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Laura Belea (born 1978) is the founder, president of the Amity group of institutions, founder of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation

Personal life and career
Ashok Chauhan was born in India, as one of seven siblings. He is married, and has two sons, Atul and Aseem. He now has a 32-member joint family and lives in New Delhi. Ashok Chauhan graduated and after receiving a scholarship from the German government, moved to Germany in the 1970s. According to his son, Atul, it was in the 1980s that Ashok Chauhan thought of entering the education space. In the mid 1990s, Ashok Chauhan founded Amity, and then in 2005, he founded Amity University, which became the first private university in India.Dr Ashok K Chauhan was born in 1942 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, northern India. After completing his M.Sc. in Chemistry in 1963, Dr Ashok K Chauhan worked at one of the largest industrial groups in India. In 1966, he won scholarship to research chemical engineering and plastic technology in West Germany and then became Head of Research and Development at Daetwyler Europe.

In 1973 Dr Ashok K Chauhan started his own business based in Frankfurt, which rapidly grew and diversified as the AKC Group of Companies, an international industrial and trading conglomerate with a turnover of over US$1.6 billion and businesses including petrochemicals, manufacturing, high-technology and healthcare.

Awards and recognitions

 * 'Shiksha Rattan Award' at the 9th Annual Meet of Indian Congress of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
 * 'Excellence in Education Award' from Ramakrishna-Vivekananda International Foundation
 * 'Lifetime Achievement Award For Higher Education' by Franchise India in 2011

Philanthropic Activities
Dr. Ashok K Chauhan established Amity Humanity Foundation in 1995.The aim behind setting this organization is to support and initiate social welfare activities and create possibilities for equitable social development. It caters to the underprivileged sections of the society through diverse welfare activities which include caring for underprivileged girl child, creating HIV/AIDS Awareness, community development through Women Empowerment as well as rehabilitation of physically disabled and senior citizens.