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{{short description|Indian businessman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
|caption = Arun Hastimal Firodia
|nationality = Indian
|alma_mater = [[IIT Bombay]] <br /> [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] <br /> [[Sloan School of Management]]
|occupation = Chairman of [[Kinetic Engineering Limited]]
|website =
|awards = {{nowrap|[[Padmashri]] (2012)}}
}}

'''Arun Firodia''' (born 1943) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of [[Kinetic Engineering Limited|Kinetic Group]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Arun Firodia:Founder of Kinetic Group of Companies|url=http://www.bharatentrepreneurs.com/2008/06/03/arun-firodiafounder-of-kinetic-group-of-companies/|accessdate=13 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714163416/http://www.bharatentrepreneurs.com/2008/06/03/arun-firodiafounder-of-kinetic-group-of-companies/|archive-date=14 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> India's leading manufacturers and exporters of two wheelers. Arun Firodia obtained his [[B.Tech]] with distinction in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai in 1965. He later went to US and obtained his [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in Electrical Engineering from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. He completed his [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in Management from [[Sloan School of Management]].<ref name="kinetic">{{cite web|title=Our Founder: H. K. Firodia |url=http://www.kineticindia.com/ourfounder.html |accessdate=13 Aug 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807023028/http://www.kineticindia.com/ourfounder.html |archivedate=2012-08-07 }}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Padmashri]], fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Shri Awardees|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php|accessdate=13 Aug 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sancheti to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/pune/30666540_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-pandya|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103184511/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/pune/30666540_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-pandya|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=13 Aug 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Four Punekars win Padma|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MAH-PUN-four-punekars-win-padma-2792203.html|accessdate=13 Aug 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Republic Day: Muthuraman, Subbiah, Priya Paul among Padma awardees |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-25/news/30663155_1_murugappa-group-padma-shri-b-muthuraman|accessdate=13 Aug 2012 | work=The Times Of India|date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Arun Firodia is the son of late Shri. H.K. Firodia founder of [[Kinetic Engineering Limited]], married to Jayshree Firodia who serves as director of Kinetic Engineering Limited. They have one son Ajinkya Firodia who has recently been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Limited and three daughters [[Sulajja Firodia Motwani]] who is the current Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Limited, Vismaya Firodia who was the vice president of Kinetic Engineering Limited until she ventured into a start-up of her own and Kimaya Firodia Kelkar has made her own niche as a design professional abroad.

==Honours and awards==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award
|-
| 2012
| Padmashri for excellence in Trade & Industry
|-
| 2007
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Award for distinguished achievement and exceptional service to Country, Society and MIT
|-
| 2006
| Auto Cluster Appreciation Award in appreciation of initiative and efforts for the successful operation of ACDRIL
|-
| 2006
| Pune Super Achievers Award instituted by ASM's – IBMR and IIBR jointly with Vision India
|-
| 2005
| Lifetime Achievement Award instituted jointly by [[Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers|SIAM]], [[ACMA (Ateliers de construction de motocycles et d'automobiles)|ACMA]], [[ICICI Bank|ICICI]], and Overdrive Magazine
|-
| 2005
| [[The Energy and Resources Institute|TERI]] – Corporate Social Responsibility Award
|-
| 2004
| The Helen Keller Award
|-
| 2003
| [[FICCI]] Annual Award for outstanding achievement in Employment of Physically Challenged people
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120807023028/http://www.kineticindia.com/ourfounder.html Arun Firodia Kinetic Groups's chairman profile]
* [https://archive.today/20121218135815/http://www.apexinstitute.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=32 Kinetic Honda – The Break-Up: Break-Up Blues]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326065559/http://business.virtualpune.com/corporate/arun.shtml Arun Firodia]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}

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