Vijaypat Singhania, an Indian textile industry executive and aviator, died on March 28, 2026.
He was chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group from 1980 to 2000 and later served as sheriff of Mumbai from 2005 to 2006. A member of the Singhania family, he was known for aviation achievements that included setting a world record for the highest altitude gained in a hot air balloon and a microlight endurance record in 1988 on a flight from London to Delhi in 23 days.
He also wrote a memoir and his autobiography.
Vijaypat Lala Kailashpat Singhania (4 October 1938 – 28 March 2026) was an Indian businessman and aviator. A member of the prominent Singhania family, he was well-known as a textile magnate, having been chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group from 1980 to 2000. In flight, he holds the world record for highest altitude gained in a hot air balloon and also set a microlight endurance record in 1988 by flying from London to Delhi in 23 days. He authored a book-length memoir, the story of his microlight flight, and his autobiography.