Arun Firodia Explained

Caption:	Arun Hastimal Firodia
Nationality:	Indian
Alma Mater:	IIT Bombay Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
Spouse:	Jayshree Firodia
Father:	H. K. Firodia
Children:	3, including Sulajja Firodia Motwani

Arun Firodia (born 1943) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of Kinetic Group,^[1] India's leading manufacturers and exporters of two wheelers. Arun Firodia obtained his B.Tech with distinction in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1965. He later went to US and obtained his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT. He completed his M.S. in Management from Sloan School of Management.^[2]

He was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2012.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Personal life

Arun Firodia is the son of late Shri. H.K. Firodia, founder of Kinetic Engineering Limited, married to Dr Jayshree Firodia who is a renowned Pediatrician.They have one son Ajinkya Firodia and three daughters Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Vismaya Firodia and Kimaya Firodia.

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Notes and References

Web site: Arun Firodia:Founder of Kinetic Group of Companies. 13 Aug 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100714163416/http://www.bharatentrepreneurs.com/2008/06/03/arun-firodiafounder-of-kinetic-group-of-companies/. 14 July 2010. dead.
Web site: Our Founder: H. K. Firodia . 13 Aug 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807023028/http://www.kineticindia.com/ourfounder.html . 2012-08-07 .
Web site: Padma Shri Awardees. 13 Aug 2012.
News: Sancheti to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan. https://archive.today/20130103184511/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-26/pune/30666540_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-pandya. dead. 3 January 2013. The Times of India. 13 Aug 2012 .
Web site: Four Punekars win Padma. 13 Aug 2012.
News: Republic Day: Muthuraman, Subbiah, Priya Paul among Padma awardees . 13 Aug 2012 . The Times Of India. 2012-01-25.