Hall of Fame Awards in London (2011). Honorary Doctorate in Business Leadership from the University of East London (2013). Honorary Degree of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. General Jury Award by the Indian Television Academy Awards.
Books Published	“Shanti, Sukh: Santushti”, Essays on peace of mind and happy living. (1994). “Maan, Samman, Atmasamman” “Life Mantras” (February 2016). “Think With Me” (December 2016).
Website	www.subrataroysahara.com

Company Profile

Name	Sahara India Pariwar
Industry	Conglomerate
Type of business	Public
Founded in	1978
Headquarter	Lucknow (India)
Services	Financial services Construction Mass media Retailing IT services and outsourcing Hospitality Health Care Education Automobile
Area Served	World Wide
No. of employees	1.4 million+
Website	www.sahara.in

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