Patu Keswani completed his education at St Columba's School, New Delhi.
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Patu Keswani received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1981 and subsequently his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta 1983.
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Patu Keswani promoted Lemon Tree Hotels in 2002 and is the Chairman and Managing Director of the company, which owns and operates 111 hotels in 70 cities with 10,300+ rooms and ~8,900 employees.
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Patu Keswani has focussed on offering opportunities to Indians with disability.
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Patu Keswani is a member of the Skills Council for Hospitality, Travel and Tourism.
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Patu Keswani was previously the Chairman of the Skills Council for Persons With Disability as well as a member of the University Grants Commission and the Board of Governors of IIT Delhi.
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Patu Keswani was awarded the Business Today BT Best CEO Award: Resilient CEO in 2024; the HVS Anarock Industry Leader of the Year Award 2023; the Lifetime Achievement Award by IIHM and IHC in 2021 and the Distinguished Alumni Award by his Alma Maters - IIT Delhi in 2011 and IIM Calcutta in 2012.
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Patu Keswani was inducted into the IATO Hall of Fame in 2019; the 'Hotelier India' Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the FHRAI Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Patu Keswani received the Excellence Award at Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Awards 2018.
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Patu Keswani's father was an Indian Railway Service officer and his mother a doctor in the Indian Army.