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{{Short description|Indian corporate executive, army officer, technocrat and writer}} | |||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Satya Pal Wahi | | name = Satya Pal Wahi | ||
|image = Satya_Pal_Wahi.jpg | |||
| birth_place = [[Khushab]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Khushab]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = 13 February 2017 | | death_date = 13 February 2017 | ||
| occupation = Corporate executive<br>Army | | occupation = Corporate executive<br>Army officer<br>Writer | ||
| yearsactive = | | yearsactive = 1950–2017 | ||
| known for = Corporate management | | known for = Corporate management | ||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award<br>[[Indian Geophysical Union|IGU]] Silver jubilee Award<br>Giants international Award | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award<br>[[Indian Geophysical Union|IGU]] Silver jubilee Award<br>Giants international Award | ||
| children = [[Rakesh Wahi]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Satya Pal Wahi''' was an Indian corporate executive, army officer, technocrat, writer and a former chairman of public sector enterprises such as [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC) and [[Cement Corporation of India]] (CCI).<ref name="Executive Profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=222522720&privcapId=25321428&previousCapId=25321428&previousTitle=Sandhar%20Technologies%20Limited | title=Executive Profile | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2016 | accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> He was a member the [[Indian Army Corps of EME|Corps of EME]] and held the rank of a colonel.<ref name="You have to take risks">{{cite web | url= | |||
A recipient of the degree of ''Doctor of Science'' ([[honoris causa]]) from three Indian universities, Wahi also received honors such as the Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award, the [[Indian Geophysical Union]] Silver jubilee Award and the Giants international Award.<ref name="Executive Profile" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1988, for his contributions to society.<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=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> | '''Satya Pal Wahi''' was an Indian corporate executive, army officer, technocrat, writer and a former chairman of [[Public Sector Undertakings in India|public sector enterprises]] such as the [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]] (ONGC) and the [[Cement Corporation of India]] (CCI).<ref name="Executive Profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=222522720&privcapId=25321428&previousCapId=25321428&previousTitle=Sandhar%20Technologies%20Limited | title=Executive Profile | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2016 | accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref> He was a member the [[Indian Army Corps of EME|Corps of EME]] and held the rank of a colonel.<ref name="You have to take risks">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19860930-oil-game-is-always-a-high-stakes-scientific-gamble-colonel-sp-wahi-801266-1986-09-29 | title=You have to take risks | publisher=India Today | date=30 September 1986 | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
A recipient of the degree of ''Doctor of Science'' ([[honoris causa]]) from three Indian universities, Wahi also received honors such as the Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award, the [[Indian Geophysical Union]] Silver jubilee Award and the Giants international Award.<ref name="Executive Profile" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1988, for his contributions to society.<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=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016 | 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 == | ||
Satya Pal Wahi, born in [[Khushab]], a small village near [[Lahore]] of the [[British India]]<ref name="Weak defence">{{cite web | url=http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-1438 | title=Weak defence | publisher=Education World | date=2016 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> graduated in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)">{{cite web | url=https://cma-me.com/about-us/dr-sp-wahi-2/ | title=Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee) | publisher=CMA Investment Holdings | date=2016 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun, and after completing his training in 1950, served at the [[Corps of EME]] of the [[Indian Army]], retiring from military service holding the rank of a colonel.<ref name="Petrotech recognizes lifetime efforts of B K Bakshi and S P Wahi">{{cite web | url=http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2007/02/col_s_p_wahi_former_chairman_o.php | title=Petrotech recognizes lifetime efforts of B K Bakshi and S P Wahi | publisher=Banaras Hindu University Chronicle | date=17 January 2007 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> During his stint with the army, he also worked with the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] of the [[British Army]] for a while, and was stationed in UK and Germany.<ref name="Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World — Book Review">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Front-Army-Corporate-World-ebook/dp/B00HDG3LJG?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 | title=Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World — Book Review | publisher=Crossbill Publishing Co | date=16 December 2013 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> Later, he served many corporate enterprises which included [[Bokaro Steel Plant]] (1969–74), [[Bharat Heavy Electricals]] (BHEL) (1974–78),<ref name="Krishnamurthy2014">{{cite book|author=V. Krishnamurthy|title=At the Helm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhEDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT70|date=15 July 2014|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-860-2|pages=70–}}</ref> handling various portfolios, before joining [[Cement Corporation of India]] (CCI), a wholly owned company of the Government of India as its chairman. He is known to have turned the loss-making CCI into a profitable business enterprise and in 1981, he was appointed as the chairman of [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]], the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in India, when [[Indira Gandhi]] was in power.