Ashok Chauhan | |
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Born | India |
Residence | New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Educationalist, Philanthropist |
Title | Founder & President, Amity University and founder of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation |
Spouse(s) | Amita Chauhan |
Children | Atul Chauhan, Aseem Chauhan |
Ashok Chauhan is the founder and president of the Amity group of institutions. He is also the founder of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation
Chauhan was born in India, as one of the seven siblings. He is married to Amita Chauhan, and has two sons, Atul and Aseem. He lives in New Delhi. After Chauhan's graduation and receiving a scholarship from the German government, he moved to Germany in the 1970s. According to his son, Atul, it was in the 1980s that Chauhan thought of entering into the education space. In the mid 1990s, Chauhan founded Amity, and later in 2005, he founded Amity University, which became one of the well known private university in India.