Chintan Patel is an Indian industrialist and the managing director of the Deesan Group which functions in the

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. He is also the

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Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) is a Public charitable trust in India that runs and operates many educational schools, colleges and institutions across India. History SVKM started in 1934 when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school est ...

(SVKM) where he runs educational institutions like

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and

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (abbreviated as SVKM's NMIMS) is a private deemed university located in Mumbai. It has 17 constituent schools that offer both undergraduate and postgraduate courses ...

(NMIMS) in Mumbai.

Early life

Chintan Patel is the son of politician and the chancellor of NMIMS University, Amrish Patel and Jayshree Patel. Chintan completed his graduation from Mithibai College, Mumbai. He is married to Hiral Patel.

Career

Chintan founded Deesan Group alongside his father in 2004. He established a textile mill in 2004 with 24 looms, that manufactured bedsheet fabric. At present, the group has 1800 looms globally. In 2007, Chintan set up Krushna Cortex Pvt Ltd which produces 72000 metric tons of terry towels and bathrobes annually. In 2013, he started Pramukh Cotex Pvt Ltd, which now manufactures 120 million meters of shirt fabric annually. He is also the director of Deesan AgroTech. The company was incorporated in 1991.

Philanthropic Initiatives

Chintan Patel is a trustee of the Shirpur Education Society which was established by his family in 1979. It runs 85 educational institutes from pre-primary school to graduation. The society has been awarded by

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in 2003 for its contribution to the education sector. Chintan along with his father has also initiated a rainwater harvesting program in their hometown

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, where more than 1000 check dams have been constructed across Shirpur and adjoining areas of

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, under this initiative. This contributes to sustainable irrigation in drought-prone areas and provides 24x7 water for industries, farming, and other uses. His work is known as the ‘Shirpur Pattern’ across Maharashtra and has been implemented in

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and other cities of

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as well.

Awards and recognition

2021: * Philanthropist of the Year at Iconic Gold Award 2022: * Met Connect Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for contribution to the field of water conservation. * Global National Stardom of the Year Award for contribution to the Education Sector 2023: * Received Maharashtra Ratna Award along with his father Amarish Patel for their contribution to the social and education sector. The award was presented by

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Mangat Prasad Lodha

References

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