Every year, after we publish the much-awaited Forbes list of the 100 Richest Indians, I invariably get letters from readers enquiring why Ratan Naval Tata’s name is missing from our list. I’ve even had a few foreign journalists based in India and abroad call me to enquire whether the unique ownership model—where a set of trusts own 66 percent of Tata Sons—was for real.
(This story appears in the 17 August, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)