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July 2024 | Issue 227
AHOA Past Chairman Manhar P.
“MP” Rama passed away Sunday
at age 74. Rama was a co-founder
with his brothers of JHM Hotels that
later became Auro Hotels in Greenville,
South Carolina.
Rama was born in Africa and raised
in India, according to Auro Hotels.
He completed high school in Gurukul
Supa, Navsari, and graduated from M.S.
University of Baroda with a degree in
civil engineering. In 1973, he came to
the U.S. and attended California State
Polytechnic University in Pomona,
California, where he earned a master’s
degree in engineering. He worked with
the city of Pomona before entering the
hotel business.
“In the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, we
learn that life is a journey of the soul,
and my brother, M.P., lived this journey
with unwavering devotion, love, and
integrity,” said HP Rama, Founder of
JHM/Auro Hotels. “His contributions to
our family and the hospitality industry
are immeasurable. We will honor his
memory by continuing to embody the
values he held dear. M.P.’s spirit will
remain a guiding light for all of us.”
MP Rama served as AAHOA chairman
from 2005 to 2006, according to a
statement from the association. His
brother is AAHOA founder HP Rama and
AAHOA past chairman Jayanti P. “JP”
Rama, who passed away in February
2022.
At AAHOA’s 2022 Convention & Trade
Show in Baltimore, Maryland, Rama
received the Cecil B. Day Community
Service Award. At that time, he said,
AAHOA allowed him to develop himself
“professionally and as a person,” and
gave me an opportunity to expand my
skills and the ability to think ahead and
handle more responsibilities.”
"I've known MP Uncle for many years
now, and he's always been a very big
advocate for young professionals,
providing me personally with guidance
in my journey at AAHOA,” said AAHOA
Chairman Miraj Patel. “On behalf of
the AAHOA Board and leadership, we
extend our sincere condolences to the
family and all who knew and loved him."
Rama is survived by his wife, Surekha,
and children, Sima and Vinay Rama,
along with his two brothers, HP and
Raman “RP” Rama, and his sisters,
Madhu Vivek, Hansa Deva, Pushpa Lala
and Pravina Thakor.
He also served as president of the
Vedic Center of Greenville, according to
Auro Hotels, and was an active member
of the advisory council of Marriott and
the board of directors at the University
of Central Florida Foundation.
Rama served on the advisory council
of Hampton Inn by Hilton, the board of
directors of the Greenville Convention
and Visitors Bureau and the board
of directors of the South Carolina
Hospitality Association. He received the
“Entrepreneur Success Award” from the
U.S. Small Business Administration in
1995.
Rama’s funeral was held July 13 at
Faith Assembly on Curry Ford Road in
Orlando.
Former AAHOA Chairman MP
Rama passes away
The 74-year-old co-founded Auro Hotels with his brothers
Manhar P. “MP” Rama, AAHOA past chairman and co-founder of JHM Hotels that later became
Auro Hotels in Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Sunday at age 74.
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