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In 2003, Sahara started three weeklies: Sahara Time (English), Sahara Samay (Hindi) and Sahara Aalmi (Urdu).<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-05-11/news/27528771_1_sahara-india-hindi-and-urdu-news-weeklies Sahara India launches 3 news weeklies PTI 11 May 2003]</ref>
In 2003, Sahara started three weeklies: Sahara Time (English), Sahara Samay (Hindi) and Sahara Aalmi (Urdu).<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-05-11/news/27528771_1_sahara-india-hindi-and-urdu-news-weeklies Sahara India launches 3 news weeklies PTI 11 May 2003]</ref>
In 2010, Sahara purchased the iconic [[Grosvenor House]] Hotel in London,<ref>[http://nypost.com/2013/11/18/family-makes-1-61b-bid-for-plaza-hotel-report Sale of Plaza Hotel had to happen, Steve Cuozzo, 18 November 2013]</ref> and 2012 the historic [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City.<ref>[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/indian-conglomerate-buys-new-yorks-plaza-hotel/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Indian Conglomerate Buys New York’s Plaza Hotel, NEHA THIRANI, AUGUST 1, 2012]</ref> In 2013, Sahara made a bid for [[Oakley Court]] Hotel, in [[Windsor]], but was not successful.<ref>[http://magazine.essentialworld.travel/the-oakley-court-hotel-windsor-sold/ The Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor – SOLD!]</ref>
In 2010, Sahara purchased the iconic [[Grosvenor House]] Hotel in London,<ref>[http://nypost.com/2013/11/18/family-makes-1-61b-bid-for-plaza-hotel-report Sale of Plaza Hotel had to happen, Steve Cuozzo, 18 November 2013]</ref> and 2012 the historic [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City.<ref>[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/indian-conglomerate-buys-new-yorks-plaza-hotel/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Indian Conglomerate Buys New York’s Plaza Hotel, NEHA THIRANI, AUGUST 1, 2012]</ref> In 2013, Sahara made a bid for [[Oakley Court]] Hotel, in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], but was not successful.<ref>[http://magazine.essentialworld.travel/the-oakley-court-hotel-windsor-sold/ The Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor – SOLD!]</ref>


Sahara claims to have a workforce of more than a million, including salaried employees and field workers.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-12/news/36296217_1_pf-department-sahara-india-employees-provident-fund Sahara India under PF Department's scanner; company asked to submit all employee details, Vikas Dhoot, ET Bureau 12 Jan 2013]</ref> In 2013, 121,653 of its employees gathered in Lucknow to sing the India's national anthem, setting a world record<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2320913/Over-lakh-Sahara-employees-break-world-record-largest-group-sing-national-anthem.html#ixzz2ux7RXElc Over one lakh Sahara employees break world record for largest group to sing national anthem By MAIL TODAY REPORTER, 7 May 2013]</ref>
Sahara claims to have a workforce of more than a million, including salaried employees and field workers.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-12/news/36296217_1_pf-department-sahara-india-employees-provident-fund Sahara India under PF Department's scanner; company asked to submit all employee details, Vikas Dhoot, ET Bureau 12 Jan 2013]</ref> In 2013, 121,653 of its employees gathered in Lucknow to sing the India's national anthem, setting a world record<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2320913/Over-lakh-Sahara-employees-break-world-record-largest-group-sing-national-anthem.html#ixzz2ux7RXElc Over one lakh Sahara employees break world record for largest group to sing national anthem By MAIL TODAY REPORTER, 7 May 2013]</ref>
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* "Maan, Samman, Atmasamman"<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/subrata-roy-confident-of-swimming-the-troubled-waters/article3874743.ece Subrata Roy: Confident of swimming the troubled waters, AMRITA NAIR-GHASWALLA, 8 September 2012]</ref>
* "Maan, Samman, Atmasamman"<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/subrata-roy-confident-of-swimming-the-troubled-waters/article3874743.ece Subrata Roy: Confident of swimming the troubled waters, AMRITA NAIR-GHASWALLA, 8 September 2012]</ref>


