TVS Group

T. V. S. family
T. V. S. family
Current region	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Place of origin	Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Members	T. V. Sundram Iyengar; T. S. Soundaram; Sheela Balaji; Venu Srinivasan; Lakshmi Venu

TVS Group
Company type	Private
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1911; 113 years ago at Madurai
Founder	T. V. Sundram Iyengar
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (international headquarters); Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (principal headquarters);
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Krishna Mahesh; Tirumala Kumara Balaji; Krishna Mahesh; Srinath Ratnam Rajam; Srivats Ram; Santhanam Viji; Santhanam Ram; Suresh Krishna; Venu Srinivasan; Gopal Srinivasan; Ramachandran Haresh; Ramachandran Dinesh;
Products	Automobiles; Tyres; Auto Components; Energy; Motorcycles; Scooters; Auto rickshaw; Education; Transport; Real estate; Finance; Insurance; Textiles; Electronics;
Revenue	US$8.5 billion (2019)
Number of employees	60,000
Parent	T. V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons Private Limited
Subsidiaries	TVS Motor Company; Norton Motorcycle Company; TVS Holdings; TVS Electronics; TVS Emerald; TVS Srichakra; TVS Supply Chain Solutions; Sundram Fasteners; Lucas-TVS; Brakes India; Delphi-TVS Diesel Systems; Axles India; Turbo Energy; Sundaram Textiles; Wheels India; TVS Lanka; TVS Next;
Website	www.tvs.in

TVS Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate with its principal headquarters in Madurai and international headquarters in Chennai. It has more than 50 subsidiaries including the two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company and TVS Supply Chain Solutions.

Subsidiaries

The group's subsidiaries are owned by three holding companies, viz., TVS & Sons, Sundaram Industries and TVS Holding Companies. TVS & Sons is the parent company of the group.^[1] The three holding companies of the subsidiaries are:

T. V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons Private Ltd. (TVS & Sons)
Sundaram Industries Private Ltd.
Southern Roadways Private Ltd. (TVS Holding Companies)

TVS Group's ten listed subsidiaries are:^[2]

TVS Motor Company
TVS Supply Chain Solutions
Sundram Fasteners
TVS Holdings (formerly Sundaram-Clayton)
TVS Srichakra (TVS Eurogrip)
Wheels India
India Motor Parts & Accessories
India Nippon Electricals
TVS Electronics
Sundaram Brake Linings

TVS Group's unlisted subsidiaries include:^[3]

TVS Emerald
Brakes India
Turbo Energy
TVS Investments
Axles India
Sundaram Textiles
TVS Tread
Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems
Sundaram Dynacast
TVS Automobile Solutions
TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks
Lucas-TVS
Delphi-TVS
TVS Next
TVS Credit

Family

The T. V. S. family is an Indian business family, based in Chennai, India. The TVS Group has its principal headquarters in Madurai and international headquarters in Chennai. It has more than 50 subsidiaries across sectors. T. V. Sundram Iyengar founded the group in 1911 with the establishment of T. V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons in Madurai.

The family is from the Iyengar community – Tamil Brahmins who are adherents of Sri Vaishnavism – hailing from Tirunelveli district. The founder T. V. Sundram Iyengar was born in 1877 in Thirukkurungudi. Sundram Iyengar qualified as a lawyer, and later worked in the Indian Railways and later in a bank. He later moved to Madurai and founded the TVS group.^[4]^[5]

Family tree

Sundram Iyengar and Lakshmi Ammal had eight children – five sons and three daughters. The five sons all joined the family business. The eldest son – T. S. Doraisamy died in 1943 and the other four sons – T. S. Rajam, T. S. Santhanam, T. S. Srinivasan and T. S. Krishna continued to run different businesses.^[6] Of the daughters, Dr. T. S. Soundram was a physician, social reformer and politician.^[7]

T. V. Sundram Iyengar

T. S. Doraiswami

T. S. Rajam

T. S. Krishna

T. S. Santhanam

T. S. Srinivasan

T. S. Soundaram

R. Ramachandran

R. Ratnam

Suresh Krishna

K. Ramesh

K. Mahesh

S. Ram

Prema Ramanujam

S. Viji

Venu Srinivasan

Sheela Balaji

Gopal Srinivasan

References

^ Kumar, K. Bharat (6 March 2021). "Explainer | A look at the TVS Group's proposed recast of holdings". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ Bureau, Our. "TVS family to rejig ownership of group companies". @businessline. Retrieved 11 April 2021. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "TVS Group". www.tvsgroup.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils (Second ed.). London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538106853.
^ "8 Most Successful Indian Family Businesses Running Over A Century". Marketing Mind. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Splitting the century-old TVS Group". BLoC. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Friend, philosopher and athai". The Hindu. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "TVS Group's Ownership Structure Rejig Is an Important Lesson for Family-Run Businesses". The Wire. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ Philip, Lijee; John, Satish. "TVS looks at recast as new generation hops on board". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

"TVS Group - Fourth-generation ambitions". 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

[1] Kumar, K. Bharat (6 March 2021). "Explainer | A look at the TVS Group's proposed recast of holdings". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[2] Bureau, Our. "TVS family to rejig ownership of group companies". @businessline. Retrieved 11 April 2021. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[3] "TVS Group". www.tvsgroup.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[Ramaswamy-4] Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils (Second ed.). London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538106853.

[5] "8 Most Successful Indian Family Businesses Running Over A Century". Marketing Mind. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[BLOC-6] "Splitting the century-old TVS Group". BLoC. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[7] "Friend, philosopher and athai". The Hindu. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[8] "TVS Group's Ownership Structure Rejig Is an Important Lesson for Family-Run Businesses". The Wire. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[9] Philip, Lijee; John, Satish. "TVS looks at recast as new generation hops on board". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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