In Memoriam, Sanjuy Kapur: He didn’t chase headlines, but he shaped the road India drove on.
Sunjay Kapur, the chairman of Sona Comstar and one of India’s most quietly influential industrialists, passed away in 2025 at the age of 53 following a sudden cardiac arrest. His untimely demise leaves a palpable void in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, where he was revered not just for what he built, but for how he built it—patiently, purposefully, and without pretension.
A Legacy Forged in Precision and Persistence
Born into one of India’s respected business families, Sunjay Kapur chose engineering over empire, and substance over spectacle. Under his stewardship, Sona BLW Precision Forgings evolved into Sona Comstar, a globally respected supplier of precision drivetrain and EV components. He led with a mindset that Indian industry could—and must—compete on the frontiers of innovation, not just on the strength of scale.
Kapur was ahead of his time in pivoting the company toward electric mobility, sustainability, and deep-tech manufacturing. Long before “net zero” became boardroom gospel, he was investing in cleaner, smarter, and more ethical engineering systems.
Leadership with Substance, Not Spectacle
He wasn’t a leader of theatrics. He didn’t cultivate charisma for headlines. Instead, he stood for thoughtful governance, engineering depth, and boardroom clarity. His peers admired his calm resolve, his teams trusted his fairness, and his partners relied on his long-view leadership.
Though deeply embedded in Delhi’s social elite, Kapur rarely sought the limelight. His pride lay in precision, not publicity.
National Responsibility, Global Vision
While his company expanded globally, Sunjay Kapur remained steadfast in his belief that India’s industrial backbone must be built by its own hands. He championed Indian manufacturing not just as a business goal but as a national imperative—advocating for investments in technology, design thinking, and vocational excellence.
In his final years, he intensified focus on sustainable mobility, local innovation ecosystems, and mentoring emerging leaders who shared his belief in quiet excellence.
Beyond the Balance Sheet
Kapur served in numerous industry leadership roles with humility, offering a rare combination of technical insight and ethical clarity. Yet, he was deeply private, keeping his family life guarded and his philanthropic efforts understated.
To those who knew him personally, he was a man of grace, intellect, and immense emotional intelligence.
A Legacy Etched in Steel and Spirit
Sunjay Kapur’s passing is more than a personal loss—it marks the end of an era in Indian manufacturing where dignity was not negotiable and trust was the ultimate metric of leadership.
He showed a generation that you could scale quietly, lead ethically, and still shape the spine of a nation.
He is survived by his family and the industrial legacy he helped forge—one that will endure in every component, every partnership, and every young entrepreneur who chooses to lead with depth over noise.
