The Super Rich Who Are 'Made in India'

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group:

Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the most influential persons in India. Birla also features in the top 10 billionaires in the India list with a net worth of 60,000 crore. Though there were a lot of doubts and questions about his leadership, when he joined the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, he proved his worth and took the business to its highest peaks. His leadership took the Aditya Birla Group into various sectors. Telecoms, software, BPO, garments, etc. are some of the sectors, started and lead by Mangalam Birla. Kumar Mangalam Birla, who saw his wealth rise by 16 percent this year hitting 61,620 crore is the youngest individual in list of the richest.

Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprise:

The czar of Indian Telecom, Sunil Mittal and his family with a net worth 60,000 crore are also among the top 10 in the India list. Mittal, who started the business as a bicycle manufacturer, is now heading the country's leading business conglomerate—Bharti Enterprises.

Under Sunil Mittal’s leadership, Bharti Enterprises has emerged as one of India’s leading business groups with interests in telecom, retail, realty, financial services and agro-products.

In 2010, Sunil Mittal was named the Philanthropist of the Year by the Asian Awards for his contribution in the area of education for the underprivileged. Sunil Mittal is also associated with several academic institutions—as member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business, member of the Governing Body of London Business School, member of Harvard University’s Global Advisory Council and the Dean’s Advisory Board of Harvard Business School.

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