Vijay Mallya
5th Group Guided By Prof. Puneet k Bhardwaj
Praveen Mahesh Ishwarya Deepak Vikas
SUCCESS
The Group has grown into a multi-national
business conglomerate of over 60 companies.
Annual turnover which has increased by
439% to US$ 1.2 billion in 1998-99 despite the frequent devaluation of currencies in many developing countries, including India, where the group operates.
the INR 5700
crores spirits arm of the UB Group is Indias largest and the worlds 2nd largest spirits company.
Vijay Mallya has other interests too apart from business.
He has won trophies in professional car
racing circuits and is a keen yachtsman and aviator. Vijay Mallya has also won numerous trophies in horse racing including several prestigious Derbies.
In 2000, Vijay Mallya entered politics as
the president of Janata Party. Presently, he is a Rajya Sabha M.P.
According to [Link], as of March
2010, Mallya, is worth US $1 billion
175,000 for the
sword of Tipu Sultan at an auction in London Mahatma Gandhi at US$1.8 million, in a New York auction