297:
33:
229:
from the government and its own capital, Hero Cycles forayed into bicycle manufacturing by getting the status of "Large Scale Unit". The company had an annual production capacity of 7,500 cycles at that time. By 1975 it had become the largest bicycle company in India and in 1986, Hero Cycles was
272:, and the Hero Group decided to pay royalties to Honda Company in order to use the Hero Honda brand by 2013. The Hero Group was then able to export to countries where Honda already had business and Hero-Honda joint venture had not been allowed to sell goods.
296:
254:. On 13 April 1985, Hero Honda's first bike CD 100 came on the market. The Hero Group made such progress that by 2002, 8.6 million Hero Honda motorcycles had been sold and 16,000 motorcycles were being produced daily.
478:
242:
After the bicycle company, he opened a two-wheeler company named Hero
Majestic Company. In this, he started making Majestic scooters and mopeds. In 1984, he signed a deal with Japan's big auto company
514:
692:
545:
735:
661:
568:
225:
In 1956, the Punjab government issued a license to manufacture bicycles. His company got this license and from here his world changed. With the financial support of Rs 6
438:
631:
470:
452:
504:
601:
412:
684:
760:
755:
353:
653:
537:
623:
316:
by the
Government of India in 2005 in the field of industry and trade. Other major honors he has received include:
725:
321:
375:
60:
740:
593:
730:
222:
Limited and began making bicycle parts, starting with forks and then adding handles and other parts.
203:
187:
471:"How the Hero Cycles journey was started by the Munjal brothers (and where the brand came from)"
214:
Once in
Amritsar, Munjal and his brothers started a bicycle parts business. They later moved to
720:
231:
750:
745:
383:
305:
268:
In August 2011, after exiting the joint venture with Honda Motors, the company was renamed
32:
8:
171:
115:
345:
198:
from
Kamalia in 1944 at the age of 20 with his three brothers, Dayanand, Satyanand and
466:
387:
285:
199:
137:
569:"Honda Motor expanding R&D capacity; company to double the number of engineers"
191:
246:
and from here his world changed again. Together with Honda, he set up a plant in
453:"Hero MotoCorp founder Brijmohan Lall Munjal dies at 92: Top 5 points to know"
170:(1 July 1923 – 1 November 2015) was an Indian entrepreneur and the founder of
714:
391:
313:
269:
263:
158:
64:
281:
133:
219:
439:"First Offices: Where Biz Honchos Began Their Entrepreneurial Journey"
247:
82:
280:
Brijmohan was married to
Santosh and they have four sons (including
509:
215:
195:
327:
The Forbes India
Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014
251:
183:
56:
243:
86:
413:"Brijmohan Munjal, founder of Hero Group, passes away at 92"
226:
654:"Founder of Hero Group Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away"
736:
Recipients of the Padma
Bhushan in trade and industry
505:"Hero Group founder Brijmohan Lall Munjal dies at 92"
140:, Suman Kant Munjal, Raman Kant Munjal, Geeta Anand
624:"Hero MotoCorp Founder Brijmohan Lall Munjal Dies"
712:
288:) and a daughter. He died on 1 November 2015.
368:
209:
186:, undivided India, which is located in the
498:
496:
31:
304:) receiving the Padma Bhushan award from
685:"Brijmohan Lall Munjal: A Hero For Life"
295:
234:as the world's largest bicycle company.
594:"The succession story of Munjal family"
566:
493:
202:. He started his career working in the
713:
682:
604:from the original on 23 September 2019
465:
683:Mishra, Ashish K. (21 October 2013).
538:"Hero, Honda end 26-year partnership"
312:Brijmohan Lal Munjal was awarded the
695:from the original on 21 October 2013
517:from the original on 4 November 2015
481:from the original on 10 January 2020
634:from the original on 26 August 2019
535:
502:
356:from the original on 6 October 2010
13:
761:21st-century Indian businesspeople
756:20th-century Indian businesspeople
586:
182:Munjal was born on 1 July 1923 in
14:
772:
664:from the original on 30 July 2021
548:from the original on 27 June 2013
405:
567:Thakkar, Ketan (16 April 2012).
376:"Hero Group founder Munjal dead"
322:All India Management Association
275:
257:
676:
646:
616:
536:Raj, Amrit (16 December 2010).
320:Lifetime Contribution Award by
560:
529:
503:Raj, Amrit (1 November 2015).
459:
445:
431:
338:
306:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
148:Bahadur Chand Munjal (Father)
1:
331:
237:
177:
218:, where in 1954, he founded
7:
150:Thakur Devi Munjal (Mother)
10:
777:
261:
210:Merchant and industrialist
291:
204:Indian Ordnance Factories
154:
144:
129:
121:
110:
93:
71:
42:
30:
23:
630:. PTI. 2 November 2015.
114:Founder and Chairman of
726:Indian company founders
346:"Brijmohan Lall Munjal"
300:Brijmohan Lall Munjal (
188:Toba Tek Singh District
309:
741:Indian industrialists
352:. 23 September 2015.
299:
168:Brijmohan Lall Munjal
25:Brijmohan Lall Munjal
600:. 23 November 2011.
731:Indian billionaires
660:. 2 November 2015.
469:(10 January 2020).
386:. 2 November 2015.