==Support Earned==
==Controversy==
{{Main|Sahara India Pariwar - Investor fraud case}}
Subrata Roy has received immense support from public as well as [[celebrities]]<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Film-industry-faces-heat-while-defending-Saharas-Subrata-Roy-at-news-conference/articleshow/31290921.cms</ref> who have experienced his generosity and empathize for his present situation. Social media has served as a platform for this support.
On 26 February 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 of India|Supreme Court's]] Warrant, in a dispute with [[Securities and Exchange Board of India|Market Regulator - SEBI]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Subrata Roy Sahara surrenders before Police in Lucknow|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/subrata-roy-sahara-surrenders-before-police-in-lucknow/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Subrata|title=Profile of Subrata Roy|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-26349549|work=Profile|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref>

He was granted interim bail by Supreme Court of India for the same on 26 march 2014 on condition of depositing Rs 10,000 crore with the market regulator Sebi.
People from all walks of life, like Director Ramesh Sippy, lyricist Sameer, actor Fardeen Khan, singers Nitin Mukesh, Sadhna Sargam, Saapna Mukherji and Rahul Vaidya, and actor Johny Lever also spoke about Subrata Roy’s patriotism, philanthropy and patronage of the arts in a press conference.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bollywood-celebs-come-out-in-support-of-subrata-roy/article5743802.ece</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=SC grants conditional bail to Sahara chief Subrata Roy|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SC-grants-conditional-bail-to-Sahara-chief-Subrata-Roy/articleshow/32719977.cms|publisher=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref>



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Subrata Roy sahara
File:Subrata Roy Sahara.jpg
Born (1948-06-10) 10 June 1948 (age 76)
Araria, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSaharasri
Occupation(s)Founder and Chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar
Years active1978 – present
Known forOwner of Pune Warriors India, Grosvenor House, Aamby Valley City, Plaza Hotel, Dream Downtown Hotel
SpouseSwapna Roy
Children2
Websitewww.sahara.in/saharasri/

Subrata Roy Sahara (born 10 June 1948) 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.

Early life

Subrata Roy was born in Araria in Bihar, India 1948[1] to Sudhir Chandra Roy and Srimati Chhabi Roy.[2][3] He studied at Holy Child School in Kolkata and later studied diploma in mechanical engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur.[4] Roy started his first business in Gorakhpur.[5][6]

Business career

Main article: Sahara India Pariwar

Roy joined Sahara Finance, a struggling company, in 1978,[7][8] that ran a chit fund[9] and took it over. He changed its financial model. Sahara is said to have used the financial model of much older Peerless Group. They are termed residuary non-banking companies (RNBCs)[10] that accept deposits of very low amounts.

In 1990s, Roy moved to Lucknow which became the base of his empire.[11] His Sahara City project covering 170 acres was launched in 1990s.[12] 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.

The Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Sahara was started in 1992. In late 1990s, the ambitious Aamby Valley City project near Pune was initiated. In 2000, Sahara TV was launched which was later renamed Sahara One. In 2003, Sahara started three weeklies: Sahara Time (English), Sahara Samay (Hindi) and Sahara Aalmi (Urdu).[13]

In 2010, Sahara purchased the iconic Grosvenor House Hotel in London,[14] and 2012 the historic Plaza Hotel in New York City.[15] In 2013, Sahara made a bid for Oakley Court Hotel, in Windsor, but was not successful.[16]

Sahara claims to have a workforce of more than a million, including salaried employees and field workers.[17] In 2013, 121,653 of its employees gathered in Lucknow to sing the India's national anthem, setting a world record[18]

Sahara is said to have 29.6 million investors. This represents about 8.5% of all the households in India.[19] Sahara collected sums as small as Rs. 20 rupees a day from people like rickshaw pullers, dhobis and tire repairmen. Agents working on commission promise to return an agreed-upon amount after a specified period[20]

Humanitarian Efforts

In 2013, Sahara contributed to the relief efforts in flood hit Uttarakhand region wherein one lakh bottles of drinking water, juice bottles and food packets along with candles and match boxes were said to provided by them. There were 25 medical health unit vans equipped with doctors and free medicines made available and It was said by the group that, they will contribute to the rehabilitation programme by constructing 10,000 pre-fabricated houses.[21]

Awards and honors

Subrata Roy Sahara has received an honorary doctorate in business leadership from the University of East London (2013).[22]

He also received the Business Icon of the Year award at the Powerbrands Hall of Fame Awards in London in 2011.[23] 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. [citation needed] He has been also awarded with honorary degree of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.[24] 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.[25]

In 2004, the company he founded was termed by Time magazine as "the second largest employer in India" after Indian Railways.[26]

Work philosophy

Roy has propounded the corporate philosophy of ‘Collective Materialism’,[27] that advocates collective growth through collective sharing and caring.

