Rags to richest story of Saharashri Subrata Roy 

Subrata Roy, chairperson of Sahara India Pariwar took his last breath in Mumbai at the age of 75 on Tuesday

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Subrata Roy, died at Kokilaben hospital in Mumbai after battling with blood cancer

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Subrata Roy, was born in Araria, Bihar in 1948

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Subrata Roy, started his Sahara India Pariwar journey in 1976 with ₹2000

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Roy's business empire spanned over various sectors like finance, real estate, media and entertainment

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Starting with just ₹2000, Sahara India Pariwar became the 2nd largest after the Indian government in terms of employment

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Sahara India Pariwar employed around 1.2 million people and claimed to have 9 crore investors

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With large-scale projects like Aamby Valley City, Plaza Hotel in New York, Roy's Sahara group rose to national prominence

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The group also achieved great success in the media sector with projects like the Hindi-language newspaper Rashtriya Sahara and Sahara TV, which was eventually renamed Sahara One

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