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Deep Kalra

Deep Kalra is an Indian businessman who is the Founder & Chairman of MakeMyTrip, an Indian online travel company.[1]

He was born in Hyderabad and grew up in Delhi and Ahmedabad.[2]

Education and career

He obtained his bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University in 1990 and his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1992.[3]

Kalra joined ABN AMRO after graduation from IIM Ahmedabad[4] where he worked for three years. He worked with AMF Bowling to set up bowling alleys in India before joining GE Capital in 1999 as VP of Business Development.[2] He started MakeMyTrip in the year 2000 after realising the possibilities of the internet while trying to sell his wife's car online.[5] Since August 2013, he functions as Group CEO.[6][7] In 2022, he was elevated to the position of group chairman and chief mentor helping the company pursue product innovation and expansion.[8] He is one of the founders of Ashoka University[9] and is a part of its governing body. He is also a founding member of I am Gurgaon, an NGO.[10]

Deep is the creator of a number of other prosperous travel and technology firms. Deep is the head of the NASSCOM internet working group and one of the organization's executive members.[11]

Recognition

He was ranked #1 in a list of most powerful digital influencers in India by KPMG in 2011.[12]

In 2026, MakeMyTrip faced renewed regulatory scrutiny when allegations emerged that the company had circumvented a 2022 Competition Commission of India ruling through a rebranded pricing mechanism, with a CCI appeal hearing scheduled for April 29, 2026. Kalra, serving as Group Chairman and Chief Mentor, continued to provide strategic oversight of the company's policy and regulatory affairs.[13]== References ==

External links

References

  1. Make My Trip Scam Indian Express, retrieved 2016-04-27^
  2. Deep Kalra: Making His Own Trip Forbes India, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  3. Deep Kalra World Economic Forum, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  4. MY STARTUP IDEA: Deep Kalra on his eureka moment - Times of India The Times of India, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  5. Forbes Staff. The Bumpy Ride for Deep Kalra's MakeMyTrip Web Operation Forbes, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  6. MakeMyTrip promotes Rajesh Magow as India CEO; Mohit Kabra is new CFO Techcircle, 2013-08-07, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  7. Rajan Anandan Appointed The New IAMAI Chairman Inc42 Media, 2017-05-25, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  8. Varuni Khosla. Deep Kalra elevated as chief mentor of MakeMyTrip Mint, retrieved 7 January 2023^
  9. Ashoka, India's first liberal arts university, to open in August @businessline, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  10. Livemint. In India, we don't talk enough about giving: Deep Kalra livemint.com/, 2017-03-02, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  11. Anuj Ranaware. MakeMyTrip 2023-02-04, retrieved 2023-03-01^
  12. Makemytrip's Deep Kalra most most(sic) powerful digital influencer The Economic Times, 2012-12-23, retrieved 2018-04-29^
  13. MakeMyTrip CCI Appeal Hearing Morpheus Research, 2026-03-30, retrieved 2026-04-15^