Suhel Seth was born on 28 May 1963 and is an Indian businessman and columnist who is the founder and managing partner of the consultancy firm Counselage India.
28 Facts About Suhel Seth
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Suhel Seth is on the Experts Committee of Indian Railway Board.
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Suhel Seth was born in Calcutta and lived there with his parents till the age of 28.
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Suhel Seth's father owned a chemical factory in Calcutta, which was closed down on account of the then prevailing political unrest, largely due to Naxalite activities, union conflicts, and strikes.
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Suhel Seth was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, where he was a member of the debating team, and at St Joseph's College, Nainital.
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Suhel Seth then pursued his higher education from Jadavpur University.
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Suhel Seth started Counselage India, a consultancy firm in 2002, of which he is still a managing partner.
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Suhel Seth was inducted to the global Advisory Board of the San Francisco-based blogging platform LiveJournal Inc in 2008.
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Suhel Seth is an established speaker on social and commercial trends for the Indian consumer base at business, advertising, and marketing events including several Indian Institute of Management colleges.
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Suhel Seth is a regular columnist for the Financial Times, Hindustan Times, The Telegraph, and the Indian Express.
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Suhel Seth is a theatre enthusiast and has performed in over 135 English plays, and 6 films.
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Suhel Seth's first book, In Your Face, is a compilation of interviews and columns by him published in different national dailies and magazines.
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Suhel Seth has co-authored the book Kalighat to Calcutta, with Khushwant Singh and R K Laxman.
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Suhel Seth has co-authored The Target with Shantanu Guha Ray.
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Suhel Seth has acted in several English plays as well as a few Bollywood films.
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Suhel Seth sits on the international board of Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Suhel Seth did a very small role in critically acclaimed movie Ek Din Achanak in 1989.
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Suhel Seth was then seen in the much-acclaimed multi-starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, where he played the father of one of the female leads.
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Suhel Seth was a part of the critically acclaimed film Guzaarish.
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Suhel Seth was last seen in the 2015 film Calendar Girls, playing a character based on liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
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Suhel Seth sits on the board of the Max Foundation that works to provide access to cancer treatment for people across the globe.
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Suhel Seth is a donor at the Partition Museum established in Amritsar in 2017.
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Suhel Seth has a seat on the advisory board of the Indian Head Injury Foundation.
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ITC officials alleged that Suhel Seth had been making such comments since 2007, when the company terminated its contract with his firm, Equus.
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Suhel Seth responded through a tweet claiming that his account was constantly hacked into and that he was taking steps.
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In 2014, during a panel discussion on sports conducted as part of the Times Literature Festival in Mumbai, Suhel Seth failed to recognise Viren Rasquinha, the former captain of India's national field hockey team, and questioned the latter's involvement in the event.
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Suhel Seth was forced to apologise after a public outcry.
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Suhel Seth is no longer associated with the Adani Group.