- Nikhil Nanda
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Nikhil Nanda (born on 18 March 1974) is the Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group,[1] which specializes in agri-machinery, construction & material handling equipment, railway equipment and auto components.
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Early life and education
He is the son of industrialist Rajan Nanda, the chairman of Escorts Group, and Ritu Kapoor-Nanda, the single largest Insurance Agent in India, and the grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor.[2]
Nanda completed his schooling from Doon School and afterwards studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA from where he majored in Finance and Management.
Career
He was selected by the World Economic Forum as one of five 'Indians who are global leaders of tomorrow in 2002.[1]
Personal life
Nikhil Nanda married Shweta Nanda, daughter of film actors Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, on 16 February 1997. They have two children, Navya Naveli and Agastya. He is the brother-in-law of the Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
For fitness, he and his wife Shweta Nanda practice Krav Maga, the Israeli form of fitness and Self defense with Vicky Kapoor head of International Krav Maga Federation, India.[3]
References
- ^ a b Singh, Sanghita (May 18, 2002). "Nikhil Nanda: The business of life". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/13296381.cms.
- ^ http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/3379.aspx
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1032646 DNA - India - Capital too can learn to move it like J Lo - Daily News & Analysis
External links
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Wharton School alumni
- People from Delhi
- Doscos
- Indian businesspeople from Delhi
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