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	'''Satish Kumar Kaura''' is an Indian technocrat, industrialist and the founder of [[Samtel Group]], where he holds the post of the chairman.<ref name="Reuters profile">{{cite web \| url=http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063438/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| title=Reuters profile \| publisher=Reuters \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8334283&capId=8081133&previousCapId=881419&previousTitle=SRF%20LTD \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> An elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE),<ref name="Search Of Fellows">{{cite web \| url=http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109182038/http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=9 November 2015 \| title=Search Of Fellows \| publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref> Kaura is the first recipient of the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Distinguished Alumnus Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=195&Itemid=264 \| title=Distinguished Alumnus Award \| publisher=IIT Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2004, for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>		'''Satish Kumar Kaura''' is an Indian technocrat, industrialist and the founder of [[Samtel Group]], where he holds the post of the chairman.<ref name="Reuters profile">{{cite web \| url=http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063438/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| title=Reuters profile \| publisher=Reuters \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8334283&capId=8081133&previousCapId=881419&previousTitle=SRF%20LTD \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> An elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE),<ref name="Search Of Fellows">{{cite web \| url=http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109182038/http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=9 November 2015 \| title=Search Of Fellows \| publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref> Kaura is the first recipient of the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Distinguished Alumnus Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=195&Itemid=264 \| title=Distinguished Alumnus Award \| publisher=IIT Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2004, for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=21 July 2015 \| archive-date=15 October 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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	\| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur\|IITK]] Distinguished Alumnus Award<br>[[World Wide Fund for Nature\|WWF]] Care for Nature Award<br>Electronics Man of the Year<br>[[Society for Information Display\|SID]] Special Recognition Award<br>[[Uttar Pradesh\|UP]] Transformational Leadership Award<br>[[EFY Group]] Lifetime Achievement Award		\| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur\|IITK]] Distinguished Alumnus Award<br>[[World Wide Fund for Nature\|WWF]] Care for Nature Award<br>Electronics Man of the Year<br>[[Society for Information Display\|SID]] Special Recognition Award<br>[[Uttar Pradesh\|UP]] Transformational Leadership Award<br>[[EFY Group]] Lifetime Achievement Award
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	'''Satish Kumar Kaura''' is an Indian technocrat, industrialist and the founder of [[Samtel Group]], where he holds the post of the chairman.<ref name="Reuters profile">{{cite web \| url=http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063438/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| title=Reuters profile \| publisher=Reuters \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8334283&capId=8081133&previousCapId=881419&previousTitle=SRF%20LTD \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> An elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE),<ref name="Search Of Fellows">{{cite web \| url=http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109182038/http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=9 November 2015 \| title=Search Of Fellows \| publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref> Kaura is the first recipient of the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Distinguished Alumnus Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=195&Itemid=264 \| title=Distinguished Alumnus Award \| publisher=IIT Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2004, for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=21 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Satish Kumar Kaura''' is an Indian technocrat, industrialist and the founder of [[Samtel Group]], where he holds the post of the chairman.<ref name="Reuters profile">{{cite web \| url=http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063438/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| title=Reuters profile \| publisher=Reuters \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8334283&capId=8081133&previousCapId=881419&previousTitle=SRF%20LTD \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> An elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE),<ref name="Search Of Fellows">{{cite web \| url=http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109182038/http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=9 November 2015 \| title=Search Of Fellows \| publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref> Kaura is the first recipient of the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Distinguished Alumnus Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=195&Itemid=264 \| title=Distinguished Alumnus Award \| publisher=IIT Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2004, for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	S. K. Kaura was born in a middle-class family on 18 December 1944 and joining the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]], he graduated in electrical engineering (BTech) in 1966.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=213&Itemid=367 \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> Later, he moved to Canada and secured a master's degree (MS) in electronics from [[Carleton University]].<ref name="Governing Council - Member">{{cite web \| url=http://www.imt.edu/AboutIMT/SatishKKaura.aspx \| title=Governing Council - Member \| publisher=Institute of Management Technology \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> Returning to India, he founded [[Samtel Group]] in 1973 and established ''Teletube Electronics Limited'', a small industry for manufacturing television picture tubes, in 1974.