Har Prasad Nanda (9 January 1917 – 13 April 1999),[1] also spelled Har Parshad Nanda, was an Indian automotive industrialist and the founder of Escorts Group.
[2][3] Nanda was born in Lahore (modern-day Pakistan) in British India, He had started the company as an agency in Lahore in 1944.
[2] Nanda moved to Delhi after India's independence in 1947 with 5,000 INR and two cars.
[4] H.P Nanda died on 13 April 1999 after prolonged illness in New Delhi, India.
[1] In 1992, his autobiography titled The Days of My Years was published.