Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ranking the Next 10 (26-35)

My post might be coming after a long hiatus, but I have been busy. Very busy, actually. A dozen software deals have led to a lot of work and even now, continues to do so. Some of them are big, multi-billion dollar American brands, including a large Entertainment Company based in Los Angeles and a huge consumer electronics and software behemoth based in the Bay Area. 

During April-June, I was on a whirlwind business trip of US and made a brief stop-over in Dubai, on the way from India. Both the US and UAE are economic power-houses and the sheer entrepreneurship of its people is amazing. Its hardly surprising that both these regions welcome hard-working Indians in droves. In the US, I exhibited our software solutions at a few high-profile events and got an opportunity to meet customers and prospects. Cities like New York, Orlando, Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego became a familiar blur. At the fag end of my trip, one day after lunch at an Indian restaurant, my boss took me to see Steve Jobs' English-cottage style house on Waverley Street in Palo Alto. His wife Laurene Powell and kids still stay here and the house was undergoing renovation at that time. His familiar silver Mercedes was missing from the gateway and so was the man himself. This was a pilgrimage of sorts for me. And yes, I noticed a number of "apple" trees in the backyard. The Bay Area or "Silicon Valley" as it is known the world over is the innovation hub of the world and Companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, SAP US, Salesforce.com have their headquarters here. For Bengali movie buffs, the recently released "Aparajita Tumi" was shot here. Though I haven't got a chance to watch it yet.

Incidentally, my room-mate left his job with TCS in Bangalore and got a well-paying position at Wipro Analytics in Calcutta. Good news for him, since he can take care of his ailing mother and good news for Calcutta. A lot of companies are setting up operations in the city and jobs are coming back.

I have got a lot of good feedback the past few months. Please keep them coming..


26) Basudeb Bagchi, Chairman of Prayag Group runs a Company having interests in Real Estate, Hospitality, FMCG products, Manufacturing, Media, Aviation and a recently built Film City. The Film City built near Midnapore and inaugurated by its brand ambassador, Shahrukh Khan covers an area of 2,700 acres and cost an estimated Rs. 1,000 crores (US$ 181 Million). The Group's overall worth is estimated at more than Rs. 1,500 crores (US$ 270 Million).


Image: SRK appearing in an advertisement for Prayag Film City


27) Mustak Hossain, Chairman of Pataka Group, is the largest "bidi" producer in India. Bidi is the cheaper alternative to cigarettes. The Company was founded in Aurangabad, West Bengal by Hossain's father Giasuddin Biswas and the bidi brand "502" has captured a huge market share ever since. The Group has diversified into other areas such as Food & Beverages, Textile and Healthcare and are about to complete their brand new corporate headquarters in Calcutta, Pataka House. The Company has a combined turnover exceeding Rs. 1,000 crores (US$ 180 Million). For the uninitiated, "Pataka" is bengali for "flag".


Image: Pataka House in Calcutta


28) Apurba Saha, Chairman of Pailan Group, is renowned in Eastern India due to his business empire. With diversified interests in Education, FMCG, Healthcare, Real Estate, Tourism, Entertainment and Financial Services, the Company's centerpiece is the Bengal Pailan Park, built over 500 acres in the southern fringes of Calcutta. The Group is valued at more than Rs. 1,000 crores (US$ 180 Million).



Image: A Pailan institution in Calcutta


29) Dr. Santosh Mukherjee, CEO of Santech Global, is a New Jesrsey-based Bengali entrepreneur with interests in Nanotechnology, Telecom, infrastructure, IT Services and Real Estate. He is developing the hi-tech residential complex, Rosedale NRI in Rajarhat, Calcutta, along with Shyamal Sarkar and real estate giant, Shrachi. Dr. Mukherjee has also successfully led Fortune 100 organizations, including AT&T's associate at New Jersey, USA as Senior VP and CTO. His experience includes working as VP-Tech/ CTO with several large organizations. His personal networth is estimated at more than Rs. 900 crores (US$ 163 Million).


Image: Rosedale NRI in Calcutta


30) Bikram Dasgupta, Chairman of Globsyn, runs three business schools (in Calcutta and Ahmedabad), HR training institutes, IT Services and Real Estate (Innoventures). Dasgupta was part of the founding group at HCL and was instrumental in its growth into a global software power-house. He was also one of the early investors in Calcutta's Salt Lake Sector V, developing the Infinity twin towers, back in the late-1990's. His recent venture, Globsyn Crystals is complete and houses a number of MNC firms. His networth is estimated to be more than Rs. 800 crores (US$ 145 Million).


Image: Globsyn Crystals, Salt Lake Sector V


31) Dey Family, owner of Sreeleathers, owns and operates more than 32 stores across 12 Indian states. The brand is well known for its premium leather products such as shoes, bags and accessories. The Company's flagship store is on Lindsay Street, Calcutta, which is the largest shoe store in India. The Group enjoys a valuation of more than Rs. 800 crores (US$ 145 Million).


Image: Sreeleathers flagship store on Lindsay Street, Calcutta


32) Arnab Gupta, CEO of Opera Solutions, which is the largest independent predictive analytics company in the world, providing Big Data Analytics as an ongoing service to blue-chip clients. Started in 2004, by a ten member team including Gupta and former MD, Peter Nag, the Company is headquartered in New Jersey and more than 700 employees work out of offices in New York, London, Paris, Boston, San Diego, Shanghai and New Delhi. Gupta's stake is valued at more than Rs. 750 crores (US$ 136 Million).


Image: Arnab Gupta (extreme left), CEO of Opera Solutions at an industry event


33) B. Ghose, Chairman of BGA Realtors, is a 20 year old Real Estate Company with operations in Calcutta and Jamshedpur. The Company has completed more than 50 real estate projects with a consolidated area exceeding 1.5 Million square feet. The Group's net worth is estimated at more than Rs. 715 crores (US$ 130 Million).


Image: A BGA Realtor's project in South Calcutta


34) Dey Family, owner of Dey's Medical, have been continuing a family tradition for over 60 years. Founded in 1941 by BN Dey, the Company now has four factories across West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The Company manufactures a wide range of drugs and medical products and runs retail operations through its 20 stores across India. With a valuation of more than Rs. 715 crores (US$ 130 Million), the brand is popular in Eastern India.




Image: Dey's Medical factory in Calcutta


35) Amit Ganguly, Chairman of Ganguly Group, is one of the strongest real estate players in Calcutta since 2000. With more than 25 projects, either completed or close to completion, the Company already has more than 1,500 families as their customers. The Group's net worth is estimated at more than Rs. 700 crores (US$ 127 Million).




Image: A Ganguly Group project in Garia, Calcutta

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