Prakash P Hinduja

Biography

 Mr. Prakash P. Hinduja is one of the four sons of the Group Founder, Late  Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja.  He is the Chairman, Hinduja Group of Companies (Europe);  Chairman, Advisory Board, Hinduja Bank Switzerland; Board Member,  Swiss Indian Chamber of Commerce.  After his university education in India, Prakash joined the family business. Later, he moved to Geneva to head the group's European operations. Prakash, with his brothers, conceived & envisioned the major diversification & expansion of the Group.  The Hinduja Group, India's first trans-national global conglomerate, has been in existence for over 90 years. The group's businesses can be divided in three areas: (1) Global Investments, (2) Investment Banking, (3)International Trading. It's considerable not-for-profit activities are run by the Hinduja Foundation, principally in healthcare, education and promotion of Indian Culture. Presently it has 10 business verticals: Transport, Banking & Finance, Information Technology, Media & Communication, Real Estate, Energy, Chemicals & Agribusiness, Project Development,Trading & Healthcare. The Group operates in 35 countries and employs over 500,000 people. In India the Group controls 5 listed  companies:  Ashok Leyland,  Hinduja Foundries, Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd., Hinduja Ventures Limited,  Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. and is the promoter of IndusInd Bank Ltd.  Turnover of the Group is several billion dollars. Official

Research Interest

  Organic and Inorganic chemistry Physical & Synthetic chemistry Geochemistry & Astrochemistry Polymer chemistry & Biochemistry Analytical and Biophysical chemistry Material chemistry Nano chemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry Forensic and Medicinal chemistry Mineralogy and Petralogy Radiochemistry Industrial and Engineering chemistry Computational Chemistry Nuclear and Quantum Chemistry Environmental and Atmospheric chemistry Supramolecular and Surface chemistry Chemical Engineering Green and Sustainable Chemistry Neurochemistry Agrochemistry and Archaeometry Applied and Advanced Chemistry