The Silver Lining
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JYOTI YADAV , PGDM , 2015-17 , ISME
2015 - 17
Success is not final ; failure is not fatal : it is the courage to continue that counts
The king of good times Vijaya Mallya –
• India ’ s most exuberant , High class , outspoken businessmen Vijaya Mallya is a man of courage . His life can be well described as a ‘ king size life ’. He took over as the chairman of UB at the age of 27 . Immediately after which he proved his unique leadership style by growing UB into a multinational conglomerate of over sixty companies .
• They are not just into Kingfisher beer and Kingfisher airlines , but also into life sciences , engineering , agriculture , chemicals , information technology and leisure . He started off with Kingfisher Airlines in 2005 and not a long journey it took for them to grab thirty awards since inception .
• Kingfisher Airlines were the first to operate in India with all brand new aircrafts , followed by being the first Indian company to Purchase an Airbus A-380 .
• Mallya , despite his current reputation has always made India proud by bringing most of the historical assets back in India from abroad . From winning the bid of GBP 175,000 for the sword of Tipu Sultan from London to having brought most of the Mahatma Gandhi ’ s belongings to his own country amid high drama from New York .
• Vijaya mallya has been recognized as a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration , by the Southern California University , Irvine . He is a believer in mankind and have always contributed generously to charitable trusts and foundations in addition to having established The Mallya Hospital , The Mallya-Aditi School and the Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation in Bangalore , India .
• It was just not about business for Vijaya Mallya , having keen interest in sports he has won many trophies in car and horse racing and to add , is the first Indian ever to become the owner of Force India Formula One , which is also India ’ s first-ever Formula One Team and represents the country ’ s first , truly global sports foray .
• Having established 26 residencies across the world with his main home is in Sausalito , California built on an area of 11000 square feet . Beside this , he owns a castle in Scotland , homes in Monaco , Trump Plaza in New York City , the Northern California region of Napa Valley , South Africa and five Indian cities including New Delhi , Bombay and Bangalore . Other expensive assets include a stud farm comprising over 250 race horses and a castle in the United Kingdom . He also has a sprawling mansion on Bangalore ’ s Vittal Mallya Road ( named after his father ); there is also a Vijay Mallya Road in Bangalore .
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