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Remarkable Story Of A Soldier

Who Launched Chains Of 5-Star
Hotels In India
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At an age when people withdraw from working

and move towards leading a retired life, this man
scaled new peaks of success in the hospitality
industry. Heights that are usually unimaginable
for people came to his footsteps at the age of 65
all because of his hardwork and vision for the
future.

He was born into a poor family in Kunnur district

of Kerala and his parents somehow ran the
household with earnings from agriculture.
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The man who founded The Leela Group of Hotels

is no more around us but stories of his
unbelievable success still light the way for
everyone who wants to rise above their personal
struggle and achieve a larger than life image.

Captain CP Krishnan is one of the biggest names

of hotel industry of our country. He was only 13
when he jumped into the freedom struggle and
later joined Indian National Army under Subhash
Chandra Bose’s guidance. After a few years, he
left the army and decided to pursue dreams of
becoming a businessperson.
He began helping his father-in-law in his export
business which further increased his interest in
the sector. He decided to enter into business of
handloom and began trading at a huge scale.
Within a few years, he saw great success in this
business and he became a known name in the
Qeld. This gave him opportunity to travel abroad
where he saw sparkling international hotels. This
was something missing back home. He decided
to build his own chain of hotels in India.

Late Krishnan Nair with Barack and Michelle Obama

Krishnan was looking for an opportunity and

when he heard about building of Sahara
international airport in Mumbai he foresaw the
need of a luxurious hotel and set the base for
Hotel Leela when he was 65-year-old. This is an
extraordinary success story of a man who did not
think any age was good enough to slow down.

After conquering Mumbai with his majestic hotel,

he expanded to Delhi, Chennai, Goa, Kerala,
Bengaluru and many other cities.

Today, Leela Group is a towering business entity

which has established its name in Qelds of hotel,
resort, IT and business parks. Named after his
wife, Leela became India’s biggest cloth
manufacturing industry in the year 1972.

In just a matter of 15 years, he built the largest

cloth importing company and won several awards
including Padma Bhushan in 2010. Four years
later he died after a long Qght with illness and left
his empire to his sons Vivek and Dinesh.
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