India raises its Tricolor high in the Forbes list
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 22:40 IST   |    1 Comments
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Rahul Bajaj claimed the 782nd position with a personal wealth of $1.6 billion. He is a proficient Indian industrialist and member of the Indian Parliament. He hails from the business house started by a Rajasthani Marwadi businessman Jamnalal Bajaj. The US$ 1.32 Billion Bajaj Auto is his flagship company. He was recognized with Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards the field of Indian business, in 2001. Senapathy Gopalakrishnan & family grabbed the 782nd position with a personal wealth of $1.6 billion. He is another driving force behind Infosys technologies. Nandan Nilekani passed on the baton of chief executive to Gopalakrishnan in the year 2007. This software engineer took gigantic strides in his career which began with Patni Computer Systems (PCS), Mumbai in 1979. He had a quick ascent to the post of Assistant Project Manager. Gopalakrishnan made headlines with his remarkable achievement of developing distributed process control system for controlling the LD converters at the Rourkela Steel Plant. Brijmohan Lall Munjal claimed the 833rd position with a personal wealth of $1.5 billion. He is the person whose company became a household name since 1947. The real India, the rural India has relied upon Hero bicycles for its efficiency and cheap price for ages. The partnership of Hero with Japan's Honda motors for 26 glorious years has made it invincible in the automobile industry. K. Anji Reddy claimed the 833rd sport with a personal asset of $1.5 billion .He is the owner of Dr. Reddy's Research Foundation and Dr. Reddy's Foundation. Reddy is a member of the Board of Trade and is also a part of Prime Minister's Task force on pharmaceuticals and knowledge-based industries. His Padmashri stands testimonial to his stupendous contribution to the field of trade and commerce.
Vijay Mallya claimed the 879th position with a personal asset of $1.4 billion. He is a teetotaler who reached the pinnacle of success with the aid of his liquor business. Mallya is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines. He is a true son of the soil, who came to the rescue of the invaluable belongings of Mahatma Gandhi and stopped it from going in foreign hands. He also brought back the sword of Tipu Sultan from an auction in London. Ajay Piramal claimed the 879th position with a personal wealth of $1.4 billion. He breathed back life into his family's deprecating textile business. Ajay satisfied his appetite for growth by entering the pharmacy sector. His efforts got paid off as Piramal Healthcare is presently among India's top five drug makers. He finds solace in reading Bhagvad Gita. Vikas Oberoi claimed the 879th position on the list with a personal asset of $1.4 billion. He got all eyes fixed on him, when Morgan Stanley bought 10% in his Oberoi Constructions for $152 million in 2007. The Oberoi Realty group has been accredited for triumphing over many rivals with its Residential, Office Space, Retail, Hospitality and Social Infrastructure properties in Mumbai.

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