- Subrata Roy
Subrata Roy also known as Subrata Roy Sahara or Saharasri (1948 - ) was born in
Araria , a small town ofBihar is head ofSahara Group of Business ofIndia .Works
Subrata started a small para-banking firm in 1978, when he founded Sahara in 1978 with three workers in the northern state of
Uttar Pradesh . Today, the Sahara Group, which is also known as Sahara India Pariwar, has diversified into a large business conglomerate with foray in housing, entertainment, media and aviation industries.Subroto Roy calls himself as the group's "chief guardian" or "Chief Managing Worker".
Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited [SIFO] forms the backbone of Sahara Group. Sahara Airlines, which was earlier owned by Sahara Group, was later sold toJet Airways and re-christened as Jet lite.Life
Subrata is very famous for his flamboyant lifestyle. He is said to have built a huge private property named Sahara City inside the city of
Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh. Fact|date=May 2008His rise to fame has been noted by his closeness and proximity to Amar Singh a business man politician from
Samajwadi Party andMulayam Singh Yadav the president and founder of the same party. Fact|date=May 2008He married Swapna in the year 1974 and has two sons whose weddings in the 2004 is reportedly one of the most flamboyant and decadent in India and was attended by the Who's Who of Indian Elite.Fact|date=May 2008
References
* http://www.sahara.in/saharasri
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1249507,curpg-3.cmsExternal links
* http://www.saharaindiapariwar.org
* http://www.sahara.in
* http://www.saharacarehouse.com
* http://www.saharahousing.com
* http://www.saharaglobal.com
* http://www.saharacityhomes.com
* http://www.saharastar.com
* http://www.aambyvalleycity.com
* http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/sheen.html
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