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The Apeejay Surrendra Group is one of India’s oldest business conglomerates. It was founded in 1910 in Jalandhar by Lala Pyare Lal. Shri Surrendra Paul was chairman from 1982 until his murder in 1989. Most of the current senior executives are members of his family. In 1951 the headquarters relocated to Kolkata.The companies in the Apeejay Surrendra Group collectively employ 43,000 people.