<ref name="Weak defence" /><ref name="Datta-Ray2009">{{cite book|author=Sunanda K. Datta-Ray|title=Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFo1yl5AGokC&pg=PA254|year=2009|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|isbn=978-981-4279-04-8|pages=254–}}</ref> | Satya Pal Wahi, born in [[Khushab]], a small village near [[Lahore]] of the [[British India]]<ref name="Weak defence">{{cite web | url=http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-1438 | title=Weak defence | publisher=Education World | date=2016 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> graduated in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)">{{cite web | url=https://cma-me.com/about-us/dr-sp-wahi-2/ | title=Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee) | publisher=CMA Investment Holdings | date=2016 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined the [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun, and after completing his training in 1950, served at the [[Corps of EME]] of the [[Indian Army]], retiring from military service holding the rank of a colonel.<ref name="Petrotech recognizes lifetime efforts of B K Bakshi and S P Wahi">{{cite web | url=http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2007/02/col_s_p_wahi_former_chairman_o.php | title=Petrotech recognizes lifetime efforts of B K Bakshi and S P Wahi | publisher=Banaras Hindu University Chronicle | date=17 January 2007 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> During his stint with the army, he also worked with the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] of the [[British Army]] for a while, and was stationed in UK and Germany.<ref name="Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World — Book Review">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Front-Army-Corporate-World-ebook/dp/B00HDG3LJG?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 | title=Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World — Book Review | publisher=Crossbill Publishing Co | date=16 December 2013 | accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref> Later, he served many corporate enterprises which included [[Bokaro Steel Plant]] (1969–74), [[Bharat Heavy Electricals]] (BHEL) (1974–78),<ref name="Krishnamurthy2014">{{cite book|author=V. Krishnamurthy|title=At the Helm|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhEDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT70|date=15 July 2014|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-860-2|pages=70–}}</ref> handling various portfolios, before joining [[Cement Corporation of India]] (CCI), a wholly owned company of the Government of India as its chairman. He is known to have turned the loss-making CCI into a profitable business enterprise and in 1981, he was appointed as the chairman of the [[Oil and Natural Gas Commission]], the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in India, when [[Indira Gandhi]] was in power as [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Weak defence" /><ref name="Datta-Ray2009">{{cite book|author=Sunanda K. Datta-Ray|title=Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFo1yl5AGokC&pg=PA254|year=2009|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|isbn=978-981-4279-04-8|pages=254–}}</ref> | ||
Wahi chaired the organization, completing his first term in 1986,<ref name="You have to take risks" /> but was given extension by the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government in 1986. However, the [[Third Front (India)#National Front .281989.E2.80.931991.29|National Front Government]] which came to power in 1989 removed him from the post.<ref name="India's search for oil">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/25/stories/1325017c.htm | title=India's search for oil | date=25 April 2000 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=10 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His tenure at ONGC coincided with the oil find in [[Bombay High]] offshore oilfields and he has been credited with contributions in raising India's oil output from 9 million tonnes to 32 million tonnes per annum.<ref name="Weak defence" /> His efforts are also reported behind the modernization of the organization by the introduction of computerization and modern office facilities and the establishment of a training centre for the organization.<ref name="You have to take risks" /> After his stint at ONGC, he was associated with Bharat Ophthalmic Glass Limited and served as the Chairman of the ''Standing Committee of Public Enterprises'' (SCOPE).<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> He was a former director of public sector undertakings such as [[Mishra Dhatu Nigam]], Malabar Cement Limited and UP Cements, a former member of the governing councils of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), [[Administrative Staff College of India]], [[Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] and a former member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board.<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> He was a board member of the ''Foundation for Organisational Research and Education'' and chaired two management organizations, Capital Management Advisors and SP Wahi Management & Technology Consultants.<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> His autobiography, ''Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World'', published in 2008,<ref name="Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIYnIAAACAAJ | title=Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World | publisher=New Dawn Press | author=S. P. Wahi | year=2008 | pages=306 | isbn=9788120735392}}</ref> is reported to have details about the political interference and bureaucratic malpractices prevalent in the Indian industrial sector during that period.<ref name="Weak defence" /> | Wahi chaired the organization, completing his first term in 1986,<ref name="You have to take risks" /> but was given extension by the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government in 1986. However, the [[Third Front (India)#National Front .281989.E2.80.931991.29|National Front Government]] which came to power in 1989 removed him from the post.<ref name="India's search for oil">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/25/stories/1325017c.htm | title=India's search for oil | date=25 April 2000 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=10 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His tenure at ONGC coincided with the oil find in [[Bombay High]] offshore oilfields and he has been credited with contributions in raising India's oil output from 9 million tonnes to 32 million tonnes per annum.<ref name="Weak defence" /> His efforts are also reported behind the modernization of the organization by the introduction of computerization and modern office facilities and the establishment of a training centre for the organization.<ref name="You have to take risks" /> After his stint at ONGC, he was associated with Bharat Ophthalmic Glass Limited and served as the Chairman of the ''Standing Committee of Public Enterprises'' (SCOPE).<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> He was a former director of public sector undertakings such as [[Mishra Dhatu Nigam]], Malabar Cement Limited and UP Cements, a former member of the governing councils of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), [[Bella Vista, Hyderabad#Administrative Staff College of India|Administrative Staff College of India]], [[Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] and a former member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board.<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> He was a board member of the ''Foundation for Organisational Research and Education'' and chaired two management organizations, Capital Management Advisors and SP Wahi Management & Technology Consultants.<ref name="Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)" /> His autobiography, ''Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World'', published in 2008,<ref name="Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIYnIAAACAAJ | title=Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World | publisher=New Dawn Press | author=S. P. Wahi | year=2008 | pages=306 | isbn=9788120735392}}</ref> is reported to have details about the political interference and bureaucratic malpractices prevalent in the Indian industrial sector during that period.<ref name="Weak defence" /> | ||
