The Essel Group is one of India’s prominent business houses with a diverse portfolio of assets in media, packaging, entertainment, technology-enabled services, infrastructure development and education.

Essel was started in 1976 with the commodity trading and export firm Rama Associates Limited. Over the years, the Group has metamorphosed into a conglomerate with an estimated turnover of US$ 2.4 billion (FY 2007). The Group’s publicly listed companies include Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, Zee News Ltd, Wire & Wireless India Ltd, dishtv India Ltd, Essel Propack Ltd and ETC Networks Ltd. With worldwide operations, the Group employs more than 8,000 people across various locations.

The Essel Group has always responded to opportunities created by changes in technology by capitalizing on first-mover advantage to emerge as the market leader. In India, Zee TV is the first satellite channel, Siticable is the first multi-system operator, Esselworld is the first amusement park, Water Kingdom is the first theme park and Playwin is the first online gaming company. Essel Propack, the world’s No. 1 in packaging, was also a revolutionary concept in India.

Subhash Chandra is the founder Chairman and the chief architect of the Essel Group of companies. The success of all his businesses is an illustration of his pioneering spirit and strong business acumen. Under his leadership, Essel has grown into one of the largest entities and a symbol of Indian ingenuity and power.