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	'''Ranjit Barthakur''' is an Indian businessman, [https://www.sanctuaryasia.com/people/interviews/1587-meet-ranjit-barthakur.html hailing] from [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]]. He is the [https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-leadership/# Executive Chairman] of Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the Indian Premier League team, [[Rajasthan Royals]]. Barthakur is married into the influential [[Nehru-Gandhi]] family of India, and was thus appointed Advisor to the Chief Minister of Assam under the Congress Government. He was asked to resign when the [[BJP]] Government came to power in 2016.		'''Ranjit Barthakur''' ({{lang-as\|ৰঞ্জিৎ বৰঠাকুৰ}}) is an Indian businessman, [https://www.sanctuaryasia.com/people/interviews/1587-meet-ranjit-barthakur.html hailing] from [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]]. He is the [https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-leadership/# Executive Chairman] of Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the Indian Premier League team, [[Rajasthan Royals]]. Barthakur is married into the influential [[Nehru-Gandhi]] family of India, and was thus appointed Advisor to the Chief Minister of Assam under the Congress Government. He was asked to resign when the [[BJP]] Government came to power in 2016.

	== Political aspirations ==		== Political aspirations ==

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{{short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ranjit Barthakur
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|08|08}}
| birth_place = [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| occupation = Chairman of Globally Managed Services (GMS)
Executive Chairman, Rajasthan Royals
| spouse = Radhika Barthakur
| awards =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Ranjit Barthakur''' is an Indian businessman, [https://www.sanctuaryasia.com/people/interviews/1587-meet-ranjit-barthakur.html hailing] from [[Jorhat]], [[Assam]]. He is the [https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-leadership/# Executive Chairman] of Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the Indian Premier League team, [[Rajasthan Royals]]. Barthakur is married into the influential [[Nehru-Gandhi]] family of India, and was thus appointed Advisor to the Chief Minister of Assam under the Congress Government. He was asked to resign when the [[BJP]] Government came to power in 2016.

== Political aspirations ==
In 2001, the [[Government of Assam|Assam Government]] appointed Barthakur as an advisor for strategy, action planning, project formulation, investment initiation and image building exercise for the state of [[Assam]]. He was appointed again in 2011. His term with the State Government as an advisor to the [[Chief Minister]] of Assam ended in 2016 when the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] replaced the [[Tarun Gogoi]] led [[Government of Assam|Congress Government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Resignation of Ranjit Barthakur |url=http://assam.gov.in/web/personnel/transfer-postings/-/asset_publisher/mlB8URXACq7o/document/id/3822728 |publisher=[[Government of Assam]] |accessdate=28 November 2016}}</ref>

In 2013, he was shortlisted by the then chief minister of Assam [[Tarun Gogoi]] for a [[Rajya Sabha]] MP seat from Assam. Barthakur was billed a 'dark horse' to win the election, especially as he was supported by dissident factions of the then Congress led by current [[BJP]] minister [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]].<ref>{{Cite web|title =38 Congress Candidates for 2nd RS Seat from Assam| url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/38-cong-applicants-for-2nd-rs-seat-from-assa/1115018/|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajya-sabha-assam-seat-manmohan-singh-to-seek-renomination-landlady-might-join-india-today/1/270557.html|title=PM Manmohan Singh to seek renomination to Rajya Sabha from Assam seat, his landlady in Guwahati might join him too}}</ref>

Barthakur lost to [[Santiuse Kujur]] who was ultimately elected as Rajya Sabha Member.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PM will file nomination for Assam Rajya Sabha seat on May 15|url=http://www.meghalayatimes.info/index.php/region/19640-pm-will-file-nomination-for-assam-rajya-sabha-seat-on-may-15|publisher=Meghalaya Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.}}</ref>

== IPL controversy ==
Ranjit Barthakur is the executive chairman of the [[Rajasthan Royals]], the inaugural champions of the [[Indian Premier League]]. In 2010, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] showed that tender norms were violated by the franchise. Ranjit Barthakur and Fraser Castellino were the only two shareholders of the Rajasthan Royals franchise, completely unknown to the BCCI at the time. Justice BN Srikrishna, arbitrator on the case, suggested that the composition and ownership was known to the BCCI while communicating with the franchise. BCCI made strong claims that no documentation was provided to suggest connections between bidder and company. As a result, [[Rajasthan Royals]] were fined rupees 100 crore by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] of India
,<ref name=Narayan>[https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fKcxmEp5y2o551xlsZ2EvI/ED-imposes-100-crore-fine-on-Rajasthan-Royals.html Narayan & Sheikh]</ref> whilst an out of court settlement between the franchise and BCCI ensued.

