Ramesh Chandra

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Ramesh Chandra
Born 1939/1940 (age 84–85)[1]
Residence New Delhi
Nationality Indian
Education IIT Kharagpur
University of Southampton[1]
Known for founder of Unitech
Net worth $1 billion (2011)[1]
Spouse(s) Married

Ramesh Chandra (born 1940) is the founder Indian Real estate company Unitech.

Early life and education

Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in Farrukhabad, a town in Uttar Pradesh. After finishing his schooling here, he joined IIT Kharagpur, where he studied structural engineering.[2]

Career

After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in Kolkata post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering from the University of Southampton in England. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.[2]

He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build middle-class homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the Unitech Group The company is now largely under the management of two sons — Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra with latter being in charge of Unitech Wireless. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the 2G spectrum scam and was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Dr. Pushpa Chandra, and has two children — Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon The Economic Times, 26 Jan 2008.
  3. India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail

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