Indian Billionaires Who Fetched the Title Out Of Sheer Hard Work

5. Anurag Dikshit
Famous for: Co-founder of PartyGaming
Net worth: £1.7 billion

Anurag Dikshit born in Dhanbad Jharkhand, is an Indian businessman. Along with being a billionaire, Anurag is also a philanthropist who has given away the vast majority of his wealth through his charitable organization The Kusuma Trust.

Dikshit holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi and has worked as a software developer in the United States at CMC. After he started working for AT&T his luck knocked when he was asked to jot down some proprietary code for PartyGaming’s Starluck online Casio. Soon his hidden talent came out when Anurag introduced Party Poker in August 2001 and provided a new podium to the country.

6. Sameer Gelaut
Famous for: Indiabulls
Net worth: $1.2 billion

Sameer Gelaut entered the billionaires club with net worth of $1.2 billion. Sameer’s inspiring story invokes true emotions with many who love to dream big. Sameer established Indiabulls in the year 2000. The Group has several businesses which cover Real Estate, Financial Services, Securities, Power and Chartered Aviation. Many of the companies are public entities and are listed on Indian stock markets.

Sameer was almost penny less when he started his journey and eventually evolved as one of the key pioneers in the online brokerage business sector. The young billionaire not only set up a leading financial service but has also expanded its operations across the globe.

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