Padma Jyoti

Padma Jyoti Kansakar (Nepali: पद्मज्योति) is a Nepalese industrialist and politician. Trained in management and technology, Jyoti is the former Chairman of Jyoti Group of Companies and was the president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[1] In 2002 he was elected as president of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) at the 8th SCCI General Assembly. He holds a degree from a MIT. He oversees many operations for several industries under Jyoti Group.[1]

Padma Jyoti Kansakar
President of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Occupationindustrialist

The Jyoti Group developed from a business house established by his grandfather Bhaju Ratna Kansakar in the 1930s in Kalimpong, India and subsequently expanded by his father Maniharsha Jyoti. It conducted trade between Nepal, India and Tibet over the caravan route across the Himalaya.[2]

References
  1. "Business News". Nepal News. February 2002. Archived from the original on 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  2. Turin, Mark (20 October 2006). "Timeless trader". Nepali Times. Retrieved 29 November 2013.


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