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Roaring with the riches
The India Rich List is characterised by a rising tide that lifted most boats
India Rich List 2021
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How fate and hard work helped Arvind Lal find a spot in the 2021 Forbes India Rich List
In many ways, the past few years have been rather spectacular for Arvind Lal
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Polycab India's Inder Jaisinghani makes his debut on Forbes India Rich List
Even after a major hit due to Covid-19 last year, Polycab India maintained market leadership in its wires and cables business, and has now embarked on a multiyear transformational journey with an aim to cross Rs 200 billion in sales by FY26
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Clean Science's Ashok Boob debuts on India Rich List
Instead of thinking about retiring at 54, Ashok Boob set up Clean Science and Technology to work on cleaner and catalytic technologies to make specialty chemicals, a booming sector in India. It propelled him to the 100 richest Indians club. Find out how in our cover story
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India's 100 richest: There's a party at the top
India's richest business families saw gains in wealth in the past year. The cheer is likely to continue with a gradual normalisation of demand and spending, and a sustained economic revival in sight
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From Lohar chawl to Sewri, to $3.6 billion net worth: Inder Jaisinghani's journey to the Forbes India Rich List
Like every other business, Polycab India's Jaisinghanis battled the Covid-19 storm but despite that Inder became one of the six newcomers on the list in a turbulent year. A look at how the family is future proofing the business
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How Arvind Lal built a single lab into India's most valuable diagnostic services powerhouse
Lal wanted to be a fighter pilot in the navy but destiny had other plans. Today, with Lal PathLabs, he is at the forefront of a health tech revolution seventy years after his father started the company as a single private diagnostic lab in New Delhi
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Cleaner chemistry: Ashok Boob, and turning entrepreneur at 54
By focusing on a differentiated manufacturing process Ashok Boob's Clean Science and Technology has grown rapidly and has a long runway ahead
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: The incorrigible India optimist
Billionaire investor, often known as the Big Bull, on his best trading year and why India's best is yet to come
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Wealth builds wealth: The 2021 Forbes India Rich List in numbers
India's 100 richest added over $325 billion to their cumulative wealth in the second year of the pandemic, taking the grand total to $775 billion. Mukesh Ambani remained the reigning king—ranked No 1 since 2008. Meet the dropouts, richest women, the youngest and the oldest billionaires
