Divia Thani

Early this morning, Mr PRS Oberoi (aka Biki) breathed his last, and India lost the last of a generation’s true hospitality icons. The 94-year-old chairman emeritus of the EIH Group had a profound impact on not only India’s hospitality scene, but on the global perception of India as a luxury travel destination. Biki’s own father, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, founded the Oberoi Group and entered into pioneering partnerships with Intercontinental and Sheraton; but it was Biki’s dream—his audacit…