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{{short description|Indian businessman (1922–2014)}} | {{short description|Indian businessman (1922–2014)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = C. P. Krishnan Nair | | name = C. P. Krishnan Nair | ||
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| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| occupation = Founder [[The Leela Group]] | | occupation = Founder [[The Leela Group]] | ||
| spouse = {{Marriage|Leela Nair|1950| | | spouse = {{Marriage|Leela Nair|1950|2014}} | ||
| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
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==Early life and military career== | ==Early life and military career== | ||
Nair was born in a village in [[Kannur district]] in northern [[Kerala]] on 9 February 1922. At the time the village was located in the [[Malabar District]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] of the [[British Raj]]. Nair was one of eight children. His father, Appu Nair, worked as a government bill collector earning a monthly income of {{INRConvert|9|year=1922}}. During a visit by the Maharaja of [[Chirakkal, Kannur|Chirakkal]] to his school, Nair wrote and recited a poem in the Maharaja's honour. The poem impressed the Maharaja and he awarded Nair a lifetime scholarship. During his teenage years Nair met [[Communist Party of India|Communist]] leaders such as [[P. Krishna Pillai]] and [[A. K. Gopalan|A.K. Gopalan]].<ref name="Mint">{{cite web|last1=Sanjai|first1=P.R.|title=C.P. Krishnan Nair, founder chairman of Hotel Leelaventure, dies at 92|url=http://www.livemint.com/Specials/zMy2C0fbC5Q2nzF8ttR6VM/CP-Krishnan-Nair-founder-chairman-Hotel-Leelaventure-die.html|website=Mint|access-date=2 September 2016|date=17 May | Nair was born in a village in [[Kannur district]] in northern [[Kerala]] on 9 February 1922. At the time the village was located in the [[Malabar District]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] of the [[British Raj]]. Nair was one of eight children. His father, Appu Nair, worked as a government bill collector earning a monthly income of {{INRConvert|9|year=1922}}. During a visit by the Maharaja of [[Chirakkal, Kannur|Chirakkal]] to his school, Nair wrote and recited a poem in the Maharaja's honour. The poem impressed the Maharaja and he awarded Nair a lifetime scholarship. During his teenage years Nair met [[Communist Party of India|Communist]] leaders such as [[P. Krishna Pillai]] and [[A. K. Gopalan|A.K. Gopalan]].<ref name="Mint">{{cite web|last1=Sanjai|first1=P.R.|title=C.P. Krishnan Nair, founder chairman of Hotel Leelaventure, dies at 92|url=http://www.livemint.com/Specials/zMy2C0fbC5Q2nzF8ttR6VM/CP-Krishnan-Nair-founder-chairman-Hotel-Leelaventure-die.html|website=Mint|access-date=2 September 2016|date=17 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
Nair joined the [[Indian independence movement]] at the age of 13. He traveled to [[Bangalore]] in 1942 to join the [[Indian Army]], and was posted as [[wireless officer]] in [[Abbottabad]] (in present-day Pakistan).<ref name="Mint" /> | Nair joined the [[Indian independence movement]] at the age of 13. He traveled to [[Bangalore]] in 1942 to join the [[Indian Army]], and was posted as [[wireless officer]] in [[Abbottabad]] (in present-day Pakistan).<ref name="Mint" /> | ||
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After resigning from the Army in 1951, Nair helped establish the All India Handloom Board. At the board he played a major role in marketing hand-spun Indian yarn in the [[United States]]. Through frequent business trips to [[Europe]] and the United States, Nair gained exposure to international hotels such as Adlon Kempinski, Dorchester Savoy, George Shanvk and Waldorf Astoria, which would inspire his own eventual entry into the hospitality industry.<ref name="Mint" /> | After resigning from the Army in 1951, Nair helped establish the All India Handloom Board. At the board he played a major role in marketing hand-spun Indian yarn in the [[United States]]. Through frequent business trips to [[Europe]] and the United States, Nair gained exposure to international hotels such as Adlon Kempinski, Dorchester Savoy, George Shanvk and Waldorf Astoria, which would inspire his own eventual entry into the hospitality industry.<ref name="Mint" /> | ||
In 1958, he joined hands with [[Brooks Brothers]] to announce [[Madras (cloth)|Bleeding Madras fabric]], which later had clients like [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Wal-Mart]], [[Liz Claiborne]] and [[Macy's]].{{Citation needed|date=September | In 1958, he joined hands with [[Brooks Brothers]] to announce [[Madras (cloth)|Bleeding Madras fabric]], which later had clients like [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Wal-Mart]], [[Liz Claiborne]] and [[Macy's]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} | ||
Later that year, he started a lace-weaving unit in [[Sahar Village, Mumbai|Sahar]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Mint" /> | Later that year, he started a lace-weaving unit in [[Sahar Village, Mumbai|Sahar]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name="Mint" /> | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Krishnan Nair died at 3:30 AM IST on 17 May 2014 at the [[Hinduja Hospital]] in Mumbai, following a brief illness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leela Group founder Capt. C P Krishnan Nair dies at 92|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/leela-group-founder-capt-c-p-krishnan-nair-dies-at-92/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=17 May | Krishnan Nair died at 3:30 AM IST on 17 May 2014 at the [[Hinduja Hospital]] in Mumbai, following a brief illness.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leela Group founder Capt. C P Krishnan Nair dies at 92|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/leela-group-founder-capt-c-p-krishnan-nair-dies-at-92/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Nair married Leela (after whom he named his hotel group), the daughter of industrialist A. K. Nair, in 1950. They had two sons, Vivek Nair and Dinesh Nair. Vivek is the current chairman and managing director of the Leela Group, while Dinesh is the co-chairman of Leela group. Nair is a relative of [[V. P. Menon]], an Indian [[civil servant]] who was the Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India.<ref name = "virsanghvi">{{cite web|last1=Sanghvi|first1=Vir|title=Captain Nair always thought big|url=http://virsanghvi.com/Article-Details.aspx?key=1062|website=Vir Sanghvi|access-date=19 August | Nair married Leela (after whom he named his hotel group), the daughter of industrialist A. K. Nair, in 1950. They had two sons, Vivek Nair and Dinesh Nair. Vivek is the current chairman and managing director of the Leela Group, while Dinesh is the co-chairman of Leela group. Nair is a relative of [[V. P. Menon]], an Indian [[civil servant]] who was the Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India.<ref name = "virsanghvi">{{cite web|last1=Sanghvi|first1=Vir|title=Captain Nair always thought big|url=http://virsanghvi.com/Article-Details.aspx?key=1062|website=Vir Sanghvi|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> Leela Krishnan Nair died on 16 May 2021, a day before her husband's seventh death anniversary. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||