6. Hinduja Brothers ($9 billion)Four brothers, Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok, together control the Hinduja Group, a multinational conglomerate with a presence in 37 countries and b...
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7. Shiv Nadar($8.6 billion) Fortune up $3 billion for Shiv Nadar, cofounder of $6.3 billion (revenues) HCL Group, as shares of his software flagship HCL Technologies rose 80% from a year ag...
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8. Adi Godrej ($8.3 billion)Adi Godrej is head of family that controls 116-year-old Godrej Group, a $3.8 billion (revenues) consumer goods conglomerate. Its portfolio covers everything fro...
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9. Kumar Birla ($7.6 billion)Undeterred by India’s slowing economy, Kumar Birla’s $40 billion (sales) commodities conglomerate Aditya Birla Group is continuing to expand at home. In Septemb...
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10. Sunil Mittal ($6.6 billion)After a long downward spell, shares of Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel which has 275 million customers worldwide, perked up when it reported higher revenues per ...