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	==Career==		==Career==
	After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in [[Kolkata]] post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering at the [[University of Southampton]] in England. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.<ref name=tycoon/> He used to have net worth over $11 billion at his peak in 2007, but fell into trouble after it got embroiled in a telecom corruption scandal.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ramesh Chandra\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ramesh-chandra/\|access-date=2021-05-16\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref>		After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in [[Kolkata]] post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering at the [[University of Southampton]] in [[England]]. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.<ref name=tycoon/> He used to have net worth over $11 billion at his peak in 2007, but fell into trouble after it got embroiled in a telecom corruption scandal.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ramesh Chandra\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ramesh-chandra/\|access-date=2021-05-16\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref>

	He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build [[middle-class]] homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the [[Unitech Group]] The company is now largely under the management of two sons — Ajay Chandra and [[Sanjay Chandra]] with latter being in charge of [[Unitech Wireless]]. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the [[2G spectrum case]] and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=BW>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-09/indias-powerful-cant-escape-jail\|title=India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail\|first=Mehul Srivastava MehulAtLarge\|last=Reprints\|publisher=}}</ref> Ramesh Chandra was jailed on 11 January 2016 on charges of cheating.<ref name=FE>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/\|title=Unitech top bosses Ramesh Chandra, Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Minoti Bahri walk out of jail after spending a night – The Financial Express\|date=12 January 2016\|publisher=}}</ref>		He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build [[middle-class]] homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the [[Unitech Group]] The company is now largely under the management of two sons — Ajay Chandra and [[Sanjay Chandra]] with latter being in charge of [[Unitech Wireless]]. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the [[2G spectrum case]] and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=BW>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-09/indias-powerful-cant-escape-jail\|title=India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail\|first=Mehul Srivastava MehulAtLarge\|last=Reprints\|publisher=}}</ref> Ramesh Chandra was jailed on 11 January 2016 on charges of cheating.<ref name=FE>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/\|title=Unitech top bosses Ramesh Chandra, Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Minoti Bahri walk out of jail after spending a night – The Financial Express\|date=12 January 2016\|publisher=}}</ref>

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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in [[Farrukhabad]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After finishing his schooling ~~here~~, he joined [[IIT Kharagpur]], where he studied structural engineering.<ref name=tycoon>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2733073,prtpage-1.cms Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 26 Jan 2008.</ref>		Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in [[Farrukhabad]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After finishing his schooling there, he joined [[IIT Kharagpur]], where he studied structural engineering.<ref name=tycoon>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2733073,prtpage-1.cms Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 26 Jan 2008.</ref>

	[[File:Unitech logo.svg\|thumb\|Logo of [[Unitech Group]].]]		[[File:Unitech logo.svg\|thumb\|Logo of [[Unitech Group]].]]

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	\| name = Ramesh Chandra		\| name = Ramesh Chandra
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	\| birth_date = {{birth ~~based on~~ age ~~as of date~~\|70\|~~2010~~\|3\|~~10}}~~<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010">		\| birth_date = {{birth year and age\|1939}}
			\| birth_place =
			\| nationality = [[India]]n
			\| education = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur\|IIT Kharagpur]]<br />[[University of Southampton]]<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010">
	{{cite web		{{cite web
	\|title= The World's Billionaires: #721 Ramesh Chandra		\|title= The World's Billionaires: #721 Ramesh Chandra
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	\|work= [[Forbes]]		\|work= [[Forbes]]
	\|date= 3 March 2010}}</ref>		\|date= 3 March 2010}}</ref>
	~~\| birth_place =~~		\| known_for = Founder of [[Unitech Group\|Unitech]]
	~~\| nationality = [[India]]n~~		\| networth = {{down}} [[United States dollar\|$]] 695 Million (Forbes 2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ramesh-chandra/\|title=Ramesh Chandra\|website=Forbes}}</ref>
	~~\| education = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur\|IIT Kharagpur]]<br/>[[University of Southampton]]<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010" />~~		\| criminal_status = Jailed in 2016 for [[Cheating]] <small> Arrested by [[Central Bureau of Investigation]]
	\| known_for = ~~founder~~ of [[Unitech Group\|Unitech]]		\| spouse = Dr.Pushpa Chandra
	\| networth = [[United States dollar\|$]]~~9.1 billion~~ (~~2011~~)<ref ~~name~~="Forbes ~~Billionaires 2010"~~ />		\| children = 2
	\| spouse = Dr.Pushpa Chandra		\| website =
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	'''Ramesh Chandra''' (born 1939~~/40~~) is the founder [[India]]n [[Real estate]] company [[Unitech Group\|Unitech]].		'''Ramesh Chandra''' (born 1939) is the founder [[India]]n [[Real estate]] company [[Unitech Group\|Unitech]].

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in [[Farrukhabad]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After finishing his schooling here, he joined [[IIT Kharagpur]], where he studied structural engineering.<ref name=tycoon>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2733073,prtpage-1.cms Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 26 Jan 2008.</ref>		Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in [[Farrukhabad]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After finishing his schooling here, he joined [[IIT Kharagpur]], where he studied structural engineering.<ref name=tycoon>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2733073,prtpage-1.cms Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 26 Jan 2008.</ref>

			[[File:Unitech logo.svg\|thumb\|Logo of [[Unitech Group]].]]

