[10] He was educated at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, India, and later in the United Kingdom and Lausanne, Switzerland, where he graduated with a degree in hotel management.

[13] He also founded the Oberoi Group's Vilas brand of hotels, beginning with Amarvilas in Agra and Udaivilas in Udaipur.

[12][14] Oberoi's management of his business was different from his father, Mohan Singh, and focused particularly on food, hiring foreign chefs and investing in new restaurants.

[2] After his death, an inheritance dispute occurred between his youngest daughter Anastasia, the daughter of Mirjana Jojic, and his other family members including his two older children and his nephew Arjun, the son of his brother Tilak Raj.

[18] In September 2024, the Delhi High Court issued an interim order favoring Anastasia.

[19] The Delhi High Court protected Anastasia and her mother’s rights to their family home.