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C. Balagopal

C. Balagopal is an Indian writer, industrialist, former civil servant and philanthropist from Kerala state, South India.

Biography edit

He studied economics at Loyola College before joining the IAS in 1977. He has worked in Manipur[1] and Kerala.[2][3][4]

He founded the company Peninsula Polymers (Penpol).[3] which manufactured indigenously developed biomedical devices after resigning from the civil service in 1983. After liberalization, the company merged with a Japanese company in 1999 to form Terumo Penpol Ltd.,[5] which is one of the largest manufacturers of blood bag systems in the world.[6][2] This company exports to more than 50 countries in the world.[3] He sold the company to Terumo Corporation in 2011.[7]

He is the founder of ANAHA Trust, which supports social entrepreneurship.[2]

He is a Director of the medical devices incubator TIMed.[2]

He has also worked as an independent director on the Board of the Federal Bank Ltd[2][3] and is the current Chairman.[8][9]

Works edit

  • On A Clear Day You Can See India (2013) [2][1]
  • The View From Kollam: A Day In The Life Of A Sub-Collector (2015) [2]
  • Maveli & Markets: How Supplyco Held The Price Line [3][2][4]
  • Below the Radar[2][7]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b DATTA, SRAVASTI. "People-administrative stories". No. 6 Dec 2013. The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "C Balagopal Founder - Terumo Penpol Ltd. Mentor to startups and Investor". restartindia.in. restartindia. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "KLF -SPEAKER-2023- C BALAGOPAL". keralaliteraturefestival.com. keralaliteraturefestival. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b NAGARAJAN, SARASWATHY (12 June 2019). "C Balagopal writes on the launch of Maveli stores in Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Strong pitch for increasing domestic production through 'Make in Kerala'". The Hindu. THE HINDU BUREAU. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "About Terumo Penpol". terumopenpol.com. terumopenpol. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b NAGARAJAN, SARASWATHY. "C Balagopal's book 'Below The Radar' debunks notions about Kerala being an investor-unfriendly State". No. 23 Jan 2023. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ R, Roshan (5 June 2023). "Kerala witnesses a new industrial revolution: Entrepreneur and Federal Bank chairman C Balagopal". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Federal Bank's new premises inaugurated". The Hindu. THE HINDU BUREAU. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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