Subrata Roy
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Subrata Roy Sahara (born 10 June 1948) also known as Saharasri is the managing worker and chairman of Sahara India Pariwar
.
. His residence is in Lucknow, UP, India. Subrata Roy Sahara founded Sahara India Pariwar
in 1978. In 2004, the group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in India after the Indian Railways
’.
sahara real estate corporation ltd. and sahara housing investment corporation ltd.
The flagship real estate project Sahara City Homes chain of townships is proposed to be across 217 cities in India. Recently it has launched Sahara Grace brand Phase II is an outcome of the success achieved by Phase I its of residential complex at Kochi. After Sahara Grace at Gurgaon and Lucknow the Kochi project is the third under this brand which is positioned to provide a product mix of apartments and penthouses to its residents. Other ventures of Sahara real estate business are Sahara States – Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad and Bhopal, Brand malls – Sahara Ganj, Lucknow and Sahara Mall, Gurgaon.
Sahara is constructing an eco-friendly self-contained residential city called Amby Valley in Maharashtara near Mumbai Pune expressway. The city is spread over 10000 acres of land.
, consisting of 36 city specific regional news channels Sahara Samay, Sahara One
, general entertainment channel and a Hindi movie channel Filmy
. Sahara Samay received the "Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award" in 2008 for its network newsroom technology. Sahara has recently launched FIRANGI channel which is positioned as World Television in Hindi.
Subrata Roy Sahara owns one national weekly magazine in English, 7 editions of Hindi Daily Newspaper Rashtriya Sahara, nine editions of Urdu Daily Newspaper Roznama Rashtriya Sahara and one International Urdu Weekly, Rashtriya Sahara
and other regional Indian languages. Its successes include Bewafaa
, Page 3
, Sarkar
, No Entry
, Wanted. In September 2010, the company was in talks to acquire MGM
Studios, but the deal collapsed. Sahara is willing to try again to take over MGM.
Subrata Roy Sahara is creating a Film City to provide filmmakers with everything they need to make films, television software and commercials. The existing infrastructure of the Film City will be renovated and equipped with the most modern and latest technology.
team, Pune Warriors India on 21 March 2010 for Rs. 1702 crores. It has had sponsorship rights for the Indian Cricket Team
since 2001. In the last bid Sahara had bagged the sponsorship for the Indian Cricket Team
for Rs. 400 crore for a four-year period ending December 2009, and had agreed to continue for six more months as Board of Cricket Control in India could not find any sponsors. The group on Monday, 31 May 2010 re-secured the sponsorship rights for the Indian men's cricket team till December 31, 2013. Sahara outbid Bharti Airtel for the right to sponsor Team India. Sahara bagged the rights for Rs 3.3 crores per match.Sahara and Airtel had submitted the eligibility documents and security deposits on Saturday and the bid was submitted on Monday and thereafter, BCCI's marketing committee decided the new sponsor of Team of India. In October 2011, Sahara acquired 42.5% of the Force India Formula 1 Team
for an estimated share of $US 100 million.
The group also owns the Grosvenor House Hotel
- London (UK).
Kasturi Handicrafts is a retail store chain offering apparel for Women, Home Furnishings, Silk Carpets and Rugs, Fashion Accessories, Jewellery of Gold & Silver, Precious Stones and Artificial Jewellery, Chandeliers, Marble, Wooden, Stone and Art Metalware and Leather Products .
. He has taken many Disaster Management initiatives at the time of natural disasters which covered more than a million victims. During calamities like super cyclone of Orissa, earthquake in Gujarat, drought in Rajasthan or floods in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Sahara provided relocation, rehabilitation of victims and even reconstruction of the calamity struck areas to the Gujarat and Maharashtra earthquakes .. . He is working towards health, education and nutrition programs for children and women, adult literacy and vocational training initiatives. Under his Mobile Health Care (MHU) program, Sahara through its 52 Mobile Healthcare Vans (each equipped with doctors, pharmacists and medicines) is providing free primary health care to the extremely remote and backward areas of 7 districts of India. His group is working for the rehabilitation of physically challenged people, mass marriage ceremonies of 101 underprivileged girls on annual basis and support to National Cadet Corps
(NCC) forms part of Sahara’s universe of concern.
for his contribution to Indian Television. Recently he has been awarded with honorary degree
of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University
, Darbhanga.
Sahara India Pariwar
Sahara India Pariwar is an Indian multi-business conglomerate with diversified business interests that include financial services, housing finance, mutual funds, life insurance, city development, real estate activities, print and television media, film production, sports, information technology,...
.
