Steve Borgia

Mr. Borgia is currently the Chairman & Managing Director of INDeco Leisure Hotels. INDeco is “INDIA ECOLOGY”, a tourism company with National interest. And also the only Indian Hotel group to win the distinguished “Global Eco Tourism Award”. His pioneering rural tourism in India to mend the broken backbone of Indian villages has been one of his most significant contributions to TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT in India. With basic education in Commerce, he specialized in Group Dynamics and Social Communication from CNRS – LYONS, France.

Later, returned to India to do ground research in social communication for Rural Development.

He wears several caps. But all through carries the INDOLOGIST one. Whether at the UN, Government of India, Press, Films, Hotels or the Corporate, he moves beyond competition, finding a unique position. His companies and concepts are people & rural centric. Creating INDeco Hotels Swamimalai, INDeco Hotels Mahabalipuram and INDeco’s Lake Forest Hotel, India’s unique heritage hotel is a landmark. Making these heritage hotels accommodate, fund & operate the Steve Borgia’s Indian Heritage Museum, is a Master Stroke. Whatever he did & does, seem unique but always people centric. Today he is not only known for his business acumen but also for his leadership skills. He has authored several books and established several Museums.

“PIGEONS TO POST” his coffee table book recording the evolution of Indian Postal History won him accolades across the globe. This coffee-table book was launched at INDIPEX 2011, a global meet of postal institutions in New Delhi, inaugurated by the President of India on 12th February 2011. He is in the process of creating a world wonder THE LAST RESORT for human wonderment and the ecoVILLE. a sustainable village for earth loving people in the heart of Tamilnadu.
He is widely travelled and also travels extensively lecturing on subjects like SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, ECOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY and CREATIVE BUSINESS CONCEPTS. He lives in Chennai with his wife Dr. Vidhya and daughters Chandini and Sahana.