Billionaires  

At the age of 38, when Vinod Saraf had made a name for himself in the business world, he decided to launch his own business. In the year 1989, he laid the foundation of a company that manufactured isopropyl benzene. He was ranked 96^th in Forbes India list of 2022. He is ranked 1674^th in the Global Billionaire list of 2023.

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.

Dr Prathap C Reddy works a full-time job even at the age of 91. He is the owner of India’s one of the biggest enterprises and is counted among the oldest billionaires of the country. He is a figure of inspiration for his daughters and his grandchildren as they contribute to the growth of the business.

However, the Oxfam study shows that the income disparity among the rich and the poor is still huge. While the top 1% of the country’s richest got richer by 39%, the bottom half of the population saw only 3% increase in wealth.