A year ago when the Section 377 verdict was imminent, I had asked a friend how he felt right before the judgment, whether he was nervous, or excited or hopeful. "I'm terrified," he had replied. "If it isn't struck down, it would be a backward step. It'd mean my identity was criminal. My decision to love someone was a criminal act."
A year later, I asked him if he felt anything had changed. Sitting in a far-away land, he responded with, "How much does a law really change, after all?"
Headquartered in New Delhi, the company opened its first hotel here in 1988 under the dynamic leadership of Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri, who spearheaded the Group’s unprecedented expansion plans.
Rapid expansion and consolidation of its leadership position continues under the enterprising stewardship of Dr. Jyotsna Suri, who took over as Chairperson & Managing Director in 2006.
All hotels within the group operated under the brand The Grand – Hotels, Palaces & Resorts. It was re-branded as ‘The LaLiT’ on November 19, 2008 as a tribute to the company’s Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri.
The company offers twelve luxury Hotels, Places & Resorts and two mid market segment hotels under The LaLiT Traveller brand offering 2261 rooms.
