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Ravi Pillai: From farmer's son to construction tycoon
Ravi Pillai: Chairman and MD, RP Group of Companies

Like many of his illustrious peers, he made a very humble beginning in the Middle-East a few decades ago.

As a recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in 2008 and Padma Shri in 2010, he is also the largest overseas Indian employer with 70,000 + Indian employees.

With several decades of living and doing business globally and in India alike, Dr. Pillai stands tall among his peers as the “Son of the soil”.

Over a period of time, as a functioning Chairman & Managing Director of over 22 businesses and organisations; Dr. Pillai has not just developed numerous businesses overseas but has also schools, colleges, hospitals, charities, newspapers, hospitality business, etc as mentioned below :-

Construction

Gulf Asia Contracting Co. L.L.C
NASAH, Australia
NSH Fabrication Division
Nasser S. Al-Hajri Co. Ltd., State of Qatar
Arthi Hi-tech Construction, Kerala-India


Hospitality

The Raviz Resort & Hotel-Kollam, Kerala-India
Kadavu Resorts Calicut, Kerala - India
Leela Kovalam,Tvm, Kerala - India
The Raviz Center Point Hotel, Dubai
The Raviz, Calicut, Kerala-India
RP Hotel Management LLC, Dubai-UAE
The Raviz Co. Ltd., Seoul- Korea
Taj RP International Developers & Hospitality Ltd., Dubai - UAE
The Versailles Hotel, Dubai


Health Care & Wellness

Upasana Hospital & Research Centre, India, Education

OGM Technical Institute, Australia
New Millennium School (DPS), Bahrain
Upasana School & College of Nursing, India, Trading
Arabian Choice General Trading CO. L.L.C
Gulf Asia General Trading FZCO
Dynamic Energy DMCC


Travel & Tourism

Discovery Travel and Tourism L.L.C., U.A.E
Air Choice Travel, U.A.E.


Commercial & Business Properties

RP Malls, Saudi, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Australia & India


Oil & Gas

Bio-Fuels, Hong Kong ,China


IT Sector

RPTS Solutions LLC, Dubai, UAE
RP Techsoft International (P) Ltd, Trivandrum, Kerala, India