About
He is named among the 25 Most Powerful People of India by India TodayIndia Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
. His residence is in Lucknow, UP, India. Subrata Roy Sahara founded Sahara India Pariwar
Sahara India Pariwar
Sahara India Pariwar is an Indian multi-business conglomerate with diversified business interests that include financial services, housing finance, mutual funds, life insurance, city development, real estate activities, print and television media, film production, sports, information technology,...
in 1978. In 2004, the group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in India after the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
’.
Philosophy of work and life
He has propounded the corporate philosophy of ‘Collective Materialism’, that advocates collective growth through collective sharing and caring. Roy promotes sports at international to regional level. The Sahara group is a sponsor of National Indian Cricket, Hockey Teams and has adopted 91 sportsmen belonging to the four Indian Olympic disciplines of Boxing, Wrestling, Archery, Shooting and Track & Field. The Group also organizes ‘Sahara India Sports Awards' to felicitate the achievement and efforts of Indian sportspersons in their respective fields and provide recognition to the upcoming young talents.Merchandise Retail Venture
Sahara Q Shop is an Consumer Merchandise Retail Venture of Sahara India Pariwar which is launched on Mega Scale across India with 1 lac neighbourhood franchisee outlets (within 12 - 18 months) in the close vicinity of 2 - 3 km. area of our esteemed customers..Real Estate
Subrata Roy Sahara established many real estate business which is operated assahara real estate corporation ltd. and sahara housing investment corporation ltd.
The flagship real estate project Sahara City Homes chain of townships is proposed to be across 217 cities in India. Recently it has launched Sahara Grace brand Phase II is an outcome of the success achieved by Phase I its of residential complex at Kochi. After Sahara Grace at Gurgaon and Lucknow the Kochi project is the third under this brand which is positioned to provide a product mix of apartments and penthouses to its residents. Other ventures of Sahara real estate business are Sahara States – Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad and Bhopal, Brand malls – Sahara Ganj, Lucknow and Sahara Mall, Gurgaon.
Sahara is constructing an eco-friendly self-contained residential city called Amby Valley in Maharashtara near Mumbai Pune expressway. The city is spread over 10000 acres of land.
Media
Subrata Roy Sahara owns the national Hindi News Channel SamaySamay
Samay is a unit of time representing the blink of an eye, or about a quarter of a second. An ordered set of these instants is known as an Avalia....
, consisting of 36 city specific regional news channels Sahara Samay, Sahara One
Sahara One
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....
, general entertainment channel and a Hindi movie channel Filmy
Filmy
Filmy is an Indian Hindi language movie channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned by Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited and was launched on February 12, 2006.-Programming:Besides movies, Filmy also airs some original shows....
. Sahara Samay received the "Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award" in 2008 for its network newsroom technology. Sahara has recently launched FIRANGI channel which is positioned as World Television in Hindi.
Subrata Roy Sahara owns one national weekly magazine in English, 7 editions of Hindi Daily Newspaper Rashtriya Sahara, nine editions of Urdu Daily Newspaper Roznama Rashtriya Sahara and one International Urdu Weekly, Rashtriya Sahara
Film
Subrata Roy Sahara is engaged in business of producing, marketing and distribution of motion pictures in HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and other regional Indian languages. Its successes include Bewafaa
Bewafaa
Bewafaa is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Shamita Shetty, Manoj Bajpai and Kabir Bedi. The film is directed by Dharmesh Darshan who later directed films like Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan...
, Page 3
Page 3 (film)
Page 3 is a 2005 Indian film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar about the Page 3 Culture and media in the city of Mumbai. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Sandhya Mridul, Tara Sharma, Anju Mahendru, and Boman Irani...
, Sarkar
Sarkar (film)
Sarkar is a 2005 Indian dramatic thriller film set in the world of politics and crime, directed by Ram Gopal Varma...
, No Entry
No Entry
No Entry is a Hindi comedy film released in 2005. It was directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor. The films stars Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, Esha Deol and Bipasha Basu. Sameera Reddy makes a special appearance...
, Wanted. In September 2010, the company was in talks to acquire MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
Studios, but the deal collapsed. Sahara is willing to try again to take over MGM.
Subrata Roy Sahara is creating a Film City to provide filmmakers with everything they need to make films, television software and commercials. The existing infrastructure of the Film City will be renovated and equipped with the most modern and latest technology.
