Background
Poddar, Ashok Kumar was born on June 28, 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Son of Badri Prasad and Parvati Devi Poddar.
Poddar, Ashok Kumar was born on June 28, 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Son of Badri Prasad and Parvati Devi Poddar.
Graduate, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, 1964.
Managing director Hope India Ltd., Calcutta, 1975-1988, Budge Budge Co Ltd., Calcutta, 1976-1986. Chairman Budge Budge Company Ltd., since 1987, Ripon Estates Ltd., Calcutta, since 1996.
Married Madhushree Mody, January 17, 1967. Children: Ashish, Manish.