6 Indian College Dropouts Who Are Now Billionaires

Subhash Chandra
Global Rank: 61
Networth: $2.4 billion
Source of wealth: Media

Subhash Chandra is an Indian businessman and is the chairman of Essel Group. He is referred as the Media Mogul in India and was responsible for launching India’s first satellite television channel Zee TV. In 2011, he was awarded the prestigious International Emmy Directorate Award and he became the first Indian ever to receive it. Forbes ranked him as the 22^nd richest person in India. Although he dropped out after high school, he made his mark as an influential businessman and philanthropist in India.

Joy Alukkas
Global Rank: 1342
Networth: $1 billion
Source of wealth: Jewellery

Joy Alukkas is the founder and chairman of the Indian Jewellery Group called Joyalukkas that currently has around 85 retail jewelry outlets across 9 countries. He started working in his father’s jewellery showroom founded in 1956 after quitting his studies. Forbes Asia listed him as one of the 100 richest persons in India and his brand is ‘Superbrand’ award winner of United Arab Emirates for the year 2010-11.  

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