Directors - Toshali Resorts International

T Banambar Patra
T Banambar Patra, the Managing Director and a member of the board born in the most popular piligrimage town of Puri, Orissa, India, it did not take long for the desire for adventure to focus Patra on expanding his horizon. By at the age of 20, Mr. Patra had completed his commerce graduation and started his first partnership business in the name and style M/s. T. Krishna Patra, whose traditional business has been wholesale & retail trading.

Mr. Patra always keen to develop tourism and his passion let to diversification in to the hotel line in 1982 and the opening of Orissa's first World Class Resort Toshali Sands, in 1985. Thereafter Shri T. Banambar Patra travelled extensively all over Europe, America & Far East, promoting tourism and thereby increasing the flow of inbound traffic to India. He also won distinction in a degree in resort operation & marketing from an institute in Laussane Switzerland. No wonder that Toshali Sands was the first resort in India to be affiliated to RCI (Resort Condominiums International) USA. With this, TK International Limited entered the Timeshare Business. With Mr. Patra's guidance and drive, the company has grown at a remarkable pace.

T Narsingh Patra
Shri T Narsingh Patra looks after the sales & operations of the company's Resort Division. Shri Patra is a professional in Resort operations with close working and in-depth knowledge of the same. He has travelled abroad extensively and has had training in operations and sales at the hotel management school, Laussane, Switzerland. He has also attended a number of Travel Marts in Europe, which were fully approved and aided by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India.

Harihar Patra
Shri Harihar Patra is a Commerce graduate from Berhampur University of Orissa. He has undergone extensive training and attended a number of workshops on marketing, sales, finance and cost control. He did his post graduation from IIM of Ahemdabad. Presently looking after the Marketing & Sales of the Group.

S. M. Gani
Shri S. M. Gani retired from the post of Deputy Director General , Govt. of India, Tourism. He served with the Govt. of India as well as the Govt. of Orissa for 36 years in various capacities such as Deputy Secretary, Department of Tourism. Corporate Secretary, OTDC. Principal, Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata. His post retirement plans include the promotion of Buddhist Piligrimage tourism in the East, beach Resorts in Orissa, Eco and Adventure Tourism in the region of the Himalayas and a world class institute of Hotel Management.

T Raghunath Patra
Shri T Raghunath Patra has wide and varied experience in the wholesale, retail, travel & tourism industry, extending over close to few decades in its various facets. He also has considerable experiences in the area of exports. His experience has led to increase sales of resorts.

T Sakuntala Subudhi
Smt. T Sakuntala Subudhi has wide & varied experience in the tourism industry & also in the export trading. Smt. Subudhi specilizes in Eco-friendly developments.

Felix Boller
Mr. Felix Boller is a graduate in Economics. Mr. Boller has a vast experience in the field of Tour & Travel operations. He is a man of great knowledge with expereince in as diverse fields as Biology & Geography. He is also a co-writer of the book 'India'. Mr. Boller is consultant to Tourism Development Authority, Switzerland. He represents Group's Marketing & Sales in Europe.