Billionaires
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Falguni Nayar debuts on Forbes' list of 100 richest Indians; Vijay Shekhar Sharma drops out
Riding the post-pandemic rise in demand, India's richest grew their collective wealth by $25 billion to a record $800 billion
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Alexandr Wang: From college dropout to world's youngest self-made billionaire
Wang dropped out of college to build an AI startup. Six years later, he's the world's youngest self-made billionaire
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Dixon Technologies: From a single factory in 1993 to a Rs 10,700 crore electronic manufacturer for the world
Sunil Vachani and Atul Lall have built Dixon Technologies from the ground up, focusing on quality, trusting its people, and keeping a keen eye on capital efficiency. Today it is India's largest electronics manufacturing services company that boasts of over 60 Indian and global clients it manufactures TVs, consumer electronics, lighting, home appliances, mobiles, and more, for
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It's wartime but it's not a challenge: Byju Raveendran on the future of online learning
The future of learning is finding the best of both online and offline, says the founder of the $22 billion edtech empire Byju's
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How Ranjan Pai is striving to make Manipal Hospitals India's biggest health care player
Pai is strengthening Manipal Hospitals' presence across the country with a string of acquisitions, with eyes on becoming a market leader and taking his venture public to power the next phase of growth
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Sleepwell: From Licence Raj to a brand to reckon with
Mattress maker Sheela Foam's high growth in an underpenetrated market has pushed Rahul Gautam, the chairman and managing director, up the rankings of the Forbes Billionaire's list
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Nirmal Minda: Steady hand at the steering wheel
Financial discipline and rapid growth has been a potent combination for Minda Industries. And at $2.4 billion, its chairman, Nirmal Minda, is among India's richest auto component billionaires
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Romesh Wadhwani: Building up, and giving away
At 74, the Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist wants to continue pursuing his passion of building tech companies, and giving back to society
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Dasari Uday Kumar Reddy—the billionaire founder who swears by his 4 am regime
In bed usually at 8 pm, and up at 4 am daily, two hours in the gym, and a non-existent social life—Reddy's steadfast focus and determination to build a business, has led Tanla Platforms to become a success story that processes over 169 billion messages per year and has a market share of 40 percent in the category
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The untold story of how Ravi Modi built Vedant Fashions—the makers of Manyavar—into a $3.5 billion behemoth
The reclusive billionaire believes in destiny, modest living, and wealth beyond money. Here's how Modi, the latest and one of the youngest billionaires in India, built Manyavar and other Vedant Fashion brands ground up
