G. R. Gopinath
- January 10, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Full Name | G. R. Gopinath |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 13, 1951(1951-11-13) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
G. R. Gopinath Biography
| Name | G. R. Gopinath |
| Birthday | Nov 13 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Karnataka |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Ramaswamy Iyengar |
| Spouse | Bhargavi Gopinath |
| Children(s) | Pallavi Gopinath, Krithika Gopinath |
G. R. Gopinath is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on November 13, 1951 in Karnataka, India.
After school, he earned a commission in the Indian Army, earning the rank of Captain. He spent eight years in the army and fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Gopinath moved to Bengaluru in 1992 where he bumped into Captain K.J. Samuel, who was his friend in the army. Samuel was now a freelance pilot and was planning to set-up a commercial Helicopter service. In 1995, when the Indian government started a regulatory reforms process to encourage entrepreneurship, Gopinath partnered with Samuel and established Deccan Aviation. Deccan’s helicopters were chartered by most politicians and the company also got involved in many rescue missions in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Kabul and South India. The Company grew to become one of the largest private air charter company in India and Sri Lanka.
G. R. Gopinath Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
G. R. Gopinath is one of the richest Entrepreneur from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, G. R. Gopinath 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gopinath was born in Melkote, mandya on 13 November 1951 and was brought up in Gorur (a remote village in Karnataka’s Hassan district). He was the second of eight children. Gopinath’s father; a school teacher and a Kannada novelist, believed that schools were systems of regimentation and was resolved to teach Gopinath at home. However, Gopinath was admitted to a Kannada medium school quite late and straight away he joined Standard V. In 1962, Gopinath cleared the admission test and joined Sainik School, Bijapur. The sainik school helped and prepared Gopinath to clear the NDA entrance exams. After 3 years of rigorous training, Gopinath completed education from the NDA. He then went on to graduate from the IMA.
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Who is G. R. Gopinath Dating?
According to our records, G. R. Gopinath married to Bhargavi Gopinath. As of December 1, 2023, G. R. Gopinath’s is not dating anyone.
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During the merger process of Kingfisher with Air Deccan, the Charter services division of Deccan Aviation was transferred into a new company named Deccan Charters Limited after it received its Non-Scheduled Air Operator Permit (NSOP) from the DGCA on 10 October 2008. During that period, the Charter operations continued to perform satisfactorily and increased its presence in off shore flying for the oil sector.
Facts & Trivia
Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. G. R. Gopinath celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.
In 2009 Gopinath contested as an independent candidate in Bangalore South constituency at the Lok Sabha elections but was defeated
What is GR Gopinath doing now?
Following on its partnership RIL for a cargo airline venture, aviation entrepreneur Capt Gopinath has now joined hands with the Tata Group.
Why did Gopinath sell Air Deccan?
The airline was making huge losses and early investors of Air Deccan were pressuring Gopinath for an exit. “Air Deccan succeeded, it did not fail. It sold to [Vijay Mallya’s] Kingfisher [Airlines] because of investor pressure ,” says Gopinath, adding, “And everybody who invested made huge returns.”
Is simply fly a real story?
The film was inspired by events from the life of Simplifly Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath as described in his memoir Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey. While the project was announced in mid-2018 under the working title Suriya 38, the official title was announced in April 2019.
Is Air Deccan still running?
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Who is real Paresh Goswami?
Paresh Goswami, the character portrayed in the film is widely believed to be inspired from Naresh Goyal of Jet airways. Following the 2005 IPO of Jet Airways, Forbes magazine declared him the 16th richest person in India.