V. K. Bhandari

It was in the year 1987 that a young man from Jaipur armed with a graduation degree arrived in Kolkata to seek his fortunes in the Jute industry. With his father and grandmother already in this Industry, his initial plans were to learn about Jute Technology and join the Industry. But, the Jute sector was in a national decline and he soon realized that his passion was elsewhere. We are talking about Mr. Bhandari, he then joined Sujata Infotech, a Mumbai based major national IT distribution house with an office in Kolkata. Information-Technology was a rapidly growing industry, and he began handling Sujata’s marketing-customer relation wing. The immense potential of the IT industry in India excited him. He opened a small proprietorship company called Supermatic Computer in 1991. In 1993, Mr. Bhandari opened Supertron Electronics Limited, a distribution and importing company with 3 persons and an investment of Rs. 3 Lakhs only. Mr. Bhandari has been a founder member of COMPASS (Computer Association of Eastern India), one of the biggest IT associations of India. He has served as Vice-President and then President of COMPASS for many terms. COMPASS conferred upon Mr. Bhandari the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.