India, Nov. 4 -- Industrialist Gopichand P. Hinduja, chairman of the Hinduja Group and one of the world's most influential businessmen, passed away in London at the age of 85.

Known affectionately as "GP" in corporate circles, Gopichand was the second of the four Hinduja brothers who built one of the largest and most diversified family-owned conglomerates in the world.

His elder brother Srichand Hinduja died in 2023, while Prakash and Ashok Hinduja survive him.

From trader's son to global business leader

Born into a Sindhi business family, Gopichand joined the Hinduja Group in 1950, helping his father expand the enterprise beyond its original Indo-Middle East trading roots.

Under his leadership, the group evolved into a global powerh...