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> This was followed by two more ventures, Samtel India Limited in 1981 and an engineering firm, Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions, in 1983.<ref name="Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=254219607 \| title=Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> In 1986, he established Samtel Color Limited,<ref name="Company History - Samtel Color Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-color-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13151.cms \| title=Company History - Samtel Color Ltd. \| publisher=Economic Times \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> with technical and commercial collaborations with conglomerates like [[Sumitomo Corporation]] and [[Mitsubishi Electric Corporation]]<ref name="About Samtel India Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-india-ltd/stocks/companyid-13117.cms \| title=About Samtel India Ltd. \| publisher=Economic Times \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> and the company had an installed capacity of 10 million picture tubes per annum.<ref name="Samtel Color Ltd">{{cite web \| url=http://profit.ndtv.com/stock/samtel-color-ltd_samtel/reports \| title=Samtel Color Ltd \| publisher=ND TV \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> He also set up Samtel Display Systems (Later renamed Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Samtel Display Systems name change">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1662_Samtel_is_India_first_complete_avionics.htm \| title=Samtel Display Systems name change \| publisher=India Strategic \| date=2012 }}</ref>) for manufacturing of high-technology products for avionics and military applications, rugged displays, cockpit displays and equipment for military and commercial platforms. His son Puneet Kaura is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Puneet Kaura MD & CEO">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/puneet-kaura-appointed-samtel-avionics-md-and-ceo-115052801279_1.html \| title=Puneet Kaura MD & CEO \| publisher=Business Standard \| date=28 May 2015 }}</ref> [[Samtel Avionics]] has two joint venture companies,<ref name="Samtel Avionics JVs">{{cite web \| url=http://www.samtelavionics.com/partnerships.php \| title=Samtel Avionics JVs \| publisher=Samtel Avionics Ltd. }}</ref> Samtel HAL Display Systems, in association with [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] in 2006, for the manufacture of electronic display systems<ref name="Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories666.htm \| title=Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities \| publisher=India Strategic \| date=July 2010 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> and Samtel Thales Avionics Limited, joining with the French multinational, [[Thales Group]] in 2010, for the manufacture of Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display Systems and modern Avionics Systems.<ref name="SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED">{{cite web \| url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated \| title=SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED \| publisher=Thales Group \| date=9 February 2011 \| access-date=25 November 2015 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126065126/https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Samtel Glass Limited, incorporated in 1986,<ref name="Samtel Glass Ltd">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/6595980Z:IN-samtel-glass-ltd \| title=Samtel Glass Ltd \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> and Samtel Machines and Projects Limited are the other companies founded by Satish Kumar Kaura.<ref name="Business Leaders">{{cite web \| url=http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Satish-Kumar-Kaura-06GYQF-E/biography/ \| title=Business Leaders \| publisher=4Traders \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Group, as of 2005, has an employee strength of 4500 and has nine factories spread across India and Germany.<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker">{{cite journal \| url=http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=B847CEA1F85E4FA8A771EF9F2FAE0693 \| title=U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker \| author=Naomi Grossman \| journal=Indus Business Journal \| date=January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		S. K. Kaura was born in a middle-class family on 18 December 1944 and joining the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]], he graduated in electrical engineering (BTech) in 1966.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=213&Itemid=367 \| title=Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> Later, he moved to Canada and secured a master's degree (MS) in electronics from [[Carleton University]].<ref name="Governing Council - Member">{{cite web \| url=http://www.imt.edu/AboutIMT/SatishKKaura.aspx \| title=Governing Council - Member \| publisher=Institute of Management Technology \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> Returning to India, he founded [[Samtel Group]] in 1973 and established ''Teletube Electronics Limited'', a small industry for manufacturing television picture tubes, in 1974.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> This was followed by two more ventures, Samtel India Limited in 1981 and an engineering firm, Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions, in 1983.<ref name="Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=254219607 \| title=Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> In 1986, he established Samtel Color Limited,<ref name="Company History - Samtel Color Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-color-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13151.cms \| title=Company History - Samtel Color Ltd. \| publisher=Economic Times \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> with technical and commercial collaborations with conglomerates like [[Sumitomo Corporation]] and [[Mitsubishi Electric Corporation]]<ref name="About Samtel India Ltd.">{{cite web \| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-india-ltd/stocks/companyid-13117.cms \| title=About Samtel India Ltd. \| publisher=Economic Times \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and the company had an installed capacity of 10 million picture tubes per annum.