Heir to an aristocratic family from Odisha, Mahminand Mishra is a dynamic and self-made entrepreneur. He achieved great heights and established OSL Group as one of the largest corporates on the east coast of India.
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Mahimanand Mishra, son of late Rabindra Nath Mishra, was born on Thursday, 7 May 1953 (age 69 years; as in 2022). An alumnus of Christ College in Cuttack, he had leadership skills right from his college days. Mishra was the President of the Students’ Union in the year 1971–72, and he also served as the President of the Students’ Union of MS Law College, Odisha from 1974–75.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Height: 5′ 11″
family and caste
Mahimanand Mishra comes from a Brahmin family.
Guardian
Shri Mishra’s father is late Rabindra Nath Mishra and mother is late Urmila Mishra.
Relationships, wife and children
Mahimanand Mishra is married to Minati Mishra. They have two sons, Chandan Mishra and Charcha Mishra.
Address
Oriya Bazaar, Cuttack – 753001
livelihood
After completing his post-graduation from Utkal University, Mishra started his own stevedoring venture in 1978 and took charge of cargo operations at Paradip Port for the next thirty years.
With complete dedication and hard work, he established OSL Group as one of the largest corporates on the east coast of India. A stevedoring and cargo handling company, OSL Group handles more than 35 million tonnes of cargo across various sectors.
controversies
accused in a murder case
In November 2016, Mishra was booked for conspiring to murder Mahendra Swain, an executive of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Limited. On 26 October 2016, Mahendra was shot dead while he was going to his office in Paradip. Although the Orissa High Court granted him bail in May 2017, the Supreme Court quashed the high court order in September 2018 and sent him to custody. In November 2019, the High Court finally granted him bail.
bribery case
On 4 August 2022, CBI officials conducted searches at Mishra’s residence and offices in connection with a bribery case of Rs 25 lakh. The bribe was allegedly paid by a contractor to a senior official of the Paradip Port Authority.
award
- The Best Entrepreneurship Award was presented by the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik.
- Business Leader of the Year Award, 2010 awarded by the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha for his remarkable achievement in developing Gopalpur Port as a world class port.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Along with handling cargo and stevedoring, Mishra also deals in other port-related activities including chartering, intra-port transportation, freight forwarding, port development and mining.
- He has also entered the field of hospitality and education.
- Mahinand Mishra is the sole authorized wholesale distributor and stockist of many leading FMCG products and leading MNCs in the state of Odisha. OSL Group has a presence in oil and gas exploration and allied services, operating in various mega plants, FTWZs, tank farms and luxury merchandise retailing, among many other opportunities.
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