Goodbye to the doyen of Virginia House

He had worked very hard to keep ITC's identity as an Indian company far from the influence of BAT

With the passing away of Yogi Deveshwar, Kolkata has lost a suave businessman, and India Inc will forever miss a stalwart who was a beacon of industry in Bengal. I have known the do­yen of Virginia House for many years, and we both shared a com­mon love — Kolkata. 

YCD, as he was fondly called, had great taste and was a man of mettle. The debonair man, in his trademark striped shirts and blazers, had a penchant for stri­king con­ver­s­a­t­i­o­ns and deals. A very well-conne­c­ted man in the corridors of po­wer, not only did he successfully manage to stave off the