Ranvir Shah
Ranvir Shah | |
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Born | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | The Cathedral & John Cannon School Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College University of Madras |
Occupation | Stealing the idols kidnapping gang chairman. |
Spouse | Nandi |
Children | Pratham (son) Prasan (son) Prakriti (daughter) |
Website | www |
Ranvir Shah is an Indian social activist, philanthropist, cultural catalyst, and businessman. He is the Managing Director of P.S. Apparels, India & India Agro Exports and the Founder Trustee of Prakriti Foundation based in Chennai, South India. He is the independent director and member of Remuneration committee for KCP Sugar and Industries Corporation.[1][2][3]
Career
Shah is the Managing Director of P.S. Apparels, India one of India's leading manufacturers of finished woven garments started in 1979 based in Chennai, India. Furthermore, he is the Managing Director of India Agro Exports Pvt. Ltd. based in Bangalore, India involved in food production.
Stage
He is the founder of Prakriti Foundation. Through the foundation, Shah has organized and directed cultural festivals like the annual Parks New Festival, The Festival of Sacred Music at Thiruvaiyaru, The 2010 Poetry with Prakriti Festival, The Hindu Best Fiction Awards, Lit For Life, which celebrate music, literature, dance, theater and visual arts.[4] He has worked with playwrights and performing artist's like, Chandralekha, Shankar Tucker, Manjula Padmanabhan, Maya Krishna Rao, Akram Khan, Aruna Sairam, Dominique Vellard etc.[5][6]
Film
In 1984, Shah directed his first directorial venture at Chandralekha's theatre spaces of A. K. Ramanujan's play The Interior Landscape. He has also appeared in Tamil Films like Minsara Kanavu.[7]
Controversy
Mr. Shah has been suspected to be involved in smuggling of ancient Hindu idols and having numerous panchaloka idols hidden in his residence at Chennai. Tamilnadu Police have raided his residence on 27th September 2018 and investigation is on with regards to his involvement in the long standing case of smuggling of the idols. It was worth of 500 crores[8].
References
- ^ Best of three worlds - The Hindu
- ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Books : Poetry with Prakriti
- ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / People : Best of three worlds
- ^ Forbes India Magazine - Prakriti Foundation's Cultural Route to Charity
- ^ The Hindu Best Fiction Award 2010 Shortlist – The Hindu
- ^ Ranvir Shah – what to expect at The Hindu Lit for Life 2014 – YouTube
- ^ Interview With Ranvir Shah : www.MumbaiTheatreGuide.com
- ^ Antique idols recovered from businessman’s house