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Keshav Prasad Goenka
Born
India
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forGoenka Group
SpouseRukmani Devi
ChildrenR. P. Goenka
Jagdish Prasad Goenka
Gouri Prasad Goenka[1]
ParentBadri Das Goenka
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Keshav Prasad Goenka was an Indian businessman, industrialist and one of the leaders among the earlier generations of the Goenka business family.[2] His father Badridas Goenka, was the nephew of Ramdutt Goenka, the founder of the Group.[3] He was credited with contributions in expanding the business group by acquisitions, such as those of Duncan Brothers and Octavius Steel, two British trading houses[4] and several other business houses.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1969, for his contributions to Indian industry.[6] Goenka, a Marwari by birth,[7] was married to Rukmani Devi, and the couple had three sons and two daughters.[8] R. P. Goenka, the eldest among sons, was the founder of RPG Group.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "R. P. Goenka". PurpleOPurple. 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Margaret Herdeck, Gita Piramal (1985). India's Industrialists, Volume 1. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 430. ISBN 9780894104152.
  3. ^ Geoff Hiscock (2008). India's Global Wealth Club: The Stunning Rise of Its Billionaires and Their Secrets of Success. John Wiley & Sons. p. 294. ISBN 9780470822388.
  4. ^ "Why Mamata Banerjee threatens to take over Duncans Goenka group". ReDiff Money. 25 November 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Rama Prasad, Goenka Group, India". Tharawat. 3 July 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "R.P. Goenka, an industrialist with an appetite for risk, dies at 83". Live Mint. 14 April 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Birth of a Tycoon". Open. 11 May 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Indian Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka Dies". Forbes. 14 April 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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