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Bhavish Aggarwal is the owner of Ola company. Bhavish graduated with Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Mumbai. After graduation, Bhavish Aggarwal worked at Microsoft with a good package. An incident in 2010 prompted him to launch his own company of cab services. Today, the valuation of Ola is around $4.8 billion dollars.  

Here is a list of Indian achievers who despite facing several challenges in life, worked hard and rose to the pinnacle of success. Born into a Tamil Muslim family, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11^th President of India, once worked as a newspaper distributor. Due to his scientist achievements, he is also called the Missile Man of India.

Arun Singh, a resident of Jaunpur, underwent the horrible experience of getting treated in hospitals on oxygen shortage during the pandemic. He fought and recovered from Covid-19 and spent an extended period in bed. As his health improved, Arun Singh initiated a campaign that focused on planting oxygen-producing trees. He has extended his tree plantation campaign by planting trees in hundreds of primary schools.

Gujarat’s Neha Bhatt runs a tea startup with the name ‘Ampu Tea Neha.’ In July 2021, Neha met with an accident. Her left side of the body was damaged and due to a delay in treatment, she had to undergo amputation, losing one of her legs. She sells almost 300 cups of tea daily and earns somewhere around Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh in a month.  

Indore’s Nikunj Sharma launched his tea business in Gorakhpur. Initially, he found it difficult to open a single outlet in the city but with the kindness of other people, he successfully launched his business. Today, Nikunj operates seven outlets in different cities and provides employment to people with disabilities.

Radhika Gupta is the CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund (Edelweiss MF). The World Economic Forum has given her the title of Young Global Leader. She is a powerful businesswoman from India who is recognized globally for her extraordinary business intellect.

As per the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023, the founder of HCL, Shiv Nadar is India’s most generous donor in terms of philanthropy. In 2022-23 financial year, he donated Rs 2042 crore to charities. Azim Premji, the former chairman of the board of directors of the company Wipro, donated Rs 1774 crore in the financial year 2022-23.

Anirudh Devgan is a computer scientist and an alumnus of IIT Delhi. He is the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, a software company with a market capitalization exceeding $62.14 billion as of August 2023. According to salary.com, Anirudh Devgan’s annual salary was approximately Rs 2,200 crore in the year 2022.

Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India with his massive net worth of Rs 7,59,057 crore as of 23 October 2023. A distant relative of Mukesh Ambani, Arvind Poddar, is also counted among one of the richest businesspeople of India.

NR Narayana Murthy is the co-founder of Infosys. In ‘The Record,’ a podcast by 3one4 Capital, Narayana Murthy shared his insights on various subjects during a conversation with the former CFO of Infosys, Mohandas Pai. As stated by him, India’s work productivity ranks as the poorest globally. He encourages youth to express their willingness to work for 70 hours a week.

In August 2023, Nita Ambani, wife of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, announced her resignation from the position of a board member. This move paved the way for her children, Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani and Anant Ambani to join the board of directors while she resigned from her role on the RIL board.

Nandini Piramal is the Executive Director of Piramal Enterprises Limited, and she also serves as the Chairperson of Piramal Pharma Limited. Her role extends to managing Human Resources and Information Technology within the company. She also leads the company’s five-year transformation strategy.

Jetaram Chaudhary grew up in a life of poverty, and despite all the challenges he faced, he established a company worth Rs 215 crore. Services like KYC, bill payments, money transfer, mini-ATM, ticket booking, e-Mitra are provided on the platform.

Leena Tewari is the Chairperson of USV India. Leena’s grandfather, Vitthal Balkrishna laid the foundation of the USV company in the year 1961. In the year 2022, she was at 778th position among the world’s richest people. 
 

Falguni Nayar launched her business at the age of 50 and became one of India’s self-made billionaire businesswomen. She is the CEO of Nykaa brand. Falguni Nayar is India’s self-made billionaire businesswoman.