Subhash Chandra and Family
Dr. Subhash Chandra is credited with starting India’s first ever satellite television entertainment channel, Zee TV in 1992. He also started India’s privately-owned news channel, Zee News. Dr. Chandra is an Independent Member of the Rajya Sabha, (Upper House of the Indian Parliament), a seat he won, in 2016, with the help of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers in the state of Haryana. BJP has been the ruling party in the country since 2014.
Dr. Subhash Chandra is part of the Goenka business family. His brothers Laxmi Narain Goel, Jawahar Goel and Ashok Goel head different businesses of the Essel Group. Jawahar Goel is the Chairman and Managing Director of Dish TV India, Ltd. Dish TV is the Direct-to-Home (DTH) Entertainment Company, and is in the distribution space. Dr. Chandra is the non-Executive Director of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, that owns the entertainment arm, Zee TV. His son, Punit Goenka is the Managing Director of and CEO of the company. Dr. Chandra’s second son, Amit Goenka is the CEO of the company’s international broadcast business.
Business
Infrastructure Outsourcing
Cyquator Technologies
Specialty Packaging
Essel Propack Limited
Infrastructure
Essel Infraprojects Limited
Integrated Utilities
Smart Utilities
Lifestyle Malls
E-City Real Estates Private Limited
PNG and CNG Projects
Siti Energy Limited
Property Management
E-City Property Management and Services Private Limited
Education
Zee Learn Limited
Zee Institute of Media Arts
HR Solutions
Liberium
Precious Metals
Shirpur Gold Refinery
Financial Services
Essel Finance
Morgan Gatsby
Oil and Gas & Potash Mining
Essel Group ME
Multi System Operator
Siti Networks Limited
Film Production and Distribution
Zee Studios
Over-The-Top and Live TV
ZEE5
Publications
Diligent Media Corporation Limited
Direct-To-Home Service
Dish TV India Limited
Family & Friends
Affiliated Interests Family Members Friends
Subhash Chandra’s brother, Chairman, Suncity Projects Private Limited
Subhash Chandra’s brother, Chairman and Managing Director, Dish TV India Limited
Subhash Chandra’s brother, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Essel Propack
Subhash Chandra’s son, Managing Director and CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Subhash Chandra’s son, Chief Executive Officer, International Broadcast Business, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Subhash Chandra’s nephew, Managing Director, E-City Ventures
Subhash Chandra’s nephew, President, Business Development and Strategy, Dish TV India Limited
Subhash Chandra’s nephew, Managing Director, Essel Group Middle East
Subhash Chandra’s nephew, Managing Director, Suncity Projects Private Limited
Subhash Chandra’s nephew, Director, Suncity Projects Private Limited
Further Information
Meta Data
Most data on the Essel Group is publicly available. Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) is a company that owns the Hindi news channel, Zee News. ZMCL is owned by the Essel Group of companies that have diverse business interests. All of the Group’s businesses are headed by some member of the Subhash Chandra Family including his brothers – Laxmi Narain Goel, Jawahar Goel, and Ashok Goel, his sons – Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka and his nephews- Gaurav Goel, Atul Goel, Gagan Goel, Arpit Goel and Ankit Goel.
The company was written to, seeking confirmation of all the details pertaining to the channel and the Company, via email on the 15th January 2019, and a courier on the 1st February 2019. There has been no response from the company.
