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October 17, 2023

Darshan Hiranandani Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Father: Niranjan Hiranandani Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra Age: 42 Years

Bio/Wiki
Full name Darshan Niranjan Hiranandani
Profession Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Awards • He is the recipient of Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for the best hospital in India to Dr L.H. Hiranandani Hospital (a non-profit) under the Hiranandani Foundation.
• Asia Pacific Quality Organization Global Performance Excellence Best in Class Award (2016)
• National Business Excellence and achievers award and Business Tycoons of The Year award (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 13 October 1981 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023) 42 Years
Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign Libra
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mumbai, Maharashtra
College/University Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
Educational Qualification(s) MBA (specialising in Entrepreneurship and Finance) and B.S. (specialising in Management Information System) from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York [1]Darshan Hiranandani’s LinkedIn Account
Controversies • In 2009, his sister, Priya Hiranandani, accused him and Niranjan Hiranandani, of violating a development deal. [2]Business Today

• In 2023, he was accused of bribing cash and gifts to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to ask questions in Parliament. [3]The Free Press Journal

Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 18 March 2009
Family
Wife/Spouse Neha Jhalani Hiranandani (businesswoman)
Children He has two children.
Parents Father– Niranjan Hiranandani (businessman)

Mother– Kamal Hiranandani

Siblings Sister– Priya Vandrevala (entrepreneur)

Other Relatives Grandfather– Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani (an Indian otorhinolaryngologist, social activist, and philanthropist)

Grandmother– Kanta Lakhumal Jamnadas Hiranandani

Uncles– 2
• Surendra Hiranandani (businessman)

• Navin Hiranandani (ENT Surgeon; died 2006)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Darshan Hiranandani

  • Darshan Hiranandani is an Indian businessman. He is known for being the CEO of the real-estate giant Hiranandani Group. He is the chairman of several companies including Yotta Data Services, H-Energy, Tarq Semiconductors, and Tez Platforms. He is the son of Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder of Hiranandani Group which is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
  • Darshan Hiranandani is known for diversifying Hiranandani Group’s real estate business internationally and venturing into emerging sectors such as data centres, cloud computing, energy, and industrial warehousing and logistics. According to him, he is committed to meeting the country’s infrastructure requirements and contributing to its economic growth.
  • In 2009, his father, Niranjan Hiranandani, had a dispute with his London-based daughter, Priya Vandrevala, who accused her father and brother (Darshan Hiranandani) of violating a development deal. In 2016, the London Court of International Arbitration ruled in her favour, asking them to pay Rs. 360 crores to Priya. [4]Business Today
  • In April 2009, he founded the H-Energy Group of Companies in Mumbai. In February 2014, he was appointed as the chief executive officer at Hiranandani Communities in Mumbai. In January 2016, he began working as a managing director at Nidar Group in Mumbai.
  • In December 2018, he founded ‘Greenbase,’ an industrial and logistics park in Mumbai.
    A picture of Greenbase, an industrial and logistics park in Mumbai
  • The Hiranandani Group is a real estate development company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a prominent entity in India with projects spanning Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Apart from real estate, the group is also engaged in other sectors such as healthcare, education, energy, and hospitality. One of the notable achievements of the Hiranandani Group was the inauguration of the world’s second-largest data centre, Yotta Infrastructure Solutions, in July 2020.
    Darshan Hiranandani with his father at their Yotta venture
  • In February 2022, he founded Tez Platforms.
    The logo of the Tez Platform
  • His wife, Neha Jhalani, is the daughter of Delhi-based businessman Pradeep Jhalani and his wife, Shabnam Jhalani. His sister, Priya Hiranandani, is married to Cyrus Vandrevala, a London-based businessman.
    Priya Hiranandani with her husband
  • Darshan Hiranandani is also a member of various councils for ASSOCHAM (India’s oldest apex trade chamber with 450,000 members), a member of the Board of Trustees of his alma mater Rochester Institute of Technology, and a member of the Board of Directors for RIT Dubai.
  • He is also on the advisory board of Hyderabad Sind National Collegiate Board, a non-profit organization in Mumbai.
  • As part of the board of directors of the Hiranandani Group, in February 2004, he was instrumental in setting up the Dr L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, a non-profit under the Hiranandani Foundation, which won the coveted Ramkrishna Bajaj Award for the best hospital in India.
    A picture of Dr L.H. Hiranandani Hospital
  • Once, in a media interview, his wife Neha Hiranandani, revealed that she met Darshan during her UNICEF stint.
  • In October 2023, BJP’s Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey accused Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra of accepting “cash and gifts” from Darshan Hiranandani to “ask questions in Parliament.” According to Dubey, he has received a letter from Jai Anant Dehadrai, an advocate, containing evidence of bribes exchanged between Moitra and Darshan Hiranandani. The BJP MP alleged,
    It appeared that the representationist, Dehadrai has made elaborate and painstaking research on the basis of which he has concluded that quite recently, Moitra asked approximately 50 questions in Parliament of the total 61 posted by her, which shockingly pertain to the protect the business interests of Darshan Hiranandani and his company.” [5]The Free Press Journal
    A picture of Mahua Moitra
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References/Sources:

↑1 Darshan Hiranandani’s LinkedIn Account
↑2, ↑4 Business Today
↑3, ↑5 The Free Press Journal
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