India raises its Tricolor high in the Forbes list
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 22:36 IST   |    1 Comments
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Narayana Murthy & family claimed the 595th position on the list with a personal asset of $2 billion. He is an Indian businessman and a software engineer. He is the founder and presently the non-executive Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited. He is a multifaceted individual whose expert opinion is being sought by companies like DBS Bank, HSBC and Unilever, where he offers his services as an independent director. Gautam thapar, the Chairman and chief executive Avantha Group claimed the 595th position on the list with a personal wealth of $2 billion. His Bellarpur industries rolls out most of the paper in the country and his Crompton Greaves has a major presence in power equipment arena of the nation. In September, the group restrained from bidding for the transmission and distribution assets of France's Areva. They have also confidently treaded into other businesses like chemicals, IT, energy, farm forestry and food processing. Sudhir & Samir Mehta claimed the 595th position with their personal assets of $2 billion. Older brother Sudhir made himself a part of his father's pharma business in the 1970s and adopted all necessary measures to diversify into energy. The thing that sets this family apart in the crowd is their possession of 53 percent stake in Torrent Power. Samir , the younger brother has made pharma , his area of activity. Aloke Lohia claimed the 595th position with a personal wealth of $2 billion. He made Thailand his business ground by residing there for over 20 years. In the process he acquired the citizenship of the country. Chugged off with Indorama Polymers, previously known as Indopet, in 1995 and took it public in 2005. His company manufactures PET polymers and bottles.
Venugopal Dhoot holds the 651st position with a personal asset of $1.9 billion. Venugopal Dhoot , the present chairman of Videocon ,played a pivotal role in the mutation of a billion dollar company into a mutli-billion dollar business conglomerate circling the globe. Under his dynamic leadership, the company has scaled heights in the realm of electronic products. Chandru Raheja claimed the 651st position with a personal wealth of $1.9 billion. After a rift in the family in 1996, he established his privately held K. Raheja Corp. His company donned the hat of leading property developer in no time. The group has a spotless image of constructing eco-friendly buildings. The group has been hugely appreciated for constructing splendid malls, hotels, business parks etc. Nandan Nilekani & family claimed the 692nd position with a personal asset of $1.8 billion. He belongs to the breed of new generation politicians, who really mean business. He is currently employed with the new Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), as its chairman. He even crafted a successful career at Infosys Technologies Ltd. He also presides over the Government of India's technology committee, (TAGUP) Ajay Kalsi claimed the 736th position with a personal asset of $1.7 billion. He founded Indus Gas Ltd. and holds the office of Chief Executive Officer in the company. Mr. Kalsi has dominated several business sectors including oil and gas, footwear premium brands (Barker & Barker Black), commodity trading, real estate and business process outsourcing.