Sanjiv Saraf

Sanjiv Saraf (born December 1958) is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He is widely recognized as the visionary founder of the Rekhta Foundation an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Urdu literature. Under his leadership, the Rekhta Foundation has curated the Rekhta website, a comprehensive repository of Urdu literary works, and has been instrumental in hosting the prestigious annual event known as Jashn-e-Rekhta since 2015. Saraf is also an accomplished author, having penned notable books such as "Love Longing Loss" and "Nava-e-Sarosh." His literary contributions have made a significant impact on the world of Urdu literature and culture.

Biography
Saraf was born on 30 December 1958. He is an alumnus of Scindia School, Gwalior from where he graduated in 1975. He later graduated from IIT Kharagpur in the year 1980 after which he joined the family business.

In 1984, he established Polyplex Corporation, a major producer of thin polyester films. Polyplex is among the thirty five Indian companies in Forbes Asia's 'Best Under a Billion' list. Manupatra, India’s legal online resource, was also founded by Sanjiv Saraf in the year 2000.

He established the Rekhta Foundation in 2013. He obtained an honorary doctorate from Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad in 2016 for his work in reviving the interest in Urdu language.

In, 2020 he was awarded with the Madhav Award by the Scindia school.

Awards
● 2018 - Sir Syed Excellence Award awarded by Aligarh Muslim University in 2018, for the contribution in promoting Urdu.

● 2020 - Madhav Award by Scindia School, Gwalior in 2020, for the entrepreneurial spirit, community service and promotion of Urdu.

● 2013 - Farogh-e-Urdu Award by Nai Duniya in 2013 for the development of Urdu language.

● 2018 - Alamdar-e-Urdu by Bazm-e-Urdu, Dubai in 2018 for non-scholarly contributions in promoting Urdu.

● 2016 - Mir Taqi Mir Award by AFMI (American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin) in 2016 for the promotion of Urdu language.