Purearth Infrastructure was founded in 1995 as a joint venture between three institutions, DCM Limited, the Thakral Group, and the Sat Pal Khattar family. Bringing together over a century of roots in Central Delhi with the global standards and capital of two of Singapore’s most respected families. What emerged was a developer defined not by scale, but by standard. Clean dealings, transparent process, and developments that speak for themselves. Across 65 acres in Central Delhi, that belief has a permanent address.
Purearth was founded on a belief that true luxury is not about the moment of purchase, it is about what endures long after. We build homes that are inherited, not replaced. Developments that define their era and outlive it. Every project is held to a single standard: To be the address a family returns to, passes down, and takes pride in for generations to come.
At Purearth, world class vision and an unwavering promise of quality are not values we work toward. They are the foundation everything else is built upon.
Founded in 1889, DCM Limited is one of India’s oldest and most storied business houses and among the first companies to be publicly listed in the country. With over 135 years of unbroken history and in its fifth generation of family governance, DCM has not just witnessed India’s evolution, it has been a part of shaping it.
DCM played a defining role in India’s early industrialisation and was among the pioneering institutions that helped build Delhi’s manufacturing and economic landscape. From its origins in textiles, the group has grown across chemicals, engineering, and information technology, demonstrating the kind of resilience and adaptability that only comes with genuine institutional depth.
Beyond business, DCM has consistently stood for governance, ethics, and social responsibility. Its longstanding commitment to community development, education, and social impact reflects a philosophy that has never been purely commercial, one anchored in contributing meaningfully to the country it helped build.
Today, DCM’s 135-year legacy of trust, integrity, and generational thinking forms the bedrock on which Purearth was built.
Khattar Holdings is a single family office investment company based in Singapore with diverse interests globally across real estate, public and private equity. The company was founded in 1975 by prominent businessman and ex-lawyer Sat Pal Khattar, who is the current Chairman of the company. To date, he has served as Chairman and Director for numerous large corporate entities, and also embraced many public sector appointments such as co-chair of the Singapore-India Partnership Foundation as well as life trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association. In 2011, the Government of India honoured Mr Khattar with the Padma Shri making him the first Singapore resident to be conferred the civilian honour.
The Khattar Holdings group of companies successfully manages an investment portfolio spanning a wide range of geographies and industries, including IT, logistics, real estate, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, food and beverage, healthcare and financial services. Some notable investments this group has made in India include being one of the founding shareholders of HDFC Bank, Gateway Distriparks Ltd and India Infoline Ltd. It is currently also invested in Southeast Asia, China, US, UK and Europe and adopts a sector-agnostic strategy.
Mr Khattar, with his two sons Arvind & Navin, continue to seek out exciting, innovative investment opportunities whilst striving to maintain a strong sense of community, responsibility and respect at all times.
The Thakral Group traces its origins to 1905, when its founding shop, Punjab Store, was established in Bangkok. The business expanded into Japan in the 1930s and later to Singapore in 1952, when Mr. Kartar Singh Thakral, at the age of 19, was sent to establish the Singapore branch under the Thakral Brothers name. Headquartered in Singapore and led by Mr. Kartar Singh Thakral as Chairman, the Group has grown into a diversified international conglomerate with a presence across over 30 countries. Its core interests span real estate, consumer product distribution, manufacturing, retail, IT services, and venture capital.
Under Mr. Kartar Singh Thakral’s leadership, the Group evolved through several phases of transformation. In 1975, it diversified into consumer electronics distribution, becoming one of the largest distributors of Japanese audio-visual products into India and across Asia.
From the 1990s onwards, the Group expanded significantly into property and hospitality, including a substantial hotel and real estate portfolio in Australia, while continuing to grow its electronics, IT, and manufacturing operations across Asia.
Today, the Thakral Group operates as a diversified international enterprise with interests in property investment and development across markets including Singapore, Australia, India, and Japan, along with consumer electronics, IT products and services, manufacturing, retail and lifestyle distribution, and venture capital. Its publicly listed arm, Thakral Corporation, trades on the Singapore Exchange and remains a key part of the Group’s structure alongside its privately held businesses.
