EFA Current Year Sponsor's

• Shri B.K. Birla
  
  Born on 4th February, 1921, Shri B.K Birla is the youngest son of late Syt. G.D.Birla. Married to Sarala Biyani on 30th April, 1942, Mr. Birla had one son- late Syt. Aditya Vikram Birla – and two daughters Smt. Jayshree Mohta and Smt. Manjushree Khaitan. For the last seven and a half decades he is heading a conglomerate of industries and educational institutions.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Mr. Chatter Singh Baid
  
  A self made man, Mr. Baid started his career in his early twenties and forayed into export of fabrics. A visionary and disciplinarian, Mr. Baid started promoting buildings and financial projects. Now under his guidance, the Group has substantial interest in telecommunication, infrastructure, real estate, garments, packaging, etc. Mr. Baid is actively involved with all the leading societies like JST Mahasabha, Marwari Releif Society, Churu Nagrik Parishad, etc. and also does a lot of social service like promoting education amongst poor, donating in flood prone areas etc. He is also the Ex President of COTTI and current Trustee of COTTI Trust, and is the Chairman of COTTI’s Golden Jubilee Celebration Board.
  
  
  
• Mr. C.K Basu
  
  Born in March 1941, Mr. Chandan Kr. Basu was educated at St. Xavier’s and Presidency College Calcutta. After completing his Diploma in Foreign Trade from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, he went to Germany on a scholarship in 1968. In 1975, Mr. Basu was selected as a member of a group of Senior Indian Export Executives by I.L.O which is a part of the UN Organization. In 1976, he founded New Horizons Limited together with two associates. Since then he has been the Managing Director of New Horizons until March, 2010.
  
  
  
  
  
• Mr. Gopal Poddar
  
  Mr. Gopal Poddar was born on 6th April, 1951.He had a vision and he wanted to grow and the entrepreneur in him yearned to succeed. After graduating from Calcutta University, Mr. Poddar studied Law at University Law College of Calcutta. He also completed his Masters in Commerce from the Calcutta University along with his L.L.B. He started his career in the Tea business in 1977. Today this Group (Limtex Group) of Rs.550 crores is in Tea, Cookies and IT.