	==Career==		==Career==
	After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in [[Kolkata]] post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering at the [[University of Southampton]] in England. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.<ref name=tycoon/>		After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in [[Kolkata]] post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering at the [[University of Southampton]] in England. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.<ref name=tycoon/> He used to have net worth over $11 billion at his peak in 2007, but fell into trouble after it got embroiled in a telecom corruption scandal.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ramesh Chandra\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ramesh-chandra/\|access-date=2021-05-16\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref>

	He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build [[middle-class]] homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the [[Unitech Group]] The company is now largely under the management of two sons ~~— [[~~Ajay Chandra]] and [[Sanjay Chandra]] with latter being in charge of [[Unitech Wireless]]. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the [[2G spectrum case]] and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=BW>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-09/indias-powerful-cant-escape-jail\|title=India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail\|first=Mehul Srivastava MehulAtLarge\|last=Reprints\|publisher=}}</ref> Ramesh Chandra was jailed on 11 January 2016 on charges of cheating.<ref name=FE>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/\|title=Unitech top bosses Ramesh Chandra, Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Minoti Bahri walk out of jail after spending a night - The Financial Express\|date=12 January 2016\|publisher=}}</ref>		He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build [[middle-class]] homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the [[Unitech Group]] The company is now largely under the management of two sons — Ajay Chandra and [[Sanjay Chandra]] with latter being in charge of [[Unitech Wireless]]. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the [[2G spectrum case]] and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=BW>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-09/indias-powerful-cant-escape-jail\|title=India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail\|first=Mehul Srivastava MehulAtLarge\|last=Reprints\|publisher=}}</ref> Ramesh Chandra was jailed on 11 January 2016 on charges of cheating.<ref name=FE>{{cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/\|title=Unitech top bosses Ramesh Chandra, Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Minoti Bahri walk out of jail after spending a night – The Financial Express\|date=12 January 2016\|publisher=}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	He is married to ~~Dr. [[~~Pushpa Chandra]], and has two children ~~— [[~~Ajay Chandra]] and [[Sanjay Chandra]].		He is married to Pushpa Chandra, and has two children — Ajay Chandra and [[Sanjay Chandra]].

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* [http://www.unitechgroup.com Unitech Group website]
	*[http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/constructioncontracting-civil/unitech/23/03/U Money Control]		*[http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/constructioncontracting-civil/unitech/23/03/U Money Control]
	*[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Ramesh-Chandra_1VBJ.html Ramesh Chandra]; [[Forbes]]		*[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Ramesh-Chandra_1VBJ.html Ramesh Chandra]; [[Forbes]]
	*[http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/ The Financial Express]		*[http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/ The Financial Express]

	~~==External links==~~
	* [http://www.unitechgroup.com Unitech Group website]

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{{Infobox person
| name = Ramesh Chandra
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|70|2010|3|10}}<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010">
{{cite web
|title= The World's Billionaires: #721 Ramesh Chandra
|url= https://www.forbes.com/profile/ramesh-chandra/
|work= [[Forbes]]
|date= 3 March 2010}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]]<br/>[[University of Southampton]]<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010" />
| known_for = founder of [[Unitech Group|Unitech]]
| networth = [[United States dollar|$]]9.1 billion (2011)<ref name="Forbes Billionaires 2010" />
| spouse = Dr.Pushpa Chandra
| website =
| religion =
}}

'''Ramesh Chandra''' (born 1939/40) is the founder [[India]]n [[Real estate]] company [[Unitech Group|Unitech]].

==Early life and education==
Ramesh Chandra, was born in 1941 to a banker, and spent his formative years in [[Farrukhabad]], a town in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After finishing his schooling here, he joined [[IIT Kharagpur]], where he studied structural engineering.<ref name=tycoon>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2733073,prtpage-1.cms Unitech supremo: A reluctant tycoon] ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 26 Jan 2008.</ref>

==Career==
After completing a short stint at the Bridge and Roof Company in [[Kolkata]] post his graduation, he left to major in Structural Engineering at the [[University of Southampton]] in England. However, along with four of his friends, he started the United Technical Consultant Private Ltd., primarily a soil investigation company, in Delhi.<ref name=tycoon/>

He moved into real estate and civil engineering in 1985 to build [[middle-class]] homes and completed many prestigious projects in Gurgaon, UP, and Libya, among other middle-eastern countries. His publicly traded company, the [[Unitech Group]] The company is now largely under the management of two sons — [[Ajay Chandra]] and [[Sanjay Chandra]] with latter being in charge of [[Unitech Wireless]]. In 2011, Sanjay Chandra was implicated in the [[2G spectrum case]] and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=BW>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-09/indias-powerful-cant-escape-jail|title=India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail|first=Mehul Srivastava MehulAtLarge|last=Reprints|publisher=}}</ref> Ramesh Chandra was jailed on 11 January 2016 on charges of cheating.<ref name=FE>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/|title=Unitech top bosses Ramesh Chandra, Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Minoti Bahri walk out of jail after spending a night - The Financial Express|date=12 January 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married to Dr. [[Pushpa Chandra]], and has two children — [[Ajay Chandra]] and [[Sanjay Chandra]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/constructioncontracting-civil/unitech/23/03/U Money Control]
*[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Ramesh-Chandra_1VBJ.html Ramesh Chandra]; [[Forbes]]
*[http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/unitech-top-bosses-ramesh-chandra-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-minoti-bahriwalk-out-of-jail-after-spending-a-night/192892/ The Financial Express]

==External links==
* [http://www.unitechgroup.com Unitech Group website]

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