13 Most Powerful Names of India, 2013

6. Samir Jain, Media Baron
Age: 58, Rank (2013): 7

Samir Jain, with his influence in the Indian media, stands on the seventh rank of this list. He is the Vice Chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Bennett, Coleman & Co. is the parent company of The Times of India, the top read newspaper in India.

In 2003, Samir Jain and Vineet Jain stood at the twenty-first position in this list. But in 2011, they came forward to the fourth rank while this year, they both got the seventh rank in the same list.

5. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Industrialist
Age: 45, Rank (2013): 4

Aditya Birla is indeed one of the largest business firms in India and so as its Chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the influential names in the India Inc.

Even though there are lot of doubts and questions about his leadership, when he joined the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, he proved himself very well and took the group to the peak of success. His leadership took the Aditya Birla Group into various sectors. Telecom, software, BPO, garments, etc. are some of the sectors, started and lead by Mangalam Birla.

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