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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1969 |
Founder | S.P Chopra Veena Khanna |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Area served | South Asia |
Key people | S.P Chopra Chairman Rahul Chopra MD Ramesh Chopra Vice Chairman Poonam Kapoor Director South |
Products | Electronics Reseller, [1] Online magazines, Print (magazine)s |
Revenue | ₨ 11,00,00,000 per annum |
Number of employees | 200 |
Website | efyindia |
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Some magazines and web properties by EFY Group are: [4]
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