Our History
Shri Dharam Vir Batra, the Chairman of Batra Group of Companies is the third son of late Sh. Ch. Aishi Ram Batra, a renowned businessman and philanthropist who hailed from District Multan of Punjab (Pakistan). Before the partition, the family moved to Amritsar and the Kashmir Valley, where they established name and fame in Textile Business in Punjab and in Petroleum business in Jammu & Kashmir.
Along with his father, late Sh. Ch. Aishi Ram Batra, they pioneered Petroleum Products marketing in the state of J & K. They started petroleum business from grass root level with the dealership of Kerosene oil and at present have a network of petrol pumps, LPG Agency Points and transportation of petroleum products contracts all over the country. machines sous gratuites sans téléchargement.
From trading and transportation of Petroleum Products the Group diversified into a host of manufacturing activities that ultimately saw it emerge as one of the giants in home appliances industry as well as in several other core sector industries. The Flagship Company of the Group, Super Parts Pvt. Ltd., dealt in various Home and Electrical Appliances under the well known “Superflame” brand of products, which has become a household name in the country.
Despite vastness of his business empire, as an individual he remains as ever as before a Pure, Humble and Noble Soul and is not used to giving airs. He amply meets Plato’s definition of a ‘Philosopher King’. He stands out as a great philanthropist attached to various social organizations, so dear to his heart and temperament.
He is the Founder & Trustee of Ch. Aishi Ram Batra Public Charitable Trust, which is operating the Batra Hospital & Medical Research Center in New Delhi and a Dharamshala in Haridwar. He is also the Vice President of Shri Chander Chinar Bara Akhada Udasin Society in J&K, who have started a Medical College and Hospital at Jammu under the name of Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences & Hospital.
Shri DV Batra was a Member of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board which operates under the Chairmanship of His Excellency the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He is also the President of Shri Sanatan Dharam Partap Sabha, Srinagar, and also continues to be associated with Vishwa Bharti Women’s Education Trust and Schools, which was founded by him several decades back in Srinagar & has now expanded its wings at Jammu, New Delhi & Noida.
In 1996, the Jammu & Kashmir Government awarded him the Prestigious Gold Medal at a special function presided over by the His Excellency the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. This is the Highest Civilian Award of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides he has rendered and continues to render services in various social, religious and human welfare activities.