Aroor Raja

Aroor Venkatachari Srinivasaraghavan (AVS) Raja (born 23 March 1939 in Aroor, India) is one of the founders of Shriram Group of companies.

Biography[edit]

Raja worked for Indian Railways before becoming co-founder of the Shriram along with R. Thyagrajan. His "Silver Medallion campaign" took the small company to national recognition.

In 1985 Raja convinced all the part-time Chief Regional Managers of UTI (Unit Trust of India - SOUTH )to become the regional managers for Shriram Group to develop and market various financial instruments of the group.

Raja works with the local community holding the posts of Managing trustee & Publisher of Amudhasurabi (a 63 years old Tamil literary magazine), founder general Secretary of Towers Club (1989 in Anna Nagar, Chennai), President of Kartik Fine Arts, Founder chairman of Probus Club (affiliated to Rotary Club of Anna Nagar, 1992) and a member of the Rotary Club of Anna Nagar.

The Best Comedian category at the Kodai Nataka Vizha awards was named for Raja.^[1]

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References[edit]

↑ "KFA Nataka Vizha results". The Hindu. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
↑ http://www.sebi.gov.in/takeover/public/shrirampa1.pdf
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ http://www.aaraamthinai.com/samugam/oorvalam0203/june/june02oorvalam.asp^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ http://www.religareonline.com/fundamental/ComHistory.aspx?comtyp=1&CompanyCode=14060030.00&CompanyName=Religare%20Enterprises%20Ltd&MajorSector=1&Ticker=Religare%20%20%20Ent
↑ http://www.business-standard.com/pdf/stfcq4fy08.pdf
↑ https://www.scribd.com/doc/6816504/Shriram-Transport-Finance-Dec07-CU
↑ http://data.dsij.in/fundamental/reports1.asp?ReportType=His&CompanyCode=14060030&CompanyName=Shriram+Transport+Finance+Company+Ltd.&Ticker=Shriram+Trns&MajorSector=1^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "KFA Nataka Vizha results". The Hindu. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[2] ttp://www.sebi.gov.in/takeover/public/shrirampa1.pdf

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://www.aaraamthinai.com/samugam/oorvalam0203/june/june02oorvalam.asp^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] ttp://www.religareonline.com/fundamental/ComHistory.aspx?comtyp=1&CompanyCode=14060030.00&CompanyName=Religare%20Enterprises%20Ltd&MajorSector=1&Ticker=Religare%20%20%20Ent

[6] ttp://www.business-standard.com/pdf/stfcq4fy08.pdf

[7] ttps://www.scribd.com/doc/6816504/Shriram-Transport-Finance-Dec07-CU

[8] ttp://data.dsij.in/fundamental/reports1.asp?ReportType=His&CompanyCode=14060030&CompanyName=Shriram+Transport+Finance+Company+Ltd.&Ticker=Shriram+Trns&MajorSector=1^{[permanent dead link]}

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