Tourism
Subrata Roy Sahara has launched Sahara Global - an integrated travel and tourism service provider for domestic and international services.Sports
Subrata Roy Sahara's groups acquired the cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team, Pune Warriors India on 21 March 2010 for Rs. 1702 crores. It has had sponsorship rights for the Indian Cricket Team
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
since 2001. In the last bid Sahara had bagged the sponsorship for the Indian Cricket Team
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
for Rs. 400 crore for a four-year period ending December 2009, and had agreed to continue for six more months as Board of Cricket Control in India could not find any sponsors. The group on Monday, 31 May 2010 re-secured the sponsorship rights for the Indian men's cricket team till December 31, 2013. Sahara outbid Bharti Airtel for the right to sponsor Team India. Sahara bagged the rights for Rs 3.3 crores per match.Sahara and Airtel had submitted the eligibility documents and security deposits on Saturday and the bid was submitted on Monday and thereafter, BCCI's marketing committee decided the new sponsor of Team of India. In October 2011, Sahara acquired 42.5% of the Force India Formula 1 Team
Force India
Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and...
for an estimated share of $US 100 million.
Health care
Subrata Roy Sahara owns a hospital in Lucknow.The hospital was opened in 2009. This hospital got operational in February 2009 and is currently operating with approximately 350 beds, including 120 bed Critical Care Infrastructure and expandable to 554 beds. It is spread on 31 acres and contains a centre for preventive and alternative medicines like Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy and Yoga for Holistic approach.Hospitality
Subrata Roy Sahara owns the hotel "Sahara Star" in Mumbai, A 5-Star Hotel spread over 7.42 acres adjacent to the Mumbai domestic airport. Currently it has 210 guest rooms, 13 suites and 9 restaurants. It contains World's largest pillarless clear-to-sky dome of its kind, World's first Hemisphere-shaped Glass Elevators, Marine Aquarium, Lagoon area, Inward and Outward facing rooms, Glass Roof rooms, Parking and shall have amenities like Sahara Health and Wellness Centre, Multi-cuisine restaurants and Preview theatre.The group also owns the Grosvenor House Hotel
Grosvenor House Hotel
Grosvenor House is a large and luxurious hotel. The iconic Mayfair, London hotel is owned by the Sahara Group. The name has also been licensed to a property in Dubai....
- London (UK).
Handicrafts
The Araria Jute Project is engaged in creating diversified jute products e.g. Blankets, Carpets, Floor covering, Handicrafts, Jute Chappals etc.Kasturi Handicrafts is a retail store chain offering apparel for Women, Home Furnishings, Silk Carpets and Rugs, Fashion Accessories, Jewellery of Gold & Silver, Precious Stones and Artificial Jewellery, Chandeliers, Marble, Wooden, Stone and Art Metalware and Leather Products .
Social Services
Subrata Roy directs 25% of the company’s profit towards Social Development activities and 40% towards the welfare of Kartavyayogi workers.. His company is involved in social activities like monthly financial assistance to the families of the Martyrs of the Mumbai terror attack and to the families of Martyrs of Kargil WarKargil War
The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
. He has taken many Disaster Management initiatives at the time of natural disasters which covered more than a million victims. During calamities like super cyclone of Orissa, earthquake in Gujarat, drought in Rajasthan or floods in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Sahara provided relocation, rehabilitation of victims and even reconstruction of the calamity struck areas to the Gujarat and Maharashtra earthquakes .. . He is working towards health, education and nutrition programs for children and women, adult literacy and vocational training initiatives. Under his Mobile Health Care (MHU) program, Sahara through its 52 Mobile Healthcare Vans (each equipped with doctors, pharmacists and medicines) is providing free primary health care to the extremely remote and backward areas of 7 districts of India. His group is working for the rehabilitation of physically challenged people, mass marriage ceremonies of 101 underprivileged girls on annual basis and support to National Cadet Corps
National Cadet Corps (India)
The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis....
(NCC) forms part of Sahara’s universe of concern.
Education
Subrata Roy holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. He had 32 years experience in business development along with 18 years of experience in real estate business.Books
Subrata Roy Sahara has written two books 'Shanti, Sukh & Santushti’ and ‘Maan, Samman, Atmasamman’ on the philosophy of life.Awards
Subrata Roy has been rewarded with Lakshya-2010 Business Visionary Award for his excellence in managing his organization with proficiency.He has been the ITA – TV Icon of the Year 2007. He has received the Global Leadership Award in 2004. He was also awarded with Businessmen of the Year Award in the year 2002, the Best Industrialist Award in the year 2002, and National Citizen Award in the year 2001 for his entrepreneurship skills. He won the Academy Award in Indian Television Academy AwardsIndian Television Academy Awards
The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ' is an annual event organised by the Indian Television Academy. The awards are presented in various categories, including popular programming , best television channel in various categories, technical awards, and best performance...
for his contribution to Indian Television. Recently he has been awarded with honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University
Lalit Narayan Mithila University
The Lalit Narayan Mithila University was started in 1972. The university initially started functioning from the Mohanpur House at Sara Mohanpur village of Darbhanga–Sakri route. In 1975, it was shifted to the campus belonging to Raj Darbhanga.The university is in Darbhanga town, popularly...
, Darbhanga.