Capt C P Krishnan Nair, a war veteran and founder of the Leela Group of luxury hotels and resorts, died yesterday in Mumbai after a brief illness, family sources said. Nair, 92, is survived by his wife Leela and sons Vivek, chairman and managing director of the 28-year-old chain, and Dinesh who is co-chairman. Born in 1922 and raised with his seven siblings in a family of modest means in Kannur, Kerela, Nair founded the Leela group in 1985 when he was 65. Two years later the first property, named after his wife Leela, was launched in Mumbai. Today, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has eight luxury properties in India.
Capt C P Krishnan Nair