[[Rajasthan Royals]] was then banned for two years following [[a match-fixing controversy]].

The franchise is currently owned by Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., formerly known as Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt. Ltd. Articles clearly state that payments "were not received in accordance with regulations. The company approached FIPB repeatedly, but their claims were rejected. Ranjit Barthakur and Fraser Castellino held 5,000 shares each in Jaipur IPL. The shares were then sold to EM Sporting Holdings Ltd. Mauritius, and Emerging Media, UK, at par value"<ref name=Bamzai>Bamzai,[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20101025-bull-in-the-modi-shop-744493-2010-10-16 "Bull in the Modi Shop"]</ref>

Barthakur was close to [[Lalit Modi]], and he declared that 'Modi has given excellent business model in IPL'<ref name=Bamzai2>Bamzai, [https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/modi-has-given-excellent-business-model-in-ipl-1591825?amp=1&akamai-rum=off"Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi has done a praiseworthy job"]</ref>

Publicly available documents,<ref name=Sundaresan>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190617104331/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/lalit-modis-posts-mention-narendra-modi-call-to-amit-shah-takes-swipe-at-president-secy/lite/ Sundaresan]</ref> released by [[Lalit Modi]] from his website mentioned Barthakur's role in arranging meetings through his [[Indian National Congress]] connections.<ref name=Sundaresan2>Sundaresan, [https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/lalit-modis-posts-mention-narendra-modi-call-to-amit-shah-takes-swipe-at-president-secy/lite/ "Lalit Modi’s posts"]</ref>

== Other work and entrepreneurship ==
A serial entrepreneur who's eager to latch onto tech innovation, Ranjit Barthakur has been active for the past 35 years. Under the parent [https://gms.net.in/ Globally Managed Services] (GMS), his ventures include hospitality software and solutions firm [https://www.agilysys.com/en Agilysis], agri-tech solutions provider [http://www.agriquest.info/ Agriquest] and [http://www.adventhealthcare.co.in/ Advent Health], which offers a range of new age fitness equipment.

Ranjit joined the Board of Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited as an Independent Director in September 2008. He also serves as an advisor to several Government and Private Enterprises in pursuit of healthcare services, environmental issues, tourism and social transformation.

Barthakur has also co-founded many initiatives around the [https://baliparafoundation.com/en/content/eastern-himalayas-naturenomics%E2%84%A2 Naturenomics] theme. These initiatives are:

* Balipara [https://baliparafoundation.com/en/content/about-us?qt-about_us_tabs=2#qt-about_us_tabs Foundation]
* GMOD
* FarmQuest
* NatureFirst
* [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/river-journeys-and-bungalows-of-india-private-limited-/U63040MH2003PTC138828 River] Journeys and Bungalows of India: a nature-focused tourism business

== Social entrepreneurship ==
[https://gms.net.in/en/content/ranjit-barthakur Ranjit is on the management board] of several corporate, institutions and social organizations both in India and abroad including those of '''Max Healthcare, Anand Group, Airtel, Hutchison Max-Touch Telecom (Vodafone)''', '''Marconi''' and '''ITC'''. He is also a Trustee of '''Tata Eastern Medical Trust''', striving towards Cancer cure.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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# ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140303042006/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=MEMW.BO&officerId=1247915 "Officer Profile | Quotes | Reuters.co.in"]. In.reuters.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.''
# ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170602193326/http:/www.rajasthanroyals.com/leadershipteam.aspx "Archived copy"]. Archived from [http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/leadershipteam.aspx the original] on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-05-19.''
# http://www.voiceofgreaterassam.com/brigadier-retd-ranjit-barthakur-appointed-as-the-new-chairman-of-apsc/
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# ''[http://assam.gov.in/web/personnel/transfer-postings/-/asset_publisher/mlB8URXACq7o/document/id/3822728 "Resignation of Shri Ranjit Borthakur, Advisor to CM, Assam"]. [[Government of Assam]]. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.''
# ''[[Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016/|Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016".]]''
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# ''[http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=30663_Ogilvy+India+corners+Rs+100-crore+National+Skill+Development+Corporation+account "Ogilvy India bags the Rs 100 crore National Skill Development Corporation account"]. Afaqs.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-10-18''

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