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THE HINDU – A date with Ramzan | A look at how a bicycle-driven business became a Rs. 300 crore company

In the holy month of Ramzan, the iftar (breaking of fast) meals begin with a humble fruit: the date. Dates are associated closely with Islam and Muslims because the fruit finds mention in the Holy Quran over 20 times.

But for P Ponnudurai, managing director of Lion Dates Impex (P) Ltd, the pulpy fruit from West Asia represents something beyond religious convention. It is a nutritious gift from Arabia that can be enjoyed by anyone. As the founder of India’s largest date processing and trading company, he should know.

Lion Dates Impex PVT LTD Founder Sri P. Ponnudurai receives the best industrialist award from

the Honorable Chief Minister of State of Tamil Nadu on 15th August 2011.

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