10 People Among Forbes List Of 100 Richest Indians; Mukesh Ambani Tops List

2. Dilip Shanghvi

Founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dilip Shanghvi has bagged this position by overtaking the second-richest person of the country and the steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.

 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is known to be India's most valuable drug company and the second-largest generic-medication production company in the world. The company’s shares surged after it acquired rival ranbaxy laboratories for $4 billion this year. Shangvi is the biggest shareholder in the company making himself a billionaire with net worth of $18 million. Investment in a 1.000-megawatt power plant in India is what Shanghvi plans recently. 

3. Azim Premji

Indian business tycoon Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro Limited has led the Bangalore-based company through four decades of growth and diversification, establishing the multinational IT consulting and system integration service. The company is now considered as one of the leading companies in Indian software industries history.
Wipro Limited is known to be the third-biggest software exporter in India and Premji is known to control 56 percent of it. Hi total net worth as of now is $16.4 billion making him the third richest billionaire. He is also considered as a philanthropic Indian as he recently transferred over $4 billion worth of shares to his own foundation.