India's Lesser Known Business Magnets

By siliconindia | Thursday, 21 November 2013, 12:30 Hrs

Nirav Modi

Nirav Modi is one of the biggest jewelers in the world. He is an Indian born based in Antwerp, Belgium, the diamond capital of the world. He hailed from a Jain family from Gujarat-Rajasthan border city of Palanpur. He is ranked 64^th on the richest Indian list. He is addressed as “Man of Stone”. Belongs to a diamantaire family, Modi learned the business tricks from his uncle who runs Gitanjali Gems, and then in 1999 he came up with his own business. He named his company as Firestone Diamond later it was changed to Firestar Diamond.

Jitendra Virwani

Jitendra Virwani is the chairman and managing director of Embassy Group (real estate). He is a resident of Bangalore where his Embassy Manyata Business Park is a popular landmark and in addition to that it is spread over 62 acres with tenants like IBM, Microsoft, Cognizant and more. He is ranked as the 70^th richest Indian. He has immense experience of 23 years in real estate and property development sectors.