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The Emeritus Chairman of DLF KP Singh has earned a spot in the Forbes’ 17^th edition of Asia Heroes of Philanthropy. He is a veteran Indian businessman who is renowned globally for his business acumen. The list features notable Indian personalities from different fields of business.  

Narayana Murthy is a renowned name in the world of business. He took a loan of Rs 10,000 from his wife Sudha Murty. The foundation of the company was laid in his Pune apartment. In the year 1981, Narayana Murthy founded the company Infosys with his six friends.

Sandeep Maheshwari is an Indian businessman and motivational speaker. In 2006, he started the company ‘ImagesBazaar.’ Over the years, the company emerged as the largest web collection of Indian pictures.

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has an incredible 36 years of experience in the world of business. He earned a graduate degree in Dairy Technology from the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). He also holds a PhD in Management from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

Vijaypat Singhania was counted among the richest people of India. He was the founder of Raymond Group and the father of Gautam Singhania, who owns assets worth Rs 14,000 crore. Once, Vijaypat Singhania's wealth was worth Rs 12,000 crore.

Anshuman Thakur and Hitesh Sethia are experienced business professionals. Hitesh Sethia is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He has over 20 years of experience as a financial services executive. Anshuman Thakur, with a background in Economics and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, has 24 years of experience in corporate strategy and investment banking.

Shrikant Bolla was born with a visual impairment, and he faced several challenges in life. After not being able to secure admission at IITs, he aimed for USA’s MIT, and achieved success. In 2012, he launched Bollant Industries and today, the turnover of the company is in crores.

Ved Ram Nagar, a resident of Baghpat, started selling milk in the year 1960. Gradually, the good quality of milk attracted more customers and Ved Ram Nagar decided to expand the business. Presently, the daily sales of the company are around 36 lakh litres of milk. This milk production business is counted among the top ten milk companies of the country.

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.

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.

The founder of Zoho Corporation, Sridhar Vembu, had humble beginnings, and yet, with sheer hardwork, he managed to establish a business empire. According to Forbes, Sridhar Vembu’s net worth is around Rs 39,000 crore.

Balwant Parekh studied law with no intention of becoming a lawyer. He had better plans of bringing his life of poverty to an end. With his unmatched ability to work professionally with German companies, he established Pidilite and became the Fevicol man.

A student of Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Aradhya Tripathi received a placement offer from Google with an annual package of Rs 52 lakh. She gained immense experience from her internships at various companies that helped her bag this package at one of the top companies of the world.

Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha are the co-founders of the company ‘Zepto’. They dropped out of college to start their own business. Grocery delivery service, ‘Zepto’ was launched during the pandemic. In the year 2022, Kaivalya and Aadit were listed in the country’s rich businessman. Their net worth was more than Rs 1000 crore. 
 

The lack of opportunities for women can be judged from the fact that one does not get to see as many female drivers as that of men. Women are presented with household responsibilities which restrict them from pursuing various careers. Jaipur’s Gulesh broke all these norms by becoming the first Uber cab driver of the country. Let’s read about her journey of perseverance.