Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania, a corporate titan and record-setting aviator who embodied his brand’s famous tagline, ‘The Complete Man’, died in Mumbai on Saturday evening. He was 87. He was admitted on Friday following a decline in his health due to age-related illness. He will be cremated on Sunday at Chandanwadi crematorium. Hailing from…
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Vijaypat Singhania, former Raymond chairman, Padma Bhushan awardee and noted aviator, has passed away.He died in Mumbai at the age of 87.His son Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group, announced the death on microblogging platform X.A company spokesperson said Singhania passed away “peacefully” and his last rites will be performed on…