== Awards and honors == | == Awards and honors == | ||
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Satya Pal Wahi | |
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| Died | 13 February 2017 |
| Occupation | Corporate executive Army officer Writer |
| Years active | 1950–2017 |
| Known for | Corporate management |
| Children | Rakesh Wahi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award IGU Silver jubilee Award Giants international Award |
Satya Pal Wahi was an Indian corporate executive, army officer, technocrat, writer and a former chairman of public sector enterprises such as the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) and the Cement Corporation of India (CCI).[1] He was a member the Corps of EME and held the rank of a colonel.[2] A recipient of the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from three Indian universities, Wahi also received honors such as the Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award, the Indian Geophysical Union Silver jubilee Award and the Giants international Award.[1] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1988, for his contributions to society.[3]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Satya Pal Wahi, born in Khushab, a small village near Lahore of the British India[4] graduated in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University.[5] Subsequently, he joined the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, and after completing his training in 1950, served at the Corps of EME of the Indian Army, retiring from military service holding the rank of a colonel.[6] During his stint with the army, he also worked with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the British Army for a while, and was stationed in UK and Germany.[7] Later, he served many corporate enterprises which included Bokaro Steel Plant (1969–74), Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) (1974–78),[8] handling various portfolios, before joining Cement Corporation of India (CCI), a wholly owned company of the Government of India as its chairman. He is known to have turned the loss-making CCI into a profitable business enterprise and in 1981, he was appointed as the chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission, the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in India, when Indira Gandhi was in power as Prime Minister.[4][9]
Wahi chaired the organization, completing his first term in 1986,[2] but was given extension by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986. However, the National Front Government which came to power in 1989 removed him from the post.[10] His tenure at ONGC coincided with the oil find in Bombay High offshore oilfields and he has been credited with contributions in raising India's oil output from 9 million tonnes to 32 million tonnes per annum.[4] His efforts are also reported behind the modernization of the organization by the introduction of computerization and modern office facilities and the establishment of a training centre for the organization.[2] After his stint at ONGC, he was associated with Bharat Ophthalmic Glass Limited and served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).[5] He was a former director of public sector undertakings such as Mishra Dhatu Nigam, Malabar Cement Limited and UP Cements, a former member of the governing councils of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Administrative Staff College of India, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a former member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board.[5] He was a board member of the Foundation for Organisational Research and Education and chaired two management organizations, Capital Management Advisors and SP Wahi Management & Technology Consultants.[5] His autobiography, Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World, published in 2008,[11] is reported to have details about the political interference and bureaucratic malpractices prevalent in the Indian industrial sector during that period.[4]
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
Satya Pal Wahi was honored by the Indian School of Mines with the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in 1985 and Roorkee University (the present-day Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) and his alma mater, Banaras Hindu University followed suit with DSc degrees in 1987 and 1989 respectively.[1] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 1988.[3] In 1989, he received two awards, the Giants international Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Geophysical Union.[7][12] During the 7th International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (Petrotech-2007) held in New Delhi, he was awarded the Petrotech Lifetime Achievement Award.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "You have to take risks". India Today. 30 September 1986. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Weak defence". Education World. 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi, Chairman (Padma Bhushan Awardee)". CMA Investment Holdings. 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Petrotech recognizes lifetime efforts of B K Bakshi and S P Wahi". Banaras Hindu University Chronicle. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World — Book Review". Crossbill Publishing Co. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ V. Krishnamurthy (15 July 2014). At the Helm. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-93-5029-860-2.
- ↑ Sunanda K. Datta-Ray (2009). Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-981-4279-04-8.
- ↑ "India's search for oil". The Hindu. 25 April 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ S. P. Wahi (2008). Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World. New Dawn Press. p. 306. ISBN 9788120735392.
- ↑ "Silver Jubilee Award". Indian Geophysical Union. 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Wahi receiving Petrotech 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award" (PDF). SpendSec. 2 (5). January 2007.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- S. P. Wahi (2008). Leading from the Front: From Army to Corporate World. New Dawn Press. p. 306. ISBN 9788120735392.