Tech billionaire, co-founder of the $6.5 billion (revenues) HCL Group, has added $3.9 billion on rising shares of software outfit HCL Technologies, which reported net profits of $1 billion on revenues of $5 billion in the financial year ending June. Nadar's newest venture is in health care: He's set up HCL Avitas to build a chain of clinics in partnership with John Hopkins Medicine International. The billionaire recently denied that he was mulling selling out, saying that his daughter Roshni (who is CEO of holding outfit HCL Corporation and sits on HCL Tech's board) wants to keep the business.
Fast Fact: HCL plans to adopt and improve 100 Indian villages in three states.