Ranjan Bhattacharya Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Ranjan Kishore Bhattacharya
Nickname	Ranjan Da
Profession(s)	Businessman, Bureaucrat
Famous For	Being the foster Son-in-Law of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 December 1959
Age (as in 2017)	58 Years
Birthplace	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patna, Bihar, India
School(s)	• St. Edward School, Shimla • St. Columbus School, Delhi • St. Michael's High School, Patna
College	• Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi • Oberoi School of Hotel Management, Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)	• Graduate in Economics (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce in 1979 • Hotel Management Diploma from the Oberoi School of Hotel Management in 1981
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hobbies	Travelling, Reading, Going for a Long Drive
Controversy	In 2012, the team of Arvind Kejriwal condemned Ranjan by calling him 'Sarkari Damad.' They alleged that the connection between industrialists and politicians is the main cause of inflation (price rise) in India. They also played an audio recording (related to this matter) of a conversation between Ranjan and lobbyist Niira Radia.
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Namita Bhattacharya (1976-1983)
Marriage Year	1983
Family
Wife/Spouse	Namita Bhattacharya (Teacher)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Niharika Bhattacharya
Parents	Names not Known Note: Both his father and mother were doctors.
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ranjan Bhattacharya

Does Ranjan Bhattacharya smoke?: Yes
Ranjan Bhattacharya Smoking and Drinking

Does Ranjan Bhattacharya drink alcohol?: Yes

Ranjan was born in Himachal Pradesh in a well-to-do family.

He loves Cuban cigars, red wine, and long drives.

He came into the eyes of media after he came close to Namita Bhattacharya in 1976 during his college days, the couple got married after seven years.

He lost his parents at a very young age, this incident brought him close to Namita and Atal Bihari Vajpayee (who later, became a father-figure for Ranjan). He started calling him ‘Baapji’ like Namita.
Ranjan Bhattacharya with Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In an interview, he said, “In the starting, Atal Ji used to forget my name every time he met me and would address me by different names including Banerjee, Mukherjee, and even Bengali Babu.”

He started his career from the hotel industry with the Oberoi Group and became a General Manager at the Oberoi Palace in Srinagar at the age of 24.

In 1987, he left his job and became an entrepreneur. He built a hotel in Manali and ran it under the banner of Orchid Resorts Private Limited.

Five years later, in 1993, he sold his Manali property to Raj Chopra (Chairman, Managing Director of Competent Automobiles).

In May 1996, his life transformed completely after Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India for just 13 days. During his tenure as PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee made some appointments, where he appointed Ranjan as an OSD (Officer on Special Duty) in the PM’s Office (PMO). A faction of society criticized him on the pretext of nepotism.

In 1997, he started Talent Marketing (a firm that offers reservation services to all brands of the US-based Carlson Hospitality Worldwide). Afterwards, he was selected as an MD of Country Development and Management Services (a joint venture involving Carlson and Chanakya Hotels).

From 1999 to 2004, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of the country, Ranjan had no official post, but was still known as a mover and shaker in the business and political circles in Delhi.

He is the person behind Reliance Infocomm Project, but the credit of the same is given to Pramod Mahajan wrongly.

Ranjan was the man behind multimillion NHAI (National Highway Authority of India) contract being given to Malaysian firms.