Sanjay Dalmia

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{{Infobox person

| name = Sanjay Dalmia

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944}}

| birth_place = Lahore, British India

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = Delhi University

| occupation = Chairman Dalmia Group of Companies

| website = {{url|http://sanjaydalmia.in}}

| organization = Dalmia Group

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Sanjay Dalmia (born in 1944) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of the Dalmia Group of Companies, a Delhi-based global business conglomerate and continues to head its charitable trusts.{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/sanjay-dalmia-his-goals-remain-strictly-in-business/article1720663.ece | work=The Hindu Business Line | title=Sanjay Dalmia: His goals remain strictly in business | access-date=18 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711125337/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/sanjay-dalmia-his-goals-remain-strictly-in-business/article1720663.ece | archive-date=11 July 2017 | url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sanjay-dalmia-s-third-innings-textile-retailing-107100901075_1.html|title=Sanjay Dalmia's third innings: Textile retailing – Business Standard News|publisher=business-standard.com|date=9 October 2007|author=Suvi Dogra|newspaper=Business Standard India |accessdate=2016-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822131936/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sanjay-dalmia-s-third-innings-textile-retailing-107100901075_1.html|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=live}} Dalmia is associated with trade organizations including the PHD Chamber of Commerce and FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). He has also been on the board of directors of Union Bank of India, a Member of the Northern Committee of IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India).{{cite web|title=Mr. Sanjay Dalmia|url=http://woxsen.edu.in/site/Business_Advisory_Council.asp?st=Dalmia|website=Woxsen Schools Of Business|access-date=6 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906135154/http://woxsen.edu.in/site/Business_Advisory_Council.asp?st=Dalmia|archive-date=6 September 2017|url-status=live}} Dalmia is also a founder director of the "Europe-India Chamber of Commerce" (EICC) with headquarters in Brussels, which was formed with the aim of promoting trade, commerce and investments between India and Europe.{{cite web|title= CSR Leader: Sanjay Dalmia, Chairman, Dalmia Group of Companies|url= http://indiacsr.in/csr-leader-sanjay-dalmia-chairman-dalmia-group-of-companies/website=IndiaCsr}}

Early life

Dalmia is the son of Vishnu Hari Dalmia. He was schooled in Delhi, at the Modern School for secondary education.{{cite news|title=I want to emerge a winner|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/i-want-to-emerge-a-winner/164932/|date=30 April 2006|newspaper=Financial Express|accessdate=25 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172827/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/i-want-to-emerge-a-winner/164932/|archive-date=26 February 2019|url-status=live}} He graduated with Economics (Hons) from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.{{cite web|url=https://freedocs.net/entrpreneur/1624296/|title=Entrpreneur MR. SANJAY DALMIA CHAIRMAN OF GUJARAT HEAVY CHEMICAL S LIMITED.Born|publisher=freedocs.net|accessdate=2016-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823031359/https://freedocs.net/entrpreneur/1624296/|archive-date=23 August 2016|url-status=live}}

Career

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Dalmia began his career as an industrialist in the early 1970s, with Dalmia Brothers Pvt Ltd, the reign of which he took on from his father, Vishnu Hari Dalmia.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vishnu-hari-dalmia-former-vhp-president-passes-away-at-91-5542348/|title=Vishnu Hari Dalmia, former VHP president, passes away at 91|date=2019-01-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203155538/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vishnu-hari-dalmia-former-vhp-president-passes-away-at-91-5542348/|archive-date=3 February 2019|url-status=live}} Dalmia has also been the Non-Executive Chairman of GHCL Limited (Former Name, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited) since January 2005. He has been a Director at GHCL since 20 October 1983. He serves as Chairman of Colwell and Salmon Communications (India) Ltd., a subsidiary of GHCL Ltd.{{cite web|url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/data/G-H-C-L-Limited/board-of-directors/55911/ |title= GHCL Limited Board Directors |publisher= The Hindu Businessline}}{{cite web|url= https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ghcl-ltd/chairmanspeech/companyid-13683.cms |title= Chairman Speech |publisher= Economic Times}}

Dalmia served as the Chairman of Golden Tobacco Ltd. until 10 February 2014. He serves as a Director of Bharat Explosives Ltd.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Dalmia served as a Member of Rajya Sabha where he was involved in debates and discussions around national issues related to finance, economy and the industries of India. He moved a private members bill in the Rajya Sabha for renaming the Andaman Nicobar Islands as "Saheed and Swaraj Islands" as a tribute to Subhash Chandra Bose and the freedom fighters.{{cite web|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajya-sabha-mp-sanjay-dalmia-brokers-truce-between-mulayam-singh-and-laloo-prasad/1/293607.html |title= Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Dalmia brokers truce between Mulayam Singh and Laloo Prasad |publisher= India Today}}

=Humanitarian efforts=

Dalmia is a patron of the Dalmia Sewa Trust, which is involved in the construction of lavatories in about 100 houses, and building houses for about 100 homeless families in Chirawa, Rajasthan.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/chirawa-green-revolution-in-a-parched-village/|title=Chirawa: Green revolution in a parched village|date=2017-03-18|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929210006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/chirawa-green-revolution-in-a-parched-village/|archive-date=29 September 2019|url-status=live}} The foundation has organized a Free Health Checkup, which was inaugurated by Dalmia in Agrasen Bhawan.{{cite web|url= https://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-pilani-news-061503-1425304-NOR.html|title= मानव सेवा से बड़ा कोई धर्म नहीं : डालमिया|publisher= Bhaskar News Network|accessdate= 22 Nov 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161122172557/http://www.bhaskar.com/news/RAJ-OTH-MAT-latest-pilani-news-061503-1425304-NOR.html|archive-date= 22 November 2016|url-status= live}} He instituted Masoom – a school for special children, which aims to aid underprivileged children.{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/i-want-to-emerge-a-winner/164932/|title=I want to emerge a winner|date=30 April 2006 |publisher=Financial Express|accessdate=30 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085651/http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/i-want-to-emerge-a-winner/164932/|archive-date=21 August 2017|url-status=live}}

References

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