The dated public claim ledger records the founders and the company's two chapters.
Our story
An India specialist with two company chapters.
IKAN publishes company roots in Indian relocation dating to 1996, when Diwakar Gupta and Rohit Kumar began the original business chapter; the independent IKAN business was re-established in 2014.
- India relocation roots since 1996
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- IKAN company history
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Company history in practice
Experience grows when a company keeps learning with every move.
India mobility changes through regulation, cities, housing, schools, technology and people. The durable advantage is not a fixed playbook. It is a team that knows what to standardise, what to verify again, and where a person needs local judgement and care.
A company with two beginnings
Two chapters, kept in one dated record.
The milestones follow IKAN's corporate history and current public record. Some archival sources differ on a transaction year, so this timeline states only the dates the public record supports.
- 011996
The first IKAN chapter begins
IKAN publishes company roots in Indian relocation dating to 1996, when Diwakar Gupta and Rohit Kumar began the original business chapter; the independent IKAN business was re-established in 2014.
- 02The first chapter
An India DSP grows into a wider network
The original business grows into an established India destination-services provider and later joins an international relocation company, experience that gives the founders both the local DSP and global RMC view.
- 03Product chapter
Technology supports the journey
i-Track, i-Tour and i-Navigate turn recurring service work into practical tools for teams, partners and people moving.
- 042024 to 2025
Two externally linked APAC records
IKAN won Destination Services Provider of the Year at the 2024 FEM APAC EMMAs. IKAN won Destination Services Provider of the Year at the 2025 FEM APAC EMMAs.
Founders and specialists
Founder-led. Expertly carried by the people behind each move.
Diwakar and Rohit still lead the company. The work itself is carried by immigration specialists, destination consultants, operations leaders and the local people that public reviews repeatedly name.
Names are confirmed through the sponsored move's approved private channel, not inferred from an old public roster.
Coordinates the agreed move, keeps decisions and exceptions visible, and returns the next action through the programme.
Maps city, home, school and commute choices against current local conditions and household priorities.
Reviews the applicable visa, registration and document sequence against current authority requirements.
Records blockers, owners and next actions, then follows the agreed operational or management route.
expertisemeetsempathy
Five values in practice
What expertise and empathy look like in action.
Efficiency
Do things right: understand the dependency, prepare well and keep the next step clear.
Collaboration
Keep specialists, partners and the people moving aligned around the same brief.
Care
Notice the family reality that changes an otherwise tidy plan.
Resourcefulness
Use local relationships and practical judgement when the expected path does not work.
Boldness
Say when a proposed route is wrong, even when the easier answer would be yes.
Five sourced years
Judged by the industry. Linked to the results.
This timeline follows awarding-body results from 2021 to 2025, highlighting confirmed wins and the people and teams behind them.
- 2025Destination Services Provider of the YearGlobal Mobility Rising Star, Pooja SapraFEM APAC EMMAs 2025
- 2024Destination Services Provider of the YearFEM APAC EMMAs 2024
- 2023Sustainability Initiative of the YearOutstanding Agility & Crisis ManagementGlobal Mobility Professional of the Year, Vinod SharmaFEM APAC EMMAs 2023
- 2022Global Mobility Professional of the Year, Diwakar GuptaFEM APAC EMMAs 2022
- 2021Outstanding Agility & Crisis ManagementGlobal Mobility Professional of the Year, Rohit KumarFEM APAC EMMAs 2021
Public sources
Experience you can see. Standards you can verify.
Open any entry to see its public source and check date. Where IKAN publishes a standard but the current certificate is not linked, that status remains clear.
01India relocation roots since 1996IKAN publishes company roots in Indian relocation dating to 1996, when Diwakar Gupta and Rohit Kumar began the original business chapter; the independent IKAN business was re-established in 2014.IKAN-published recordIKAN company historySource current at check date · Checked 02DSP of the Year, APACIKAN won Destination Services Provider of the Year at the 2024 FEM APAC EMMAs.Independent public sourceForum for Expatriate ManagementSource current at check date · Checked 03DSP of the Year, APAC 2025IKAN won Destination Services Provider of the Year at the 2025 FEM APAC EMMAs.Independent public sourceFEM APAC EMMAsSource current at check date · Checked 044.8 across 501 reviewsTrustpilot showed a 4.8 rating across 501 reviews, with 94% rated five stars.Independent public sourceTrustpilot public profileSource current at check date · Checked 05EuRA GQS listed since 2015EuRA's current qualified-members register lists Ikan Relocation under India, with the Global Quality Seal since 2015.Independent public sourceEuRA qualified membersSource current at check date · Checked 062020 technology awardRelocate Global named IKAN the 2020 winner for Excellence in Technology or Analytics.Independent public sourceRelocate GlobalSource current at check date · Checked 072021 DSP awardRelocate Global named IKAN its 2021 Destination Service Provider of the Year in the country/local category.Independent public sourceRelocate GlobalSource current at check date · Checked
Published India footprint
India locations, stated with their real operating status.
Five locations have a public street address. Mumbai is served by an on-ground metro team. For other cities, we confirm the current people, services and capacity before we commit.
- 01Delhi NCR · HQ
- 02Bengaluru
- 03Chennai
- 04Hyderabad
- 05Pune
- 06Mumbai
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