Sadhan Dutt


Sadhan Dutt was a scientist-entrepreneur and founder-chairman of Development Consultants, a member of the Kuljian Group of Companies. He was a pioneer in consulting engineering services in India and helped bring about a technological revolution in the country and to establish the credentials of Indian engineering in various parts of the world through Kuljian Group of companies.
Born on 29 May 1921, he graduated in mechanical and electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi. He joined The Kuljian Corporation of Philadelphia as Manager for India in 1950. Later, he launched Kuljian Corporation, the first private sector consulting firm in India. In 1979, it emerged as Development Consultants.
The DC-Kuljian Group has significant presence in IT, ITes, real estate development, manufacturing of ash handling systems, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.

Tributes

The Hindu Business Line.
The Statesman.