Ramesh Chandra
| Ramesh Chandra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939/1940 (age 73–74)[1] |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
IIT Kharagpur University of Southampton[1] |
| Known for | founder of Unitech |
| Net worth | $1 billion (2011)[1] |
| Religion | Hindu |
| 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 is building a 350-acre (1.4 km2) community of luxury homes in the Delhi suburbs with a Greg Norman signature golf course. 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 was born in a kayastha family and married to Dr. Pushpa Chandra and has two children — Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The World's Billionaires: #721 Ramesh Chandra". Forbes. March 3, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon The Economic Times, 26 Jan 2008.
- ↑ India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail