Bharat Goenka (born 19 August 1955) is an Indian businessman and the co-founder and managing director of Tally Solutions. In 2020, he received the Padma Shri from the Government of India for his contribution in the field of trade and industry.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
Goenka is the son of Shyam Sunder Goenka, and is an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School. A graduate in mathematics,[7] Goenka co-founded Tally Solutions with his father in 1986 after searching for a software to manage their accounting books. He created an MS-DOS based accounting application named Peutronics Financial Accountant, formally changed to Tally Solutions in 1999.[8]
In 2011, NASSCOM conferred their Lifetime Achievement Award to Goenka and the title of "the father of the Indian software product industry".[9] He was given the CSI Honorary Fellowship Award by the Computer Society of India (CSI) in 2014.[10] In 2020, he received the Padma Shri honour from the Government of India for his contribution in the field of trade and industry.[5]
Goenka delivered the 16th Lecture organised by the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.[11]
References
- ↑ Sanjeev Bikchandani, Bharat Goenka Receive the Prestigious Award. dqindia.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ 141 named for Padma Awards, Sushma, Jaitley & George Fernandes get Padma Vibhshan. uniindia.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Padma Vibhushan for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes; Bhushan for Parrikar. dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ उद्योग एवं व्यापार क्षेत्र के 11 दिग्गजों को पद्मश्री. KhabarTak.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.Template:Dead link
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 आनंद महिंद्रा, वेणु श्रीनिवासन सहित इन 11 दिग्गज कारोबारियों को मिला सम्मान. IndiaTv.in. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ आनंद महिंद्रा और वेणु श्रीनिवासन समेत 11 कारोबारियों को पद्म पुरस्कार. Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Meet some of Karnataka's Padma awardees who span diverse fields. Deccan Herald(2020-01-26). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ Tally dreams big: India's top accounting software is all set to expand into retail. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ Nasscom confers lifetime award on Tally's Goenka. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ Tally Solutions Bharat Goenka conferred CSI Honorary Fellowship Award 2014. DATAQUEST(2014-12-17). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ Bharat Goenka - 16th General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Lecture. YouTube.