He has written two books.

  • "Shanti, Sukh: Santushti" 1994, Essays on peace of mind and happy living.[28]
  • "Maan, Samman, Atmasamman"[29]

Controversy

Main article: Sahara India Pariwar - Investor fraud case

On 26 February 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.[30] 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.[31] He was granted interim bail by Supreme Court of India for the same on 26 march 2014 on condition of depositing Rs 10,000 crore with the market regulator Sebi. [32]

References

  1. ^ "Sahara India Pariwar". Sahara.in. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "India's Sahara Group". thedailystar.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ বাঙ্গালীর বিত্ত সাধনা সাহারার ইতিকথা, (Bangalir Vitta Sadhana: Saharar Itikatha), Mani Shankar Mukherjee, 2003
  4. ^ "Subroto Roy Biography". mapsofindia.com. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Subrata Roy". timesofindia.com. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Sahara India". newagebd.com. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 201-05-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Owner of Pune Warriors runs Sahara India Pariwar as managing worker". THE AUSTRALIAN. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Subrata Roy Sahara". businessweek.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  9. ^ Sahara chief, money all safe and well, Amrit Dhillon, 11 June 2005, South China Morning Post
  10. ^ RBI eases pressure on Sahara, Peerless, Sugata Ghosh, TNN 18 May 2005
  11. ^ Subrata Roy, Sahara chief, has friends across political, glamour spectrum, Manmohan Rai, ET Bureau, 1 March 2014
  12. ^ Subrata Roy's 'Sahara City' Stands on Scandalous Base, Shobhit Kalra, 7 Jul 2013
  13. ^ Sahara India launches 3 news weeklies PTI 11 May 2003
  14. ^ Sale of Plaza Hotel had to happen, Steve Cuozzo, 18 November 2013
  15. ^ Indian Conglomerate Buys New York’s Plaza Hotel, NEHA THIRANI, AUGUST 1, 2012
  16. ^ The Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor – SOLD!
  17. ^ Sahara India under PF Department's scanner; company asked to submit all employee details, Vikas Dhoot, ET Bureau 12 Jan 2013
  18. ^ Over one lakh Sahara employees break world record for largest group to sing national anthem By MAIL TODAY REPORTER, 7 May 2013
  19. ^ Sahara’s phantom investors: Why Subrata Roy’s numbers don’t add up, R Jagannathan 1 March 2014
  20. ^ India Shadow Banker Fights to Keep Empire Built on Poor, Anto Antony and Bhuma Shrivastava, 2 December 2013
  21. ^ "Sahara joins Uttarakhand relief work - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  22. ^ "UK university confers honorary doctorate on Subrata Roy". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Grand lounch of Powerbrand". indianfoline.com. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  24. ^ "Mithila varsity confers D Litt on Subrata Roy - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  25. ^ "High and Mighty-2012". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  26. ^ Perry, Alex (6 December 2004). "A Tale of Two Indias". TIME. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  27. ^ "Wearing Nationalism On His Sleeve". Business Standard. 18 September 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  28. ^ The quirks and eccentricities of 'Saharasri' Subrata Roy, Jency Jacob, 1 March 2014
  29. ^ Subrata Roy: Confident of swimming the troubled waters, AMRITA NAIR-GHASWALLA, 8 September 2012
  30. ^ "Subrata Roy Sahara surrenders before Police in Lucknow". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  31. ^ Roy, Subrata. "Profile of Subrata Roy". Profile. BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  32. ^ "SC grants conditional bail to Sahara chief Subrata Roy". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Retrieved 26 March 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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