<ref name="Samtel Color Ltd">{{cite web \| url=http://profit.ndtv.com/stock/samtel-color-ltd_samtel/reports \| title=Samtel Color Ltd \| publisher=ND TV \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> He also set up Samtel Display Systems (Later renamed Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Samtel Display Systems name change">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1662_Samtel_is_India_first_complete_avionics.htm \| title=Samtel Display Systems name change \| publisher=India Strategic \| date=2012 }}</ref>) for manufacturing of high-technology products for avionics and military applications, rugged displays, cockpit displays and equipment for military and commercial platforms. His son Puneet Kaura is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Puneet Kaura MD & CEO">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/puneet-kaura-appointed-samtel-avionics-md-and-ceo-115052801279_1.html \| title=Puneet Kaura MD & CEO \| publisher=Business Standard \| date=28 May 2015 }}</ref> [[Samtel Avionics]] has two joint venture companies,<ref name="Samtel Avionics JVs">{{cite web \| url=http://www.samtelavionics.com/partnerships.php \| title=Samtel Avionics JVs \| publisher=Samtel Avionics Ltd. }}</ref> Samtel HAL Display Systems, in association with [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] in 2006, for the manufacture of electronic display systems<ref name="Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories666.htm \| title=Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities \| publisher=India Strategic \| date=July 2010 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and Samtel Thales Avionics Limited, joining with the French multinational, [[Thales Group]] in 2010, for the manufacture of Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display Systems and modern Avionics Systems.<ref name="SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED">{{cite web \| url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated \| title=SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED \| publisher=Thales Group \| date=9 February 2011 \| access-date=25 November 2015 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126065126/https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated \| archive-date=26 November 2015 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Samtel Glass Limited, incorporated in 1986,<ref name="Samtel Glass Ltd">{{cite web \| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/6595980Z:IN-samtel-glass-ltd \| title=Samtel Glass Ltd \| publisher=Bloomberg \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and Samtel Machines and Projects Limited are the other companies founded by Satish Kumar Kaura.<ref name="Business Leaders">{{cite web \| url=http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Satish-Kumar-Kaura-06GYQF-E/biography/ \| title=Business Leaders \| publisher=4Traders \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> The Group, as of 2005, has an employee strength of 4500 and has nine factories spread across India and Germany.<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker">{{cite journal \| url=http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=B847CEA1F85E4FA8A771EF9F2FAE0693 \| title=U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker \| author=Naomi Grossman \| journal=Indus Business Journal \| date=January 2005}}</ref>

	Kaura has been associated with the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII), as the president of its Northern Chapter,<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> co-chairman of the National Committee on Defence<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and as the chairman of the Industrial Policy Committee.<ref name="Reuters profile" /> He has served as the president of the Electronic Industries Association of India<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and has been on the board of ICICI Group, [[SRF Limited]], Infinity I, Fame Mercantile, Capfin Leasing, Blue Bell Trade Link, and Parsec Technologies (India).<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> He is also a former member of the Review Committee of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Scientific Advisory Council, attached to the office of the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" />		Kaura has been associated with the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII), as the president of its Northern Chapter,<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> co-chairman of the National Committee on Defence<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and as the chairman of the Industrial Policy Committee.<ref name="Reuters profile" /> He has served as the president of the Electronic Industries Association of India<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and has been on the board of ICICI Group, [[SRF Limited]], Infinity I, Fame Mercantile, Capfin Leasing, Blue Bell Trade Link, and Parsec Technologies (India).<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> He is also a former member of the Review Committee of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Scientific Advisory Council, attached to the office of the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" />

	== Awards and honours ==		== Awards and honours ==
	Kaura is an elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE)<ref name="Search Of Fellows" /> and a member of the governing council of the [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad]] (IMT-G)<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> and the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi]].<ref name="Board of Governors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/bog.html \| title=Board of Governors \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> When the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] instituted the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' in 1989, he was the first to receive it.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> He received the ''Care for Nature Award'' of the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] in 1994 from Prince Philip, the then president of the organisation.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> Lucknow Management Association awarded him the ''Uttar Pradesh Transformational Leadership Award'' to him in 2002<ref name="Reuters profile" /> and the Government of India included him in the 2004 [[Indian honours system\|Republic Day Honours]] list for the civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards" /> The ''Special Recognition Award'' of the [[Society for Information Display]] reached him in 2005<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker" /> as also the ''Electronics Man of the Year'' of the Electronic Industries Association of India and Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers' Association.