
Rama Prasad Goenka is an industrialist born in Calcutta (India).
Rama Prasad Goenka (1 March 1930 – 14 April 2013) was the founder and chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate. Born in 1930, he was the eldest son of Keshav Prasad Goenka and grandson of Badridas Goenka, the first Indian to be appointed Chairman of the Imperial Bank of India (now the State Bank of India). His two younger brothers were Jagdish Prasad and Gouri Prasad. On Keshav Prasad Goenka's death, his businesses were split between the three brothers. Rama Prasad Goenka (better known as RP Goenka), established RPG Enterprises in 1979. He attended Presidency College of University of Calcutta in his home town of Kolkata and Harvard University in the United States. He was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, or upper house, of the Indian Parliament.
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| Born | 1 March 1930, Calcutta |
| Profession | industrialist |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | Presidency University, Harvard University, University of Calcutta |
| Children | Sanjiv Goenka, Harsh Goenka |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Aries |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Astrology of Professions (Pathak)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 47 business leaders with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 5 of them (11%) have the Moon in Aquarius, like Rama Prasad Goenka, and 2 (4%) share the Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra — the #8 most common Moon Nakshatra among business leaders, where Swati leads with 4 (9%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Rama Prasad Goenka was born on 1 March 1930 in Calcutta. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Astrology of Professions (Pathak)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Rama Prasad Goenka's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Purva Bhadrapada, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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