| 词条 | Vijaypat Singhania |
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| image = | image_size = 150px| | name = Vijaypat Singhania | birth_date = | residence = Mumbai | nationality = Indian | other_names = | known_for = Setting a World Record for highest altitude gained travelling in a hot air balloon at the age of 67 | education = | employer = | occupation = Businessman, was Chairman Of Raymonds Ltd. | title = Sheriff of Mumbai | term = 1 year | predecessor = Sadruddin Daya | successor = Indu Shahani | spouse = | children = Gautam Singhania }} Vijaypat Singhania was the chairman emeritus of the Raymond Group of clothing and textiles and a former Sheriff of Mumbai, from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006. A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a hot air balloon, notably carried out at the age of 67.[1] Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1998. Singhania has flight experience of over 5,000 hours. In 1994, he won the gold medal in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. In 2005, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club, and in 2006,the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award by the Government of India.[2] Singhania also wrote a book 'An Angel in the Cockpit' account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988. In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad succeeding N.R. Narayana Murthy. Bibliography
before=Sadruddin Daya| title=Sheriff of Mumbai| years=2005-12-20 to 2006-12-19| after=Indu Shahani }}{{s-end}} References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm|title=Indian sets balloon flight record|date=2005-11-26|publisher=BBC|pages=1|accessdate=2009-03-06}} {{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Singhania, Vijaypat}}{{India-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb |archivedate=15 November 2014 }} 14 : Living people|Businesspeople from Mumbai|Rajasthani people|Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in sports|Indian aviators|Indian Air Force officers|Honorary air commodores|Sheriffs of Mumbai|Aviation history of India|Indian aviation businesspeople|Flight altitude record holders|Textile industry in Maharashtra|Balloon flight record holders|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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