The pharma tycoon has had a rough year, as Sun Pharma's falling stock pulled down his net worth to $7.55 billion, from $12.6 billion in 2018
The billionaire faced trouble in real estate, and Piramal Enterprises' exposure to the sector caused its shares to drop as much as 20 percent this year. That decline dragged Piramal's own net worth down 41 percent to $2.95 billion, and pulled his rank down to No. 45 on the Forbes India Rich List, from No. 24 last year
A total of nine people have dropped off the Forbes India Rich List in 2019. An examination of what made this past year particularly rough for some such tycoons, and a look at what lies ahead
In a challenging year, the net worths of more than half the list members saw a fall on Forbes' annual list of the country's richest billionaires. However, a few billionaires bucked the trend, and six new faces broke into the list this year
The founder of Abha Narain Lambah Associates brings back glamour to India's significant buildings in a profession that is anything but glamorous
How three siblings from Anantnag are trying to make an emotional connect with their 'lost' homeland through their business of handbags
She turned around a bearings company into a formidable rival for MNCs
With eyes on quality Vinati Saraf has transformed her family business into a leading speciality chemical maker
The victim-turned-crusader against sexual harassment at the workplace uses art to sensitise company employees
The chief design officer at Titan has been helping create products that merge aesthetics with profitability
The 40-year-old's biotech company, Transcell Biologics uses transformative stem cell-based products and solutions to treat chronic and debilitating diseases