Thoughts of billionaires

Inside the minds of the wealthy: Their views on investing, building a business empire, leaving a lasting legacy, and more

Dec 08, 2025, 15:32 IST1 min

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“Return-of-investment is more important for us than only return-on-investment. Hence, we avoided riskier longer-term project finance…”- Uday Kotak; Photo by: Mexy Xavier

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“Our eyes and ears are always open. Even when walking in the garden, relaxing on the beach, some ideas will come.” - Ashok Hinduja ; Photo by: Pramod Thakur/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

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“I am not afraid of taking a loss. I only learn from mistakes… I am still investing. If you give me `500 crore today, I will invest it in a day.”- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala; Photo by: Vikas Khot

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“What we have done has worked for us all these years. The philosophy is to sustain growth and not destroy wealth.”- Kuldip Singh Dhingra; Photo by: Amit Verma

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“Only companies that create long-term sustainable value for shareholders, customers and everyone in the ecosystem survive and thrive.” - Falguni Nayar; Photo by: Mexy Xavier

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“We have the potential to deliver innovation at scale, but the biggest challenge is to fund startups to scale up.” - Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw; Photo courtesy Biocon