Vijaypat Singhania, chairperson of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has never been afraid of pushing himself to new heights despite being on terra firma for over 70 years .
His achievements speak for him. He holds the world record for the highest altitude gained while travelling in a hot air balloon at the age of 67.
He also did a solo flight in a microlight from the UK to India in 1998. Singhania has a flight experience of over 5,000 hours.
In 1994, he won the gold medal in the Federation Aeronautique Internationale race, covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days.
Text: Leslie D'Monte
Image: Industralist and aviator Vijaypat Singhania poses during the announcement of his intention to fly a hot air balloon to the edge of space in Mumbai on March 29, 2005. | Photograph: Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images
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