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Dhirendra Kumar

Dhirendra Kumar is the founder and chief executive of Value Research, and writes the First Page columns. His conviction after three decades: Indian investors do not need clever strategies, but honest information and simple decisions, repeated patiently. He founded Value Research in 1990, published India's first mutual fund ratings in 1993, and serves on advisory committees of SEBI, PFRDA and IEPF.

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Name	Price Band (Rs)	Bidding Date
Silverstorm Parks and Resorts	123 - 133	24-Jul-2026 to 28-Jul-2026
INDO-MIM	461 - 485	23-Jul-2026 to 27-Jul-2026
Xtranet Technologies	120 - 127	23-Jul-2026 to 27-Jul-2026
Lohia	404 - 425	23-Jul-2026 to 27-Jul-2026

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Dhirendra Kumar

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