The chairman of ZEE TV as been bestowed an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London.

Subhash Chandra, Chairman of the ZEE & Essel Group, received the Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from the University yesterday.

Mr. Chandra received the Doctorate from Lord Gulam Noon, the Chancellor of the University at the ceremony for their Royal Dock Business School graduates.

Accepting the award, Mr. Chandra thanked the entire senior management team at the Royal Dock Business School.

He said, “It is indeed a privilege to be recognized outside one’s country, and in the presence of such highly acclaimed and respected individuals. I thank you all for bestowing this prestigious award that I feel honored to receive".

Addressing the graduates present during this event, Mr. Chandra advised, “You all should never consider yourselves to be “Developed” at any point in time, but should always consider as “Developing” in order to never stop learning and enhancing yourself. The key to happiness is to Live in the Present, rather than regretting about the past, or worrying about the future.” Launched in 1992, a global brand, ZEE entertains over 700 million viewers across the world.

ZEE also enjoys a presence in 169 countries, offering a rich bouquet of 34 channels in India, and 32 dedicated international channels for the overseas markets. In this journey of over 20 years, brand ZEE has not just formed a family of millions of viewers, but has also enriched the lives of all the internal as well as external stakeholders.

Mr. Chandra’s visit also marks the establishment of the broadcaster in the UK/Europe, and follows a recent launch of DittoTV, an online, tablet and mobile platform providing live streams and TV on demand from 17 ZEE channels.

ZEE TV is now in the process of commissioning new programming produced specifically for the UK and European audience.

Tommorrow Mr Chandra will deliver a keynote speech at AsPIRE, the annual event hosted by JP Morgan at Lord’s to promote Asian-Pacific global leadership.

Mr. Chandra will take the audience through his life journey from humble beginnings in India to becoming a global billionaire.

He will reveal his role models and advise on implementing ideas into successful business operations.