Harish Ahuja
Shri Harish Ahuja is an Indian entrepreneur from New Delhi. He is the managing director[1][2] of India's largest exporter of ready-made garments, Shahi Exports Private Limited, a company conglomerate headquartered at Faridabad. Shahi is employing 100000 people (maximum are women around 67%) in their 65 garment factories in different states of India primarily in small towns such as Hubli, Shikaripur, Shimoga, and, suburbs of Bangalore in Karnataka.[3]
Awards
- Harish Ahuja has been awarded many times for being number one in RMG with highest global export[4] from AEPC, for excellence in exports of ready made garments since 2008[5][6][7]
- Harish received largest exporters of garments Honor Award by Ministry of Textiles in 2013.
Vision
It is the foresightedness of Harish, with which various practices and models Implemented to the ground level, and Shahi is rewarded at several platforms.
Rewards
- For skill development of women, for instance Gap Inc. PACE, They received certificate of recognition by GAP in 2013 for P.A.C.E. Program.[8][9]
Representations
Harish Ahuja stewards the apparel industry's key issues and pain areas, takes several initiatives to promote the sector, contributes to women empowerment, and encourages ethical practices.
- Advice for policies such as free trade to be globally competitive.[2] He is a strategic member for policy matters/decisions with textile ministry.[10]
- Harish Ahuja was one of the eleven industry stalwarts along with Shri Sanjay Lalbhai, CMD Arvind (company); B K Goenka; Rajinder Gupta and others who met the Prime Minister of India to discuss the key issues related from textile, apparel (export and domestic) and fashion retail.[11]
- Harish Ahuja along Textiles Minister Smt. Smriti Irani Inaugurated ''Shahi Chair'' in Department of Fashion Technology (DFT), National Institute of Fashion Technology in the area of Apparel Industry 4.0, with the objective to promote excellence & leadership in teaching, R&D in the area of Apparel Manufacturing Technology and foster engagement between industry-academia.[12]
- Harish Ahuja laid foundation stone of new unit of Shahi along with Chief minister Naveen Patnaik, Orissa.[13]
The journey, Sarla fabrics to Shahi Exports
He was born in 1955 and brought up in New Delhi. His father's name is Late Shri Mangoo Fateh Chand Ahuja, and his mother, Smt. Sarla M Ahuja.
He is a bachelor of commerce from Delhi University. Harish is married to Priya Ahuja and has three sons Anand, Anant, and Amit. His elder son Anand is married to Sonam K Ahuja (in 2018)[14] They live in one of the five most expensive homes in Delhi. Harish's net worth in 2016 was estimated $10 million.[15][16][17]
Shahi Exports
Harish started with a family-owned smaller company name Sarla fabrics Ghaziabad, which is named after his mother, he gradually expanded[3][14][18] and now he is managing one of the leading textile manufacturing companies with the name Shahi which is widespread especially in southern state Karnataka and expanding its operations to Odisha.[1][19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Government of Haryana (2019-11-04). Haryana Gazette, 2019-11-04, Extra-Ordinary, Number 186-2019/Ext. pp. 4186, 4188. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jacob, Rahul. "A textile tycoon who also spins dreams". Rediff. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bhasin, Sonu (2019-07-15). Unstoppable: Kuldip Singh Dhingra and the Rise of Berger Paints. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-600-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "About – Shahi". Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Resources, Apparel (2014-02-01). "AEPC honours Apparel companies at Annual Export Award Shahi Exports remains the top exporter with Rs. 1903.42 crore". Apparel Resources. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "AEPC Awards | AEPC". www.aepcindia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Fibre2Fashion (2017-01-01). Fibre2Fashion - Textile Magazine - January 2017. Fibre2Fashion. Search this book on
- ↑ India, Ideas For. "Role of private sector in the holistic skilling of India's workforce". Ideas For India. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "P.A.C.E. - Empowering Women | Gap Sustainability". www.gapincsustainability.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ News-Desk, Apparel Resources (2020-05-27). "PPE Export! Ministry of Textiles gives positive indication | Trade Data News India". Apparel Resources India. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ News-Desk, Apparel Resources (2019-12-27). "Textile and apparel industry representatives meet Prime Minister | Trade News India". Apparel Resources India. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "NIFTA Updates – NIFT Alumni". Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Resources, Apparel (2015-09-02). "Shahi Exports to invest Rs. 36 crore in Orissa; lays foundation stone of new facility". Apparel Resources India. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Sonam Kapoor Wedding: Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja tie the knot in an Anand Karaj ceremony". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "The 5 most expensive homes in Delhi, who owns them and how much they cost". GQ India. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Sharma, Ravi Teja. "Shahi Exports MD Harish Ahuja buys Delhi bungalow for Rs 173 crore". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Tremblay, Trinette (2020-12-01). "Harish Ahuja Net Worth, Age, Height, Affairs, Bio and More 2020". The Personage. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "Shahi Exports Private Limited Information - Shahi Exports Private Limited Company Profile, Shahi Exports Private Limited News on The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ Sharma, Ravi Teja. "Shahi Exports MD Harish Ahuja buys Delhi bungalow for Rs 173 crore". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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