Sanjiv Goenka (born January 29, 1961) is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. He founded and chairs RPSG Group and invests in early-stage companies. This multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Kolkata, has an asset base of $6 billion and revenue of $4.3 billion. He also owns the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan Super Giants. According to the Forbes 2022 report, he is the 83rd richest person in India and 1238th in the world. He was also a member of the Padma Awards Committee 2023.
Sanjiv Goenka was born and raised in Kolkata by Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka, a businessman from a Marwari family.
Sanjiv Goenka, a Kolkata native, attended St. Xavier’s College and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1981. He is happily married to Preeti, a skilled interior designer, and they have two children, Shashwat and Avarna.
Notably, Goenka’s brother, Harsh Goenka, is a successful billionaire in his own right. The Asian Age reported that Harsh Goenka became chairman of the RPG Group, while Sanjiv founded the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group.
Sanjiv Goenka is the proprietor of the Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Owner 2024
Lucknow Super Giants is a relatively new but highly popular Indian Premier
League franchise based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
LSG was formed in 2021 and debuted in the 2022 IPL.
The RPSG Group, led by Sanjiv Goenka, paid ₹7,090 crores for this franchise.
Lucknow Super Giants are the fourth most valuable IPL team in 2022, estimated to be worth ₹1.075 million.
House of Sanjiv Goenka
Sanjiv Goenka, a renowned business magnate, owns a lavish bungalow in Delhi’s prestigious Lutyens area. This opulent home is regarded as one of the most expensive in the capital.
Sanjiv Goenka has lived in the bungalow built by his great-grandfather, Sir Badridas Goenka, on a one-acre plot in the upscale neighbourhood of Alipore in south Kolkata, since his birth 53 years ago. His family moved to this property in 1948, shortly after World War II, and Goenka gets nostalgic as he recalls growing up with his eight cousins and several aunts and uncles.
Courtyard of Sanjiv Goenka House
The mansion is a three-story structure with 14 large rooms, including seven bedrooms, two elegantly decorated living rooms, a study/library, an entertainment room with a large TV, and a fairly large dining room for entertaining guests.
Library of Sanjiv Goenka House
It is a U-shaped building with two large wings on each floor that serve as self-contained suites with a bedroom and a living area.
Goenka’s family, which includes his wife, son, and mother, lives on the first floor. Bedrooms in each wing overlook a well-kept garden with a lovely fountain in the centre. By evening, this space is lit up with colourful lights, creating a picturesque setting for social gatherings, he says.
Living Room of Sanjiv Goenka House
It is a U-shaped building with two large wings on each floor that serve as self-contained suites with a bedroom and a living area.
The ground floor includes two living rooms, a courtyard that leads to the garden, an entertainment room, a study, and a dining room.
Marwaris are known for their traditionalism, and Goenka is no exception. He shows us one of his living rooms that has been preserved exactly as it was in the 1970s and 1980s, with the majority of the furniture and artefacts remaining in the same location over the decades. For example, there are two bridge tables where Sanjiv’s father (Rama Prasad Goenka) could unwind with his friends in the evenings. The study, which has large cabinets containing books from all over the world, was also where RP Goenka would frequently hold business meetings.
A night at Goenka House
The Goenka family has been an avid collector of paintings and sculptures for generations, and this is visible to the untrained eye. His grandfather was a fan of Mughal miniatures, which now adorn the living rooms at Goenka Niwas. Then, along the house’s long corridors, artwork from the fifth and sixth centuries by various Indian and international artists is displayed.
There is a reason why the past is honoured in the Goenka home. “Home represents comfort, a place to relax and be myself. It’s a place where I don’t want to make too many changes; it’s where my family lives. And my family is a vital part of my life.
Sanjiv Goenka entrepreneurial ventures include Spencer’s, a well-known supermarket chain, and Too Yumm, a popular snack brand. He is also the mastermind behind the esteemed Open Magazine.
Forbes reports that his net worth is 2 billion dollars, or approximately RS 16,500 crore.
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