Alfred Ford
Alfred Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya |
| Children | Amrita |
Alfred Ford (1950- ) is an American businessman. He is a great grandson of legendary businessman, Henry Ford. He is married to Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya and have a daughter named Amrita.
Hare Krishna
Alfred Ford is a proclaimed Hare Krishna devotee.
He donated $500,000 to build a Krishna museum in Detroit.[1] The museum was completed in 1983. Ford is also reported to have lobbied to have a vedic cultural centre made in Moscow at an estimated cost of $10 million.[2]. He also bought a $600,000 mansion to house Hare Krishna temple and learning centre in Honolulu.[3]
Ford has adoped a Hindu name, Ambarish Das.
Himalayan Ski Village
Ford plans to construct a ski village by the name of Himalayan Ski Village in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh in India with an investment of $500 million.
The project is proposed to have more than 700 five-star hotel rooms, 300 villas, 150 condos, and luxurious spa and restaurant facilities.[4]
The project however ran into trouble in early 2006, when the local Gods declared that the project was environmentally unsound.
Jamlu devta, the most important deity of Kullu advised people against the project through his oracle. Upon his insistence, Maheshwar Singh, king of erstwhile Kullu state and now a BJP leader called a formal Jagati Puch (grand convention) of 175 local deities. The deities, represented by their oracles, ruled that the proposed ski village would be detrimental to the local populace and rejected the ski village.[5][6]
The fracas was dubbed by the media as a politically motivated one between the ruling Congress and the BJP.[7]
The project, as of August 2006, is in the process of getting approvals from the government.
References
- ^ "Article in The New York Times". Retrieved August 25.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Article in The Times of India". Retrieved August 25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Hindu Business Line". Retrieved August 25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Story in The Times of India". Retrieved August 25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Story in The Telegraph". Retrieved August 25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Article in The Tribune". Retrieved August 25.
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