<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> The [[EFY Group\|Electronics For You Group]] honoured him with their ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' in 2007.<ref name="EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement">{{cite web \| url=http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=17122&magid=13 \| title=EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement \| publisher=EFY Times \| date=3 February 2007 \| access-date=25 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Kaura is an elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE)<ref name="Search Of Fellows" /> and a member of the governing council of the [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad]] (IMT-G)<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> and the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi]].<ref name="Board of Governors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/bog.html \| title=Board of Governors \| publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi \| date=2015 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> When the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] instituted the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' in 1989, he was the first to receive it.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> He received the ''Care for Nature Award'' of the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] in 1994 from Prince Philip, the then president of the organisation.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> Lucknow Management Association awarded him the ''Uttar Pradesh Transformational Leadership Award'' to him in 2002<ref name="Reuters profile" /> and the Government of India included him in the 2004 [[Indian honours system\|Republic Day Honours]] list for the civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards" /> The ''Special Recognition Award'' of the [[Society for Information Display]] reached him in 2005<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker" /> as also the ''Electronics Man of the Year'' of the Electronic Industries Association of India and Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers' Association.<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> The [[EFY Group\|Electronics For You Group]] honoured him with their ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' in 2007.<ref name="EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement">{{cite web \| url=http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=17122&magid=13 \| title=EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement \| publisher=EFY Times \| date=3 February 2007 \| access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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'''Satish Kumar Kaura''' is an Indian technocrat, industrialist and the founder of [[Samtel Group]], where he holds the post of the chairman.<ref name="Reuters profile">{{cite web | url=http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126063438/http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=SAME.BO&officerId=1292608 | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 November 2015 | title=Reuters profile | publisher=Reuters | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8334283&capId=8081133&previousCapId=881419&previousTitle=SRF%20LTD | title=Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> An elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE),<ref name="Search Of Fellows">{{cite web | url=http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109182038/http://inae.in/search-of-fellows/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 November 2015 | title=Search Of Fellows | publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref> Kaura is the first recipient of the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]].<ref name="Distinguished Alumnus Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=195&Itemid=264 | title=Distinguished Alumnus Award | publisher=IIT Kanpur | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2004, for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>

== Biography ==
S. K. Kaura was born in a middle-class family on 18 December 1944 and joining the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]], he graduated in electrical engineering (BTech) in 1966.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA">{{cite web | url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=213&Itemid=367 | title=Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA | publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> Later, he moved to Canada and secured a master's degree (MS) in electronics from [[Carleton University]].<ref name="Governing Council - Member">{{cite web | url=http://www.imt.edu/AboutIMT/SatishKKaura.aspx | title=Governing Council - Member | publisher=Institute of Management Technology | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> Returning to India, he founded [[Samtel Group]] in 1973 and established ''Teletube Electronics Limited'', a small industry for manufacturing television picture tubes, in 1974.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> This was followed by two more ventures, Samtel India Limited in 1981 and an engineering firm, Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions, in 1983.<ref name="Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=254219607 | title=Company Overview of Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> In 1986, he established Samtel Color Limited,<ref name="Company History - Samtel Color Ltd.">{{cite web | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-color-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13151.cms | title=Company History - Samtel Color Ltd. | publisher=Economic Times | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> with technical and commercial collaborations with conglomerates like [[Sumitomo Corporation]] and [[Mitsubishi Electric Corporation]]<ref name="About Samtel India Ltd.">{{cite web | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/samtel-india-ltd/stocks/companyid-13117.cms | title=About Samtel India Ltd. | publisher=Economic Times | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> and the company had an installed capacity of 10 million picture tubes per annum.