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 $ 2.1 billion (FY 2007). Subhash Chandra is the founder Chairman and the chief architect of the Essel Group. His pioneering spirit and entrepreneurial vision have carved Essel as a symbol of Indian ingenuity and power.