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 Real Estate Icon Award Businessman
 of the Year and Real Estate Excellence
 Awardee Firdous Kalim of Kolkata

 Photos of the Ripon Street Residence   Year and Real Estate Excellence Awardee Firdous Kalim   via her Foundation, all the initiatives   being educated is very important for
                                                                                                           mankind. He has organized many
                                of Kolkata Photos of the Ripon Street Residence and Rafi
                                                                             are taken to help the poor and sick
 and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road splendid   Ahmed Kidwai Road splendid office of Kalim Group Of   people  are  saved  by  getting  them   conferences  successfully  under
 office of Kalim Group Of Companies   Companies and many more past and present picture of   admitted to the hospital, as well the   the  banner  of  Sarparast  Literacy
                                projects speak of their stories. Kalim Sapphire, Kalim Fort,
                                                                                                           Awareness Movement. Firdous is
                                                                             education of their children is taken
 and many more past and present picture   Kalim Anchor Green Wood Nest and Kalim Altair built   care of along with the employment of   very  fond  of  shero-shayari  and  has
 of projects speak of their stories.                                                                                 been  very  close  to
                                                                                                                      famous  late  Raahat
                                                                                                                      Indauri    Sahab.
                                                                                                                      Indauri  Sahab  used
                      Kalim Group of companies Firdous Kalim, Kalim Infrastructure Private                            to  say  that  because
                                                                                                                      of few people only
 Firdous Kalim     Commercial Motor Private Limited and Kalim Developers India Limited but                            in   India   Shero-
                    Limited is not only the MD of Kalim Estate Private Limited, Kalim Global
                                                                                                                      shaayari is alive in
                  also the leather manufacture major Hussing Brothers Tannery and a partner in                        India, among whom
                                                                                                                      Firdous
                                                                                                                                Kalim’s
 A man of  fame        Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturing Head ‘ Bricks and Blocks Manufacturer.                            contribution  remains
                                                                                                                      commendable,
                                                                                                                                   due
                                                                                                                      to whom many poets
                                                                                                                      got a stage to deliver
                                                                                                                      their caliber. As Rahat
 he story of Firdous Kalim, a well known businessman of   on the land of Kolkata and the name of Kalim Group of   women and stitching classes etc too   Indori’ s name comes,
 Kolkata and Chairman of Kalim Group of Companies,   Companies, which has built many great projects, is today   are arranged.  Firdous Kalim gets emotional that
 is quite   interesting. In the 70’s, his father Mohd. Kalimmuddin   one of the few prominent companies in West Bengal,   The eldest of the three children   Corona  snatched  away  Rahat  sahab
 started Real Estate business from the capital of West Bengal and   which inspires young entrepreneurs to a large extent.   of Firdous and Nishat Kalim,   from us but there are many memories
 completed many projects with in a short span of time and gained the   Firdous  Kalim,  Director  of  Kolkata’s  famous  hotel  ‘Jar   Obaish  Kalim  is  the  student  of   of Him associated with me that can
 faith of people. In 2007, near Sri Rampur Dankuni, Mohd. Kalim   Corporate” was invited to an award function organized by   Amity  University  in  Kolkata,  while   not be taken away from me .On the
 met with an accident in his Pajero and lost his life. Late Mohd.   a famous National Magazine of North India in November   the  second  son  Azhan  Kalim  also   occasion of 75th  year  of  freedom,
 Kalimuddin’s eldest son Firdous Kalim says that he carried forward   2021 and was also honored by famous Bollywood Actor   studies in the same university.and the   there was a program hosted in
 the work started by his father and in coming time, he got full support   Mr. Pankaj Tripathi.  youngest son studies in Birla High   Kolkata  named  as  ‘Jashn-e-aazadi’  –
 of his two brothers, Azad Tanveer Kalim and Tauseef Kalim in   AM.Turaj, who has earned fame as a lyricist in   School located at Moira Street and   an evening to remember our freedom
 the business. Chairman of Kolkata’s famous Kalim Group of   famous film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai   right  now  being  in  limelight  for  an   fighters,  where  Firdous  Kalim  was
 companies Firdous Kalim, Kalim Infrastructure Private Limited   Kathiawadi, says that Firdous is my close friend and a very   app developed by him.  present as Guest of Honor.
 is not only the MD of Kalim Estate Private Limited, Kalim Global   good from the ordinary people. A. M Turaj who composed   With a good hold on English,   However, on every Friday ie
 Commercial Motor Private Limited and Kalim Developers India   songs like “Tera Zikra” “Udi” and “Kabhi jo Baadal Barse”   Hindi, Urdu and Bengali language and   on the day of Jumma Prayers,
 Limited but also the leather manufacture major Hussing Brothers   says that Firdous Kalim is not a businessman but also has   a good player of Football too, Firdous   Firdous Kalim is continuing with the
 Tannery and a partner in Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturing Head ‘ Bricks   keen interest in Shero- Shaayari and music.  Kalim’s enthusiasm for sports can   tradition started by his late father of
 and Blocks Manufacturer.          Born  on  October  1973,  Firdous  Kalim  received  his   be gauged from the fact that he has   distributing cash and relief materials
 Passionate  about  vehicles  like  Mecedes  Audi,  BMW,  Porsche,   early education and higher education in Kolkata. He joined   successfully organized Hundreds of   among the under privileged people
 Harley Davidson and Suzuki’s Haya Busa bikes, Mr. Firdous Kalim   his father’s business merely at the age of 17 which further   football  and  cricket  tournaments  on   of  the  society.  In  addition  to  this,
 has established himself as King of the Real Estate Business of West   took the form of a family business. HE got married to   behalf  of  Kalim  Group.  Through   Firdous  and  his  brothers  did  their
 Bengal on the basis of his wisdom and good management skills.   Nishat Kalim in October 1998 in Kolkata and now Nishat   this, many players have performed   due as humanity during Corona’s first
 The story from Zero to of the Kalim Family, who established their   is counted among famous social workers of Kolkata who   well so far, experts say that apart   and second wave by distributing relief
 reign in the real estate business in Kolkata over the decade, inspires   through her Purple Foundation has provided al possible   from Sports, Firdous Kalim is into   materials worth 50 lakhs to the needy
 a movie to be made. Real Estate Icon Award Businessman of the   help to poor destitute who lead a marginalized life. She adds   literacy  awareness  and  believes  that   which is commendable.
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