Dickenson World proudly honours the remarkable legacy of Kisto Kumar Saha, through the KKS Empower Fund, a dedicated initiative to empower deserving students by providing financial assistance, mentorship, and career opportunities in Investor Relations, Financial Communications, and Capital Markets. The fund embodies his belief in nurturing potential, investing in talent, and creating pathways for the next generation to thrive and innovate-just as he did decades ago.

Together, through the KKS Empower Fund, we celebrate the enduring spirit of Kisto Kumar Saha-a true pioneer whose entrepreneurial spirit continues to inspire, guide, and empower.

Born in 1932 in the humble village of Mirzaganj in Jharkhand, Kisto Kumar Saha was the son of Shri Badri Narayan Saha, a respected first-generation entrepreneur who excelled in mica processing and established a flourishing business on Bulaki Road in Giridih.

With the support of his family, Kisto Kumar was sent to Mumbai, where he graduated in Commerce from the prestigious Poddar College. His academic ambitions took him further to London, United Kingdom, to advance his studies. However, driven by an irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit, he soon left formal education behind to carve out his remarkable business path.

Kisto Kumar Saha boldly challenged the exploitative colonial-era distribution practices that undervalued India’s mineral wealth, particularly mica. He dismantled entrenched colonial networks and forever reshaped the global mica trade by creating direct business linkages between mica users in the UK and the mica-processing hub in Giridih. His courageous approach empowered local industry and placed Indian mica on fairer and more competitive terms globally.

A relentless innovator, Kisto Kumar Saha soon expanded beyond raw mica trading into higher-value technological applications. He forged a strategic collaboration with Richard Jahr of Germany to establish a state-of-the-art mica capacitor factory in Circa, Giridih. This facility produced high-quality low to mid-voltage mica capacitors, which are widely used in diverse commercial and critical defence applications across India.

Further expanding his entrepreneurial vision, he established the first manufacturing plant in SEEPZ, Mumbai, through a joint venture with Soshin Electric of Japan, producing advanced FM/VFM mica capacitors. Soon, under his visionary leadership, the business broadened its horizons, supplying dipped mica capacitors that met stringent U.S. defence specifications (MIL-C-5), a testament to his commitment to quality and precision.

Beyond mica and electronics, Kisto Kumar Saha successfully traded with the erstwhile USSR, introducing innovative products—including photocopiers, facsimile machines, personal computers, and modems—further demonstrating his agility, foresight, and adaptability in international markets.

In the late 1980s, he expanded his global footprint by establishing several advanced manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom through strategic acquisitions and joint ventures under the renowned ‘RBS’ and ‘Ashcroft Susco’ brands. These facilities specialised in producing sophisticated capacitors catering to both European commercial markets and critical NATO defence applications.

Kisto Kumar Saha’s entrepreneurial journey—from Giridih’s factories to Mumbai’s industrial zones, and from the business districts of London to expansive global markets—serves as an inspiring blueprint for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators. His lifelong dedication to fairness, quality, and innovation laid a strong foundation for his children, who flourish across diverse businesses today, carrying forward his values and vision.