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Biography
Arun Firodia (born 1943) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman of Kinetic Group, India's leading manufacturers and exporters of two wheelers. Arun Firodia obtained his B.Tech with distinction in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai in 1965. He later went to US and obtained his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT. He completed his M.S. in Management from Sloan School of Management.
He was awarded the Padmashri, fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2012.
Personal life
Arun Firodia is the son of late Shri. H.K. Firodia founder of Kinetic Engineering Limited, married to Jayshree Firodia who serves as director of Kinetic Engineering Limited. They have one son Ajinkya Firodia who has recently been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Limited and three daughters Sulajja Firodia Motwani who is the current Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Limited, Vismaya Firodia who was the vice president of Kinetic Engineering Limited until she ventured into a start-up of her own and Kimaya Firodia Kelkar has made her own niche as a design professional abroad.
Honours and awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Padmashri for excellence in Trade & Industry |
| 2007 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Award for distinguished achievement and exceptional service to Country, Society and MIT |
| 2006 | Auto Cluster Appreciation Award in appreciation of initiative and efforts for the successful operation of ACDRIL |
| 2006 | Pune Super Achievers Award instituted by ASM's – IBMR and IIBR jointly with Vision India |
| 2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award instituted jointly by SIAM, ACMA, ICICI, and Overdrive Magazine |
| 2005 | TERI – Corporate Social Responsibility Award |
| 2004 | The Helen Keller Award |
| 2003 | FICCI Annual Award for outstanding achievement in Employment of Physically Challenged people |