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LUCKNOW: Subrata Roy, the founder of Lucknow-based Sahara Group, passed away at Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute (KDAH) at 10.30 pm on Tuesday. He was 75. Roy is survived by his wife Swapna Roy and sons, Sushanto Roy and Seemanto Roy.Born on June 10, 1948, in Araria, Bihar, Roy was a maverick face of India Inc and preferred to be called 'managing worker' and his group a 'pariwar', which had an estimated 1.2 million workers at its peak.A first generation entrepreneur, he raised a...