Harshavardhan Neotia (born 19 July 1961) is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, a conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata.[1][2]
Life and career
Harshavardhan Neotia was born and brought up in Kolkata in a Marwari family.[3] He attended La Martiniere Calcutta for Boys and graduated in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[4] He has completed HBS's Executive Education Programme - Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School.[5]
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.[6] The idea behind this joint sector venture was to promote social housing development in urban India.[7] 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.[8] 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.[4] His company Ambuja Realty Group has developed many modern real estate projects in West Bengal including Udayan, The Condoville / Swissotel Kolkata, Neotia Vista and Ganga Kutir.Template:Citation needed
Awards
He was conferred the Padmashri in the year 1999 for his outstanding initiative in the field of social housing.[8] He has been awarded with Young Presidents' Organization YPO Legacy of Honor Award and works as the Honorary Consul of Israel in West Bengal.[9]
References
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- ↑ My Life has been a series of accidents. THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS(Jun 12, 2008). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ My Life has been a series of accidents. The Financial Express(13 June 2008). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 1. Effective Public Relations And Media Strategy{{#if:Reddi|, Reddi}. PHI publisher(2 November 2009). ISBN 9788120336469
- ↑ Harshavardhan Neotia: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek. Investing.businessweek.com(2011-07-25). Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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