10 Most Admired Indian Entrepreneurs

Bangalore: Successful leadership is not about making speech or being liked; leadership is defined by actions and not trait. And some people in the business world have successfully proved their actions which are loud enough to speak about their world wide success. The leadership, attentiveness, prudence and perception that a great entrepreneur exhibits can help shape a company’s, even a nation's fate. Indian corporate history is stuffed with business icons who have changed the perspective of the world looks at India, and helped shape a new future for the nation. In no particular order here are 10 most admired business men of India.

1. Ratan Tata

 Gentle and humble, Ratan Tata is the undoubtedly the most admired entrepreneur of India. Ratan Naval Tata may have inherited the business, but he took Tata group to the heights making it India’s biggest business entity. He is not only the most admired in India, but his acquisitions around the entire globe makes him admired even internationally.

Tata's foreign connection includes the American International Group, JP Morgan Chase Booz Allen Hamilton and Mitsubishi Corporation. He acknowledged the Padma Bhushan award in 2000 and 2008 and Lifetime Achievement Award awarded by Rockefeller Foundation in 2012. Following his own ideals Ratan Tata stepped down as the CEO of Tata group in Dec 2012.

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