Har Prasad Nanda (9 January 1917 – 13 April 1999),[1] also spelled Har Parshad Nanda, was an Indian automotive industrialist and the founder of Escorts Group.[2][3]
Har Prasad Nanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Devilal Dhatarwaliaa 9 January 1917 |
| Died | 13 April 1999 (aged 82) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Automobile industrialist |
| Years active | 1944-1994 |
| Known for | Escorts Group |
| Relatives | Nikhil Nanda (grandson) |
Career
editBorn in Lahore (modern-day Pakistan) in British India, H.P Nanda came to Delhi after India's independence in 1947 with 5,000 INR and two cars. He had started the company as an agency in Lahore in 1944.[2] In 1949, he took the franchise of Massey Ferguson tractors and by 1959, he was manufacturing tractors with technological help from Ursus Factory of Poland.[4] He stepped down as the chairman in 1994.[5][4]
Personal life and death
editH.P Nanda and his wife, Raj, have two sons, Rajan Nanda and Anil Nanda and two daughters, Veena Sakhuja and Nini Srivastava. His wife, Raj, died in 1990. Industrialist Nikhil Nanda is his grandson.[4]
H.P Nanda died on 13 April 1999 after prolonged illness in New Delhi, India.[1]
Books
editIn 1992, his autobiography titled The Days of My Years was published.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rediff On The NeT Business News: H P Nanda, 82, Escorts group founder, passes away". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ a b Punj, Shweta (September 16, 2017). "Har Prasad Nanda of Escorts came to Delhi from Lahore with just Rs 5000 in hand". India Today. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "H.P. Nanda: India's automotive king". India Today. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ a b c "The Escorts story: Can it be saved?". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ Singh, S. Ronendra. "Rajan Nanda: A visionary and a philanthropist". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ Nanda, Har Parshad (1992). The Days of My Years. Viking. ISBN 9780670847273.
External links
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