Lalit Suri

Lalit Suri

Lalit Suri (15 April 1947 – 10 October 2006) was the 'uncrowned hotel king' of India and a member of the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of India's Parliament).

Born on April 15, 1947 in Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Lalit Suri was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent from Uttar Pradesh in 2002. He joined the family-run Delhi Automobile Ltd in 1971 but he struck gold when the group diversified into hospitality business in 1982 with Suri as its Joint Managing Director.

Suri commissioned his first hotel in the capital in 1988 and wenton to become one of the prominent hoteliers in the country having a network of hotels across the country including the flagshipInterContinental The Grand in Delhi, and grand hotels at Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa, Udaipur and Khajuraho.

Suri was also the owner of the "Midday" newspaper in Delhi. An alumunus of Sri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi, Suri also won a number of prestigious awards and has been responsible for pushing a number of policy recommendations on the tourism sector.

Death

He attended a reception in London on Monday, October 9 2006, hosted by the Indian community in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Lalit Suri complained of chest pains and was taken to London University Hospital, where he died the following day, aged 59.

He is survived by his wife, Jyotsna, and their four children.

External links

* [http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/oct/10suri.htm News item on the death of Lalit Suri with a short biography]
* [http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/apr/04spec.htm Short interview and profile of Lalit Suri]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Suri — may refer to:Places* Suri, Birbhum, a town in West Bengal, India * Suri Dynasty, a former South Asian empire Tribes and clans* Suri (Pashtun) * Suri (Ethiopia) * One of the eleven clans of the KukhranPeople* Suri Cruise (b. 2006), daughter of Tom …   Wikipedia

  • Suri — bezeichnet: eine Ethnie in Ostafrika, siehe Surma (Volk) eine Einzelsprache in Ostafrika, siehe Surma (Sprache) eine antike Stadt am Chabur eine Alpaka Rasse Suri ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Batram Suri (* 1972), salomonischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The LaLiT New Delhi — (Нью Дели,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Barakhamba Avenue, Дел …   Каталог отелей

  • The Lalit Ashok — (Бангалор,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Kumara Krupa High Ground …   Каталог отелей

  • The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace — (Удайпур,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Fatesh Sagar Road, 313 …   Каталог отелей

  • The LaLit Grand Palace Srinagar — (Сринагар,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Gupkar R …   Каталог отелей

  • The Lalit Resort & Spa Bekal — (Bekal,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Bevoori Udma, Kasaragod …   Каталог отелей

  • The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata — (Калькутта,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: 1, 2 & …   Каталог отелей

  • The LaLiT Golf & Spa Resort Goa — (Канкон,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Rajbaga, 403702 …   Каталог отелей

  • The Lalit Temple View — (Кхаджурахо,Индия) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Opposite Circuit House, 47 …   Каталог отелей

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”