Har Prasad Nanda

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
Lahore, British India
(present-day in Pakistan)
Died13 April 1999
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationAutomobile industrialist
Years active1944-1994
Known forEscorts Group
RelativesNikhil Nanda (grandson)

Career

Born in Lahore (modern-day Pakistan) in British India, Nanda came to Delhi after India's independence in 1947 with 5,000 INR and two cars. Nanda, along with his brother, Yudi Nanda 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] Nanda became a recluse after his wife's death and stepped down as the chairman in 1994.[5][4]

Personal life and death

Nanda and his wife had two sons, Rajan Nanda and Anil Nanda. His wife died in 1990. In addition to the Indian branch of the family, there are also several members of the Nanda Family who have established themselves in the United States. Insurance agent Ritu Nanda was her daughter-in-law (Rajan's wife). Industrialist Nikhil Nanda is his grandson.[4]

Nanda died on 13 April 1999 after prolonged illness in New Delhi, India.[1]

Books

In 1992, his autobiography titled The Days of My Years was published.[6]

References
  1. "Rediff On The NeT Business News: H P Nanda, 82, Escorts group founder, passes away". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  2. September 16, Shweta Punj; September 25, 2017 ISSUE DATE; September 16, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 19:18. "Har Prasad Nanda of Escorts came to Delhi from Lahore with just Rs 5000 in hand". India Today. Retrieved 2019-06-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. October 9; July 31, 2013 ISSUE DATE; August 19, 1982UPDATED; Ist, 2014 16:48. "H.P. Nanda: India's automotive king". India Today. Retrieved 2019-06-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "The Escorts story: Can it be saved?". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. Singh, S. Ronendra. "Rajan Nanda: A visionary and a philanthropist". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  6. Nanda, Har Parshad (1992). The Days of My Years. Viking.
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