Dilip Piramal
{{Short description|Indian businessman (born 1949}}
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| name = Dilip Piramal
| image = Dilip Piramal, Chairman, VIP Industries, highlighting his recommendations (35219032030).jpg
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| caption = Piramal in 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|11|02}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = VIP Luggage
| education = Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics (BComm)
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| occupation = Businessman
| title = Chairman VIP Industries
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| boards = VIP Industries
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| {{marriage|Gita Piramal|1975|2005|end=div}}
| {{marriage|Shalini Piramal|2005}}
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| children = 3
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Dilip Piramal (born 2 November 1949) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of the VIP Industries, India's largest luggage manufacturer.
Background and education
Dilip Piramal was born on 2 November 1949, in Mumbai, the second of the three sons of Gopikishan Piramal, himself the son of Piramal Chaturbhuj, founder of the family fortune.{{cite news |title=I'm not very disciplined: Dilip Piramal |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-i-m-not-very-disciplined-dilip-piramal-1305505 |work=DNA India |date= 31 October 2009}} His older brother, Ashok Piramal, passed away due to cancer in 1984, while his younger brother is Ajay Piramal.{{cite web |title= Dilip Piramal lives in the lap of luxury but values his time the most |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/best-things-money-can-buy/dilip-piramal-lives-in-the-lap-of-luxury-but-values-his-time-the-most/38973/1 |work=Forbes India |date=11 November 2014}} Piramal received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in 1970.{{cite web |title=Dilip Gopikisan Piramal, 69 |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/IN/XBOM/506767/company-people/executive-profile/180115 |website=WSJ |accessdate=31 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Prominent Alumni |url=https://thesydenhamalumniassociation.wordpress.com/prominent-alumni/ |website=Prominent Alumni |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=8 July 2020}}
Career
The fortunes of the Piramal business family were founded by Piramal Chatrabhuj, a man from a traditional tradesman family who opened a textile business in 1934. Gopikishan Piramal, father of Dilip Piramal, was the son of Piramal Chaturbhuj.
Piramal began his career as a director of Morarjee Mills in 1970. In 1973, he was also made director of Blow Plast (parent of VIP luggage). In 1975, he took the position of a managing director of Morarjee Mills.{{cite web |title=VIP Industries Dilip Piramal |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/business/vip-industries-dilip-piramal-net-profit-will-go-up-10-due-to-corporate-tax-cuts-4451711.htm |website=CNBCTV18 |date=30 September 2019 |accessdate=1 October 2019}} In 1979, his father Gopikishan died suddenly. In 1980, the brothers came to an agreement, where Dilip separated out while his two brothers remained together. Dilip Piramal resigned from Morarjee Mills and took over complete control of Blow PLast/VIP as chairman and managing director.{{cite web |title=Dilip Piramal Sees Opportunity in Crisis |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/vip-industries-chairman-sees-opportunity-in-coronavirus-crisis-heres-why/articleshow/74116369.cms |website=Indiatimes |date=13 February 2020 |accessdate=13 February 2020}} His two brothers Ashok and Ajay took over the family's textile business, later diversifying into many other sectors.{{cite web |title= Piramal Family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/piramal/#7a77de0a21a5 |work=Forbes |date=14 November 2017}} His older brother, Ashok Piramal, died in 1984 of cancer leaving behind his wife (aged 32) and three sons, all toddlers.
Personal life
Dilip has been married twice. His first wife was the author Gita Piramal; they married in 1975 and divorced in 2005.{{cite web |title=Redefining Resilience |url=http://www.marwar.com/redefining-resilience/ |website=Marwar |accessdate=17 March 2016 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711051846/http://www.marwar.com/redefining-resilience/ |url-status=dead }} They have two daughters, Radhika and Aparna. Radhika is lesbian and has a wife, Amanda.[https://www.outlookindia.com/culture-society/book-excerpt-how-we-have-embraced-mental-illness-as-a-family-news-189856 Aparna Piramal Raje's book] Aparna is married to Amit Raje, a gentleman from a Maratha family, and they are the parents of two children. Aparna suffers from bipolar disorder.{{cite web |title=Dilip Gita Piramal Divorced |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/dilip-gita-piramal-divorced/139844/ |website=Financial Express |accessdate=4 June 2005}}
Dilip and Gita Piramal were divorced in 2005. Later that same year, 56-year-old Dilip Piramal married 42-year-old Shalini Agarwal.{{cite web |title=Ties in Double Knots |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ties-in-double-knots/295400 |website=Outlook India |accessdate=5 October 2005}} They have one daughter, Priyadarshini.{{cite web |title=Ties in Double Knots |url=https://www.krazybutterfly.com/magazine/story/ties-in-double-knots/295400 |website=Outlook India |accessdate=15 October 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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