Hinduja Group
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| Private | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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S. P. Hinduja (chairman) |
| Products | Automotive, financial services, ITES, oil and gas, media and telecom |
| Revenue |
 US$25 billion (2012) |
| Owner | Hinduja family |
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Number of employees
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72,000 |
| Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
| Website | hindujagroup |
The Hinduja Group is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. They are involved in a wide range of activities including foundries, import export, trading, motor vehicles, banking, call centers and healthcare.
The company was founded in 1914 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, who was from a Sindhi family based in India. Initially operating in Karachi and Mumbai, India, he set up the company's first international operation in Iran in 1919. The headquarters of the group moved to Iran where it remained until 1979, when the Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe.
Srichand Hinduja and his brother Gopichand moved to London in 1979 to develop the export business; Prakash manages the group's finances in Geneva, Switzerland while the youngest brother, Ashok, oversees the Indian interests. The brothers are all devout Hindu, vegetarian and teetotallers, and dress in similar ways, with a preference for black suits and round glasses.
Under the leadership of its chairman, Srichand, today the Hinduja Group has become one of the largest diversified groups in the world. The group employs over 70,000 people and has offices in cities of the world and all the major cities in India. In 2017, Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja were described as the wealthiest men in Britain with an estimated wealth of £ 16.2 billion in the Sunday Times Rich List 2017.
In 2015 at The Asian Awards, the Hinduja brothers were honoured with the Business Leader of the Year Award.
Ashok Leyland, a flagship business of Hinduja group, is the 2nd largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world and 16th largest manufacturer of trucks globally. The company has its footprints across 50 countries and is headquartered in Chennai. It has 9 manufacturing plants around the world with 7 manufacturing plants in India and one each in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and Leeds, United Kingdom.
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