About Om Prakash Munjal
Om Prakash Munjal was an Indian businessman, poet and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of Hero Cycles, the world's largest integrated bicycle manufacturing company by volume and Hero Motors, an Indian two-wheeler components manufacturer, and ventured into newer business fields including luxury hotels and four-wheeler components. He is also known for philanthropic activities of running various schools and hospitals. He died on 13 August 2015 at DMC Hero Heart Centre, Ludhiana. Munjal was known for cultural and literary activities and for patronizing upcoming talents in these fields. In the late 1990s, Om became one of the first to explore the idea of manufacturing electric bicycles in India.
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