Born: 1948 June 10 In Bihar. at Araria 40 km. North to Poornia
Subroto Roy began his journey in 1978, when he founded Sahara in 1978 with three workers in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh as a small deposits para-banking business. Today, the group has diversified into a giant business conglomerate with interests in housing, entertainment, media and aviation.
Subrata Roy Sahara has also written two books 'Shanti, Sukh & Santushti’ and ‘Maan, Samman, Atmasamman’ on the philosophy of life.
Subrata Roy Sahara has pursued a large number of philanthropic endeavors, and his company is involved a activities like monthly financial assistance to the families of the Martyrs of the Mumbai Nov '08 terror attack and to the families of Kargil War Martyrs, projects in the fields of rehabilitation of a million victims of natural disasters, health, education and nutrition programmes for children and women, adult literacy and vocational training initiatives, behaviour change communication programmes, rehabilitation of physically challenged people, mass marriage ceremonies of 101 underprivileged girls on annual basis and support to National Cadet Corps (NCC) forms part of Sahara’s universe of concern.
Sahara Group has a huge complex in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The complex is known as Sahara City. Subrato Roy is famous for his flamboyant lifestyle. The wedding of his two sons became talk of the town. The who's who of Indian elite attended it and its expenditure ran into hundreds of crores. Subroto Roy calls himself as the group's "chief guardian".
SAHARA'S BID FOR LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB
New Delhi, Feb 9: Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani was quick to dismiss reports claiming that he was one among two Indians bidding for acquisition of Liverpool football club.
Buzz up!Reliance on Tuesday, Feb 9 denied the report published in a British newspaper.
"There is no truth to the report. We deny it completely," Reliance spokeswoman Sudeep Purkayastha said.
The Times of London reported earlier that Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Subroto Roy, chairman of Sahara Group are bidding for a 51 per cent stake in the English football club.
However, there is no denial from Subrata Roy's Sahara Group.
"We are presently not in a position to comment," Sahara spokesman Abhijit Sarkar is quoted as saying in latest reports.
Liverpool, which is one of England's most successful football clubs, is presently owned by George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
The American duo acquired the club in 2007.
Informing of the disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, The Times reported that Liverpool club emerged as a takeover target for Ambani, the seventh-richest man in the world, as pressure mounted on Hicks and Gillett to seal a deal and sell the club.
Buzz up!Reliance on Tuesday, Feb 9 denied the report published in a British newspaper.
"There is no truth to the report. We deny it completely," Reliance spokeswoman Sudeep Purkayastha said.
The Times of London reported earlier that Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Subroto Roy, chairman of Sahara Group are bidding for a 51 per cent stake in the English football club.
However, there is no denial from Subrata Roy's Sahara Group.
"We are presently not in a position to comment," Sahara spokesman Abhijit Sarkar is quoted as saying in latest reports.
Liverpool, which is one of England's most successful football clubs, is presently owned by George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
The American duo acquired the club in 2007.
Informing of the disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, The Times reported that Liverpool club emerged as a takeover target for Ambani, the seventh-richest man in the world, as pressure mounted on Hicks and Gillett to seal a deal and sell the club.
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