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Shashwat Goenka, the son of Sanjiv Goenka tied the knot with his fiancee Shivika Jhunjhnuwala in a three-day affair in Kolkata a fortnight ago.


The wedding day, was also Goenka senior's (Sanjiv Goenka) birthday.


Sanjiv Goenka is the chairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group which has an asset base of over Rs 32,000 crore.


A special dinner reception has been be held on January 27, followed by Mudda-Tika and Sangeet on January 28.


The celebrations were attended by over 7,500 guests which included business and political leaders, cricketers, Bollywood stars and artists. Corporate India was represented by the likes of the Ambanis, Uday Kotak, Sajjan Jindal, Dilip Shanghvi, Pawan Munjal and Rajashree Birla.


Shashwat Goenka, the only son of Sanjiv Geonka,  chairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, took over the position of Sector Head – Spencer Retail Chain in April 2013.


He was also a non independent non-executive director of Firstsource Solutions Limited since December 5, 2012. But now he is part of the Board of Directors of Firstsource Solutions Ltd, the Group’s customer-centric business process service provider.


Born in 1990 in Kolkata West Bengal, Shashwat is the youngest business head in organised retail in India. He completed his schooling from St. Xaviers and graduated in economics with specialization in economics, finance and marketing management.from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania in 2012.


His bride is the daughter of Surya Jhunjhnuwala who heads the Singapore-based Naumi hospitality.