Essel Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founder | Jagannath Goenka |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Subhash Chandra, (Chairman) |
| Products | Media, entertainment, packaging, infrastructure, education, precious metals and technology |
| Revenue |  US$ 4 billion (2011)[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] established in 1926.
Business divisions
The companies under the group are:[4]
News
Media
- File:Zee Entertainment logo.png Zee Entertainment Enterprises
- File:ZeeMediaLogo.png Zee Media Corporation Ltd.
Daily News and Analysis
Technology
- Dish TV
- Siti Cable
- Zee Turner Limited
- Intrex Trade Exchange Ltd
- Cyquator Technologies Limited
- Digital Media Convergence Limited
- 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 has 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)[10][11]
- ZeeQ[12] HZU[13]
Diginext Education Private Limited
Charity
- Ekal Vidyalaya
- Global Vipassana Foundation
- Transnational Alternate Learning for Emancipation and Empowerment through Multimedia (TALEEM) Research Foundation
- EsselWorld-OASIS
See also
References
- ^ Essel Group enters i-banking, PE space
- ^ "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.
- ^ Zee Institute of Creative Art
- ^ "Essel Group bets big on education". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ ZeeQ
- ^ [himgirizeeuniversity.edu.in]