Harshavardhan Neotia
Harshavardhan Neotia | |
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| Born | 19 July 1961 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College |
| Occupation | Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group |
| Spouse | Madhu Neotia |
| Website | ambujaneotia.com |
Harshavardhan Neotia (born 19 July 1961) is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, a conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata.[1][2] He is one of the co-owners of Atletico de Kolkata, an Indian Super League football team, along with Sourav Ganguly, Sanjeev Goenka, Utsav Parekh and Santosh Shaw.[3]
Life and career
Harshavardhan Neotia was born and brought up in Kolkata in a Marwari family.[4] He attended La Martiniere Calcutta for Boys and graduated in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[5] He has completed HBS's Executive Education Programme - Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School.[6]
He is the founder of one of the first joint sector companies in India, “Bengal Ambuja Housing Development Limited” in partnership with the government of West Bengal.[7] The idea behind this joint sector venture was to promote social housing development in urban India.[8] Under his guidance, Ambuja Realty Group has developed many properties across India. Harshavardhana Neotia's maiden project, “Udayan” was declared a ‘Model Housing Project’ by the union government.[9] He is also the pioneer of modern Public–private partnership (PPP) housing system in Kolkata. He also serves as a member on ‘Board of Governors of IIM Calcutta.[5] His company Ambuja Realty Group has developed many modern, plush and remarkable real estate projects in West Bengal including Udayan, The Condoville / Swissotel Kolkata, Neotia Vista and Ganga Kutir.[6]
Awards
He was conferred the Padmashri in the year 1999 for his outstanding initiative in the field of social housing.[9] He has been awarded with Young Presidents' Organization YPO Legacy of Honor Award and works as the Honorary Consul of Israel in West Bengal.[10]
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- ^ a b Kader, Syed Ameen (4 May 2011). "Top 20 entrepreneurs of construction industry". Construction Week Online: 1. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Agarwal, Surabhi (12 June 2008). "My Life has been a series of accidents". THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "My Life has been a series of accidents". The Financial Express. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b Reddi, C.V. Narasimha (2 November 2009). 1. Effective Public Relations And Media Strategy. PHI publisher. p. 158. ISBN 9788120336469.
- ^ Harshavardhan Neotia (25 July 2011). "Harshavardhan Neotia: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.