<ref name="Samtel Color Ltd">{{cite web | url=http://profit.ndtv.com/stock/samtel-color-ltd_samtel/reports | title=Samtel Color Ltd | publisher=ND TV | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> He also set up Samtel Display Systems (Later renamed Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Samtel Display Systems name change">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1662_Samtel_is_India_first_complete_avionics.htm | title=Samtel Display Systems name change | publisher=India Strategic | date=2012 }}</ref>) for manufacturing of high-technology products for avionics and military applications, rugged displays, cockpit displays and equipment for military and commercial platforms. His son Puneet Kaura is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Samtel Avionics Ltd.<ref name="Puneet Kaura MD & CEO">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/puneet-kaura-appointed-samtel-avionics-md-and-ceo-115052801279_1.html | title=Puneet Kaura MD & CEO | publisher=Business Standard | date=28 May 2015 }}</ref> [[Samtel Avionics]] has two joint venture companies,<ref name="Samtel Avionics JVs">{{cite web | url=http://www.samtelavionics.com/partnerships.php | title=Samtel Avionics JVs | publisher=Samtel Avionics Ltd. }}</ref> Samtel HAL Display Systems, in association with [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] in 2006, for the manufacture of electronic display systems<ref name="Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories666.htm | title=Air Chief visits Samtel-HAL joint venture facilities | publisher=India Strategic | date=July 2010 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> and Samtel Thales Avionics Limited, joining with the French multinational, [[Thales Group]] in 2010, for the manufacture of Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display Systems and modern Avionics Systems.<ref name="SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED">{{cite web | url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated | title=SAMTEL THALES AVIONICS JV IS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED | publisher=Thales Group | date=9 February 2011 | access-date=25 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126065126/https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/content/samtel-thales-avionics-jv-officially-incorporated | archive-date=26 November 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Samtel Glass Limited, incorporated in 1986,<ref name="Samtel Glass Ltd">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/6595980Z:IN-samtel-glass-ltd | title=Samtel Glass Ltd | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> and Samtel Machines and Projects Limited are the other companies founded by Satish Kumar Kaura.<ref name="Business Leaders">{{cite web | url=http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Satish-Kumar-Kaura-06GYQF-E/biography/ | title=Business Leaders | publisher=4Traders | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> The Group, as of 2005, has an employee strength of 4500 and has nine factories spread across India and Germany.<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker">{{cite journal | url=http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=B847CEA1F85E4FA8A771EF9F2FAE0693 | title=U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker | author=Naomi Grossman | journal=Indus Business Journal | date=January 2022}}</ref>

Kaura has been associated with the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII), as the president of its Northern Chapter,<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> co-chairman of the National Committee on Defence<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and as the chairman of the Industrial Policy Committee.<ref name="Reuters profile" /> He has served as the president of the Electronic Industries Association of India<ref name="Business Leaders" /> and has been on the board of ICICI Group, [[SRF Limited]], Infinity I, Fame Mercantile, Capfin Leasing, Blue Bell Trade Link, and Parsec Technologies (India).<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> He is also a former member of the Review Committee of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Scientific Advisory Council, attached to the office of the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" />

== Awards and honours ==
Kaura is an elected Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE)<ref name="Search Of Fellows" /> and a member of the governing council of the [[Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad]] (IMT-G)<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> and the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi]].<ref name="Board of Governors">{{cite web | url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/bog.html | title=Board of Governors | publisher=Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi | date=2015 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref> When the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] instituted the ''Distinguished Alumnus Award'' in 1989, he was the first to receive it.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - DORA" /> He received the ''Care for Nature Award'' of the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] in 1994 from Prince Philip, the then president of the organisation.<ref name="Satish Kumar Kaura - Bloomberg" /> Lucknow Management Association awarded him the ''Uttar Pradesh Transformational Leadership Award'' to him in 2002<ref name="Reuters profile" /> and the Government of India included him in the 2004 [[Indian honours system|Republic Day Honours]] list for the civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards" /> The ''Special Recognition Award'' of the [[Society for Information Display]] reached him in 2005<ref name="U.S. society honors Indian display industry groundbreaker" /> as also the ''Electronics Man of the Year'' of the Electronic Industries Association of India and Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers' Association.<ref name="Governing Council - Member" /> The [[EFY Group|Electronics For You Group]] honoured him with their ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' in 2007.<ref name="EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement">{{cite web | url=http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=17122&magid=13 | title=EFY Honours Satish K. Kaura For Lifetime Achievement | publisher=EFY Times | date=3 February 2007 | access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Samtel Group]]
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