He has propounded the corporate philosophy of ‘Collective Materialism’, that advocates collective growth through collective sharing and caring. Roy promotes sports at international to regional level. The Sahara group is a sponsor of Indian Cricket Team, Indian Hockey Team, Bangladesh Cricket Team and has adopted 91 sportsmen belonging to the four Indian Olympic disciplines of Boxing, Wrestling, Archery, Shooting and Track & Field.
Background
Subrata Roy was born in Bihar in 1948 to Sudhir Chandra Roy and Srimati Chhabi Roy. Subrata Roy studied at Holy Child School in Kolkata and later studied diploma in mechanical engineering from Government Technical Institute, Gorakhpur. Sahara started his first business in Gorakhpur.
Career
His career with the Sahara Group began in 1978 with an initial asset base of just USD 43. From there, it went on to become the largest conglomerate of India with a diversified range of business interests. Before Subrata Roy founded the Sahara Group, he had already gathered 32 years of experience in business development along with 18 years of experience in real estate business.