Kochouseph Chittilappilly

Kochouseph Chittilappilly
Born1950 (age 73–74)[1]
Parappur, Thrissur, State of Travancore–Cochin, Dominion of India
(present day Kerala, India)
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Science (Physics)
Alma mater
Occupations
Known for
SpouseSheela Chittilappilly
Children2 (including Arun Chittilappilly)
Awards
  • Rashtriya Samman by the Government of India
  • Millennium Businessman of Kerala
  • Tourism Man of the Year 2000
  • Manorama News Newsmaker of the Year 2011[2]
  • TMA Manager of the Year 2000
  • ATTOI Tourism Man of the Year 2011
WebsiteOfficial Website

Kochouseph Thomas Chittilappilly (born 1950) is an Indian business magnate, writer, investor and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of V-Guard Industries, a chain of amusement parks called Wonderla, a real estate apartment construction venture Veegaland Homes and a wellness park & event hub named Chittilappilly Square. K. Chittilappilly Foundation, a non profit organization founded by him, is engaged in charitable and philanthropic activities.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Chittilappilly is a recipient of the Rashtriya Samman award from the Government of India for being among the highest taxpayers and the Newsmaker of the Year 2011 award from Malayala Manorama.

As the chairman of the Stray Dog Free movement, he has advocated for government action to address the "menace" of stray dogs in his home state of Kerala, and has criticized legislation forbidding the killing of stray dogs.[9] As of January 2023, he is a part of the Twenty20 party and serves as an advisory member. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Sree Award, third highest civilian award given by the Government of Kerala.[10][11][12]

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  2. ^ "V Guard MD selected as 'Newsmaker of the Year 2011". NDTV. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Amazon profile". Amazon. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Kochouseph Chittilappilly: Founder of V-Guard Industries does 'unconventional' things". Economic Times. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Kochouseph Thomas Chittilappilly". Business Week. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  6. ^ Shaju Philip (19 January 2011). "Businessman donates kidney to truck driver, sets off chain reaction". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  7. ^ M.G. Radhakrishnan (28 November 2008). "Against the current : UNUSUAL ENTREPRENEURS—INNOVATORS". India Today.
  8. ^ "Founder's profile". V Guard. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour". The New Indian Express. November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ^ "K Chittilappilly Foundation". K Chittilappilly Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Bloomberg profile". Bloomberg. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.