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About Vijaypat Singhania
Vijaypat Lala Kailashpat Singhania was an Indian businessman and aviator. A member of the prominent Singhania family, he was well-known as a textile magnate, having been chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group from 1980 to 2000. In flight, he holds the world record for highest altitude gained in a hot air balloon and also set a microlight endurance record in 1988 by flying from London to Delhi in 23 days. He authored a book-length memoir, the story of his microlight flight, and his autobiography.
Everything about Vijaypat Singhania →- Occupation
- entrepreneur, aircraft pilot
- Citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Born
- October 4, 1938
- Died
- March 28, 2026