Karan Thapar Group

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The Thapar group was started by Karam Chand Thapar in 70s and the early 1980s it was become one of the top 10 business houses of India.

Karam Chand Thapar died in 1963, and his third son L.M. Thapar took over the group, which then included the Oriental Bank of Commerce, as well as Oriental Insurance. Both these companies later got nationalised.

MM Thapar son Samir Thapar runs JCT Mills and his son Arjun Thapar runs JCT electronics.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Tech is an engineering college in Patiala founded by the Thapar's. JCT Mills FC is a football club of JCT Mills.

The following companies are or have been a part of the group:
Ballarpur Industries Limited,
Built Paper Holdings Limited,
Orient Engineering and Commercial Company Limited,
The Pioneer,
Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Limited,
TT & G Trading Pvt Limited,
iBilt Technologies Limited,
Built Middle East Pvt Limited,
Himalayan Hideaways Pvt Limited,
Karam Chand Thapar & Bros Limited,
Lavasa Corporation Limited and KCT Papers Limited