Quick Info
| Profession | Politician, Chairman of Essel Group |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 30/11/1950 |
| Age | 75 years |
| Birthplace | Hisar district, Haryana, India |
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Bio/Wiki
| Subhash Chandra Goenka is an Indian billionaire media baron and chairman of the Essel Group. | |
| He is known for founding Zee TV, India's first private satellite television channel launched in 1992. | |
| He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, in 2016 as an independent candidate supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
Physical Stats & More
| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| High School Drop Out |
Personal Life
| Married |
Relationships & More
| Wife/Spouse | Sushila Devi |
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Family
| Father | Nandkishore Goenka |
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| Mother | Tara Devi Goenka |
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| Spouse | Sushila Devi |
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Career
| Started as a rice trader and commission agent in his family business. | |
| Established Essel Packaging in the 1980s, focusing on flexible packaging for fast-moving consumer goods. | |
| Launched EsselWorld, India's first amusement park, in 1989. | |
| Founded Zee TV in 1992, India's first private Hindi satellite television channel, breaking the monopoly of state-run Doordarshan. | |
| Established Dish TV in 2003, India's first direct-to-home satellite television provider. | |
| Launched DNA, an English-language daily newspaper, in 2005 in collaboration with the Dainik Bhaskar Group. | |
| Expanded Essel Group into cable distribution with Siticable in 1995, and launched channels like Zee News and Zee Cinema. | |
| Resigned as Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Zee Media on 24 May 2016. | |
| Elected to Rajya Sabha for Haryana in June 2016. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He was born in a small village in Hisar, Haryana in a bania family. | |
| 2. In 1965, he dropped out of his 10th grade to join his family business as a commission agent supplying rice. | |
| 3. He started a manufacturing business named Essel packaging, focused on plastic tubes for toothpaste. | |
| 4. In 1989, he established EsselWorld, a recreational park in north Bombay. | |
| 5. In 1992, he co-launched India’s first Hindi cable channel, ZeeTV. | |
| 6. ZeeTV reached 959 million people in 169 countries. | |
| 7. He launched India's first lottery and Dish TV. | |
| 8. In 2005, he co-launched DNA, an Indian broadsheet newspaper. | |
| 9. DNA was the first English broadsheet in India with an all-color page format. | |
| 10. He supported a failed Twenty20 cricket league's restart. | |
| 11. He started the "Dr. Subhash Chandra Show" to motivate youth. | |
| 12. He received the Global Indian Entertainment Personality of the Year Award in 2004. | |
| 13. His memoir, "Z Factor," was launched by PM Narendra Modi. | |
| 14. He received multiple awards for his work in media and entrepreneurship. | |
| 15. In 2013, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London. | |
| 16. He started nine businesses in India, with six successful and three failed. | |
| 17. He resigned from his company positions in May 2016. | |
| 18. He became a Member of Parliament in June 2016. | |
| 19. In 2017, he pledged $777 million for the DSC foundation. | |
| 20. His businesses span newspapers, cable, gaming, theme parks, education, packaging, and infrastructure. | |
| 21. In August 2023, a debt resolution agreement was reached for Essel Group companies. | |
| 22. The debt amounted to around Rs 6,500 crore and involved ownership of assets like Dish TV and Zee Learn. |