Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata or JRD Tata (1904-1933)

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Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata Or Jrd Tata (1904-1933)

Was born in paris to indian and french parents. He was trained


as an aviator in europe and later became india's first
commercial airline pilot. Working for the family business, tata
group, he set out on his own and built tata airlines, which
ultimately became the modern air india. By the time of his
death, tata owned nearly 100 different businesses across many
industries. Notably, his automobile venture, tata motors (ttm)
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, Age 68

Co-founded Indian IT giant Infosys (INFY)


(Infosys19.40+1.30% ) with an initial investment of 10,000
rupees, or just a few hundred dollars in today's money. He is
often referred to as the father of the Indian IT industry,
serving as CEO of Infosys from 1981 until 2002, and then its
chairman until 2011.
Azim Premji

Is worth an estimated $15.3 billion and is the chairman of


Wipro Industries (WIT) (Wipro4.85-1.22%) a diversified
software and technology company that many have compared
to Microsoft. Premji is sometimes referred to as India's Bill
Gates as a result. The life and times of Azim Premji are
testament to the fact that he believes in giving back to the
society in a meaningful manner and help it go ahead. In that
vein, he has opened a number of charitable institutions and
NGOs over the years. He has also taken part in some key
charitable initiatives
Ghanshyam Das Birla (1894-1983)

Started his first company in the early 1900s operating a cotton


and textile mill. By 1919 birla's businesses also included
significant paper and sugar production. By the time he died,
birla group was a multi-sector global conglomerate. His son
kumar birla now runs the company and commands a net worth
of $7 billion.
Mukesh "Micky"Jagtiani

Is an Indian businessman who has spent most of his life outside


of India. He was educated in Mumbai and Beirut, eventually
settling in London. While in London, he dropped out of college
and began driving a taxi before starting his first company which
eventually grew into the retail and real estate giant Landmark,
now based out of Dubai. Landmark has expanded into e-
commerce, creating India's version of Amazon (AMZN)
(Amazon.com Inc1,739.02+1.66% ). Jagtiani is worth over $5
billion.
Ardeshir Godrej (1868-1936)

Co-founded the Godrej Group, a diversified conglomerate


with interests in real estate, consumer products, security,
household appliances, and industrial tools. The company had
modest beginnings — Adreshir and his brother succeeded at
locksmithing after failed ventures into hand fashioned medical
devices. Godrej Group was founded with a 3,000-rupee
investment, and the Godrej companies are worth over half a
trillion rupees today.
Shiv Nadar Founded Hcl

Info systems in 1976 with an investment of a few thousand


dollars, selling calculators and microcomputers. Hcl soon
expanded to singapore and the far east, generating over 1
million rupees in sales not long after its expansion. Hcl has
continued to grow making nadar a billionaire worth over $11
billion.
Dilip Shanghvi

Started Sun Pharmaceuticals in 1982 with a meager 10,000


rupee investment. Today, that investment has grown to a
value of nearly 2 trillion rupees, making Sun India's largest
pharmaceutical company. Today, Shanghvi has a net worth
of around $12.8 billion.
RATAN TATA-TATA GROUPS

Ratan N Tata was the Chairman of Tata Sons and holding


company of the Tata group, from 1991 till his retirement on
December 28, 2012. He was also chairman of the major Tata
companies, including Tata Steel, Tata Global Beverages, Tata
Teleservices, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Tata
Power, Tata Chemicals and Indian Hotels. During his tenure,
the group’s revenues grew manifold that totalling over $100
billion in 2011-12.Many Tata companies have achieved global
leadership in their businesses. For instance, Tata
Communications is no one international wholesale voice
provider and Tata Steel is among the top fifteen best
steelmakers. Tata Motors is among the top ten commercial
vehicle manufacturers in the world.TCS is the second largest
IT services company in the world by market cap and profit
and Tata Global Beverages is the second-largest tea company
in the world .Tata Chemicals is the world’s second-largest
manufacturer of soda ash.
TOP 10 ENTERPRENEUR OF INDIA
1. Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata Or Jrd Tata
2. Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
3. Azim Premji
4. Ghanshyam Das Birla
5. Mukesh "Micky"Jagtiani
6. Ardeshir Godrej
7. Shiv Nadar
8. Dilip Shanghvi
9. Ratan Tata-Tata
10. Mukesh Ambani

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