Bharat Goenka Explained

Bharat Goenka
Birth Name:Bharat Goenka
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Indian businessman
Boards:Tally Solutions
Awards:

Bharat Goenka is an Indian businessman and the co-founder and managing director of Tally Solutions. In 2020, he received the Padma Shri from the Government of India for his contribution in the field of trade and industry.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Biography

Goenka is the son of Shyam Sunder Goenka, and is an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School. A graduate in mathematics,[7] Goenka co-founded Tally Solutions with his father in 1986 after searching for a software to manage their accounting books. He created an MS-DOS based accounting application named Peutronics Financial Accountant, formally changed to Tally Solutions in 1999.[8]

In 2011, NASSCOM conferred their Lifetime Achievement Award to Goenka and the title of "the father of the Indian software product industry".[9] He was given the CSI Honorary Fellowship Award by the Computer Society of India (CSI) in 2014.[10] In 2020, he received the Padma Shri honour from the Government of India for his contribution in the field of trade and industry.

Goenka delivered the 16th Lecture organised by the General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sanjeev Bikchandani, Bharat Goenka Receive the Prestigious Award. 26 January 2020. en. dqindia.com.
  2. News: 141 named for Padma Awards, Sushma, Jaitley & George Fernandes get Padma Vibhshan. 26 January 2020. en. uniindia.com.
  3. News: Padma Vibhushan for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes; Bhushan for Parrikar. 26 January 2020. en. dailypioneer.com.
  4. News: उद्योग एवं व्यापार क्षेत्र के 11 दिग्गजों को पद्मश्री. 26 January 2020. hi. KhabarTak.com.
  5. News: आनंद महिंद्रा, वेणु श्रीनिवासन सहित इन 11 दिग्गज कारोबारियों को मिला सम्मान. 26 January 2020. hi. IndiaTv.in.
  6. News: आनंद महिंद्रा और वेणु श्रीनिवासन समेत 11 कारोबारियों को पद्म पुरस्कार. 26 January 2020. hi. Bhaskar.com. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128154555/https://money.bhaskar.com/news/MON-INDU-COMP-anand-mahindra-venu-srinivasan-to-be-honoured-with-padma-bhushan-naukricom-founder-to-get-padma-shri-126610367.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Meet some of Karnataka's Padma awardees who span diverse fields. 2020-01-26. Deccan Herald. en. 2020-04-15.
  8. Web site: Tally dreams big: India's top accounting software is all set to expand into retail. Moneycontrol. 2020-04-15.
  9. Web site: Nasscom confers lifetime award on Tally's Goenka. The New Indian Express. 2020-04-15.
  10. Web site: Tally Solutions Bharat Goenka conferred CSI Honorary Fellowship Award 2014. 2014-12-17. DATAQUEST. en-US. 2020-04-15.
  11. Web site: Bharat Goenka - 16th General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Lecture. .