Parag Desai, the Executive Director of Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers Limited, handed away at a non-public hospital in Ahmedabad on the age of 49 years old on Sunday night. Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers Limited is most popularly identified for its iconic tea brand– Wagh Bakri Tea.
Desai is survived by his spouse Vidisha and daughter Parisha. Desai on October 15 met with the accident whereas he was on a morning walk close to Iscon Ambli street close to his residence. Desai ran away to fend off just a few stray dogs throughout this time when he fell down.
Following this, he suffered a extreme head damage, which led to a mind hemorrhage. He was then taken to a non-public hospital in Ahmedabad and was shifted to a different non-public hospital on the Hebatpur Road after his situation started to deteriorate.
A surgical procedure was carried out instantly and Desai was placed on the ventilator for seven days earlier than his passing away, in accordance with sources near the household. Desai misplaced his life on Sunday night on account of a number of well being issues.
The growth was confirmed by the corporate in an Instagram publish. “With profound grief, we remorse to tell the unhappy demise of our beloved Parag Desai,” the corporate mentioned in its publish.
Hours after the information of Parag Desai’s loss of life went viral, Tech Mahindra MD and CEO CP Gurnani supplied his condolences to the household of the departed soul. He additionally raised severe questions in regards to the stray canine menace in lots of components of India.
“Very unhappy to listen to about Parag Desai’s loss of life. A very premature loss certainly… I can perceive pet mother and father and animal lovers advocating animal rights, nevertheless, it’s a incontrovertible fact that strays ARE a menace. Will a nationwide program for mass vaccination and sterilisation of road dogs assist? Can we problem communities and municipal councils? What is the answer?” Gurnani mentioned in his publish on X previously referred to as Twitter.
About Parag Desai
Parag Desai had a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Long Island University. At the Wagh Bakri Tea Group, Desai spearheaded gross sales, advertising and marketing, and export departments. He was additionally an knowledgeable tea taster and evaluator.
He additionally led the Group’s transformation into Tea Lounges in addition to e-commerce. Besides this, Desai was additionally energetic on trade platforms just like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and worldwide organisations. He additionally had eager pursuits in journey and wildlife.
About Wagh Bakri Tea Group
As per the corporate web site, the Wagh Bakri Tea Group is without doubt one of the main packaged tea firms in India with a turnover of round Rs 2,000 crore and over 50 million kgs of tea distribution.
Wagh Bakri Tea has a robust market presence in states reminiscent of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The model has additionally just lately forayed into markets reminiscent of Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand.
(With inputs from Brijesh Doshi)
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