Sanjay Chandra
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Sanjay Chandra is the Managing Director of Unitech Ltd
. He is one of the accused in the 2G spectrum scam
.
, Vasant Vihar, Delhi, and obtained a degree in business management from Boston University
.
Chandra was the key plenary at in the India GRI in 2007 for the Total Real Estate Discussion and and appeared on the Expert Panel for [India Retail Forum in 2005 and chaired the India Advisory Board at the Second Annual ICSC Shopping Centre and Retail Conference, in Mumbai in 2005.
He gave the keynote address at the - 6th Annual Global Investor Conference, Mumbai
, India
in August 2010
Chandra has received the 3rd Construction World Builders Awards from the The Architect Leadership Council and placed on the List of Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum
in Geneva
in 2011.
is a civil engineer from the IIT Kharagpur, his mother is a doctor. He is married to Preeti Chandra, a fashion designer, and has a son and a daughter. His elder brother, Ajay Chandra, is Managing Director, Unitech Ltd.
Chandra is reported to be in Tihar Jail
for his involvement in 2G licenses issued to private telecom players in 2008. The transaction brought allegations of under pricing by the Department of Telecommunications and the illegal manipulation of the allocation process to favor select companies.
Unitech Group
The Unitech Group is India's second largest real estate investment company, and has recently claimed to be the largest real estate builder in the country.....
. He is one of the accused in the 2G spectrum scam
2G spectrum scam
The 2G spectrum scandal involved officials in the government of India illegally undercharging mobile telephony companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would use to create 2G subscriptions for cell phones...
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Early Life and Education
Chandra attended the Modern School (New Delhi)Modern School (New Delhi)
Modern School, commonly known as Modern, is a co-educational private school in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh and Sir Sobha Singh. Considered to be one of the elite schools, Modern is also referred to as the Eton of India. It is the first private school established...
, Vasant Vihar, Delhi, and obtained a degree in business management from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
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Career
Chandra founded Ikon Clothing Inc. In 1996 and was President until 2001 when he returned to India. Upon returning Chandra joined Unitech Ltd. as the Head of Sales and Marketing. In 2004, he was promoted to the position of Director.Chandra was the key plenary at in the India GRI in 2007 for the Total Real Estate Discussion and and appeared on the Expert Panel for [India Retail Forum in 2005 and chaired the India Advisory Board at the Second Annual ICSC Shopping Centre and Retail Conference, in Mumbai in 2005.
He gave the keynote address at the - 6th Annual Global Investor Conference, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in August 2010
Chandra has received the 3rd Construction World Builders Awards from the The Architect Leadership Council and placed on the List of Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in 2011.
Personal Life
Chandra's father Ramesh ChandraRamesh Chandra
Ramesh Chandra is the founder of the multi-billion dollar Indian Real Estate company Unitech. As of 11 March 2009, his net worth was estimated at $600 million, which dropped from $9.6 billion just a year back...
is a civil engineer from the IIT Kharagpur, his mother is a doctor. He is married to Preeti Chandra, a fashion designer, and has a son and a daughter. His elder brother, Ajay Chandra, is Managing Director, Unitech Ltd.
Chandra is reported to be in Tihar Jail
Tihar Jail
Tihar Prisons , also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram , is the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. It is located at Tihar village, approximately 7 km from Chanakya Puri, to the west of New Delhi, India. The surrounding area is called Hari Nagar.The prison is maintained as a...
for his involvement in 2G licenses issued to private telecom players in 2008. The transaction brought allegations of under pricing by the Department of Telecommunications and the illegal manipulation of the allocation process to favor select companies.