Essel Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founder | Jagannath Goenka |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Subhash Chandra (Chairman) |
| Products | Media, entertainment, packaging, infrastructure, education, precious metals and technology |
| Revenue | US$2.4 billion (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 10,000 (2011) |
| Website | www |
Essel Group is an Indian conglomerate company presently headed by Dr. Subhash Chandra,[2] based in Mumbai, Maharashtra,[3] and established in 1926.
Business divisions
The companies under the group are:[4]
News
Media
Technology
- Dish TV
- Siti Cable
- Zee Turner Limited (50% with Turner)
- Intrex Trade Exchange Ltd
- Cyquator Technologies Ltd
- Digital Media Convergence Lted
- CornerShop Entertainment
Entertainment
- E-City Ventures
- ETC Networks
- Pan India Network Limited – The online gaming company Playwin is a part of this group.
- Essel Sports – Essesl Sports has started the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and is also the owner of Mumbai Football Club.
- Suncity Projects
- Asian Sky Shop
- E-City Bioscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd – The formerly owned multiplex chain Fun Cinemas was a part of this group.[7]
Packaging
Infrastructure
- Essel Infraprojects Limited (EIL) – This group has started the amusement parks Essel World and Water Kingdom.
Precious metal
- Shirpur Gold Refinery Limited (SGRL) – precious metal (gold and silver) refinery, fabrication of gold bars, coins and jewellery
Education
- Himgiri Zee University (HZU), Dehradun
- Zee Learn Limited – A number of educational projects have been launched by this group. They include:
- KIDZEE & Mount Litera World preschools
- Mount Litera Zee & Mount Litera World Schools
- Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA)
- Zee Institute of Creative Art (ZICA)[11][12]
- ZeeQ[13]
- HZU[14]
- DigiNext Education Pvt Ltd
Charity
- Ekal Vidyalaya
- Global Vipassana Foundation
- Transnational Alternate Learning for Emancipation and Empowerment through Multimedia (TALEEM) Research Foundation
- EsselWorld-OASIS
See also
References
- ^ http://zeelearn.com/about-essel-group/
- ^ "Subhash Chandra buys stake in UNI". dnaindia.com. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Essel Group". Essel Group. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Subhash Chandra on Zee, DNA & Essel". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Essel Group". Essel Group. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Essel Group suspends satellite platform for cable". Financialexpress.com. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Essel Group India – Essel Group Profile – Essel Group of Companies History". Iloveindia.com. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Hermann Simon mentioned this company in his correspondent book as an example of a "Hidden Champion". (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5.)
- ^ ": : : About Essel Group : : :". Ecityfilms.com. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ a b c http://www.esselgroup.com/india-web-portal.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Zee Institute of Creative Art
- ^ "Essel Group bets big on education". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ ZeeQ
- ^ http://www.himgirizeeuniversity.edu.in