116:Hero Motors Company
573:The Economic Times
467:Munjal, Sunil Kant
455:. 2 November 2015.
417:The Indian Express
310:
18:Indian businessman
419:. 2 November 2015
165:
164:
138:Sunil Kant Munjal
768:
705:
704:
702:
700:
680:
674:
673:
671:
669:
650:
644:
643:
641:
639:
620:
614:
613:
611:
609:
590:
584:
583:
581:
579:
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
533:
527:
526:
524:
522:
500:
491:
490:
488:
486:
463:
457:
456:
449:
443:
442:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
409:
403:
402:
400:
398:
372:
366:
365:
363:
361:
342:
192:Punjab, Pakistan
78:
52:
50:
35:
21:
20:
776:
775:
771:
770:
769:
767:
766:
765:
711:
710:
709:
708:
698:
696:
681:
677:
667:
665:
652:
651:
647:
637:
635:
622:
621:
617:
607:
605:
592:
591:
587:
577:
575:
565:
561:
551:
549:
534:
530:
520:
518:
501:
494:
484:
482:
464:
460:
451:
450:
446:
437:
436:
432:
422:
420:
411:
410:
406:
396:
394:
374:
373:
369:
359:
357:
344:
343:
339:
334:
294:
278:
266:
260:
240:
230:entered in the
212:
190:of present-day
180:
149:
106:
89:
80:
76:
75:1 November 2015
67:
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
774:
764:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
707:
706:
675:
645:
615:
585:
559:
528:
492:
458:
444:
430:
404:
367:
336:
335:
333:
330:
329:
328:
325:
293:
290:
277:
274:
262:Main article:
259:
256:
239:
236:
211:
208:
179:
176:
163:
162:
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
131:
127:
126:
125:Santosh Munjal
123:
119:
118:
112:
111:Known for
108:
107:
105:
104:
101:
97:
95:
91:
90:
81:
79:(aged 92)
73:
69:
68:
55:
44:
40:
39:
37:Munjal in 2005
36:
28:
27:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
773:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:Munjal family
719:
718:
716:
694:
690:
686:
679:
663:
659:
655:
649:
633:
629:
625:
619:
603:
599:
595:
589:
574:
570:
563:
547:
543:
539:
532:
516:
512:
511:
506:
499:
497:
480:
476:
472:
468:
462:
454:
448:
440:
434:
418:
414:
408:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
371:
355:
351:
347:
341:
337:
326:
323:
319:
318:
317:
315:
314:Padma Bhushan
307:
303:
298:
289:
287:
283:
276:Personal life
273:
271:
270:Hero MotoCorp
265:
264:Hero MotoCorp
258:Hero MotoCorp
255:
253:
249:
245:
235:
233:
232:Guinness Book
228:
223:
221:
217:
207:
205:
201:
197:
194:. He came to
193:
189:
185:
175:
173:
169:
160:
159:Padma Bhushan
157:
153:
147:
143:
139:
135:
132:
128:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
102:
99:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
74:
70:
66:
65:British India
62:
58:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
16:
697:. Retrieved
689:Forbes India
688:
678:
666:. Retrieved
657:
648:
636:. Retrieved
627:
618:
606:. Retrieved
597:
588:
576:. Retrieved
572:
562:
550:. Retrieved
541:
531:
519:. Retrieved
508:
483:. Retrieved
474:
461:
447:
433:
421:. Retrieved
416:
407:
395:. Retrieved
379:
370:
358:. Retrieved
349:
340:
311:
301:
279:
267:
241:
224:
213:
181:
167:
166:
134:Pawan Munjal
77:(2015-11-01)
15:
751:2015 deaths
746:1923 births
220:Hero Cycles
100:Businessman
94:Occupations
53:1 July 1923
715:Categories
332:References
238:Hero Honda
200:Om Prakash
178:Early life
172:Hero Group
49:1923-07-01
658:India.com
578:20 August
552:20 August
475:Scroll.in
392:0971-751X
380:The Hindu
248:Dharuhera
145:Parent(s)
83:New Delhi
693:Archived
662:Archived
632:Archived
602:Archived
598:NDTV.com
546:Archived
542:Livemint
521:5 August
515:Archived
510:Livemint
485:5 August
479:Archived
354:Archived
216:Ludhiana
196:Amritsar
130:Children
103:Investor
699:30 July
668:30 July
638:30 July
608:30 July
423:30 July
397:30 July
360:30 July
324:in 2011
308:in 2005
252:Haryana
184:Kamalia
57:Kamalia
390:
350:Forbes
292:Awards
161:(2005)
155:Awards
122:Spouse
61:Punjab
286:Sunil
282:Pawan
244:Honda
87:India
701:2021
670:2021
640:2021
628:NDTV
610:2021
580:2021
554:2021
523:2021
487:2021
425:2021
399:2021
388:ISSN
362:2021
302:left
284:and
227:lakh
72:Died
43:Born
384:PTI
717::
691:.
687:.
656:.
626:.
596:.
571:.
544:.
540:.
513:.
507:.
495:^
477:.
473:.
415:.
382:.
378:.
348:.
250:,
206:.
174:.
136:,
85:,
63:,
59:,
703:.
672:.
642:.
612:.
582:.
556:.
525:.
489:.
441:.
427:.
401:.
364:.
51:)
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
