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Founder Profile

Shyam Sunder Goenka

Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Shyam Sunder Goenka?

Shyam Sunder Goenka is a founder of Tally Solutions, which was founded in 1986 with Bharat Goenka.

Company founded
Tally Solutions
Founded
1986
Co-founders
Bharat Goenka

Background

Indian businessman and textile merchant.

Founding Story

Shyam Sunder Goenka co-founded Tally Solutions in 1986. Running a highly complex textile machinery business in Bangalore, he was deeply frustrated by the complete lack of simple, reliable accounting software in India. He provided the absolute critical business insight and seed capital, guiding his son Bharat to build the software that became Tally.

Shyam Sunder Goenka was born in 1932.

Goenka was born on October 15, 1932 and died on October 21, 2002.

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