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Rohit Manglik’s first two startups resulted in disappointments. He joined a job that paid him 42 lakhs a year. His dissatisfaction with an office job made him work on his third startup. Currently, Rohit’s application EduGorilla has millions of users.

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.

Kunwer Sachdev, the founder of Su-Kam company, began his journey with hardships but he never gave up. He sold pens door to door and in buses to support his education expenses. Kunwer Sachdev made the decision to leave his job and established Su-Kam Communication System. The company is valued at Rs 2300 crore.

KM Mammen Mappillai was the first Indian entrepreneur from the time of independence. In 1946, he started making balloons under a makeshift shed in Tiruvottiyur, Madras. In 1952, KM Mammen Mappillai established the foundation of MRF. The market capitalization of MRF is more than Rs 33,000 crore.

Preeti Chandavasia loved making handmade wedding cards. She shared pictures of her handmade envelopes on social media and received a large number of orders. After working for two years on her business, Preeti ventured into event management, established her own event management company and named it ‘Srijan Creation.’

Kailash Katkar, originally a resident of Maharashtra, had to discontinue his studies due to financial difficulties. He took up a job at a repair shop with a monthly salary of Rs 400. After gaining insights about the business world and the advancing technology, he launched his first cyber security company called Quick Heal Antivirus in 1993, along with his brother.

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.

Ghazal Alagh, the Co-Founder of Mamaearth, established a company with a desire to make chemical-free products available in the market. She co-founded the company with her husband in the year 2016, with an initial investment of Rs 25 lakh. The company began with just 5 products and has since expanded to over 500 products.

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.

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.

Arbaaz Khan is an Indian actor, producer and director. In the year 1996, he made his acting debut with the Bollywood film ‘Darar.’ In the year 2010, he launched his production company ‘Arbaaz Khan Productions.’ Salman Khan’s blockbuster hit ‘Dabangg’ was produced under Arbaaz Khan’s production house.

Salvatore Aiello and Monica Powers built an AI company using ChatGPT and sold it for US $150,000 that is equivalent to Rs 1.2 crore. Despite having full-time jobs, the two worked together in their off-hours and built an AI company called ‘DimeADozen.’ This tool can be used to test new business ideas and assess the future performance.

Sandeep Engineer is the owner of the company Astral Pipes. He had no background in business and failed in the implementation of his first two business ideas. Today, according to Forbes, he is counted among top 100 richest people from India. His company has a value of Rs 27,893 crore.

Rana Daggubati is an Indian actor and producer. In 2006, he worked as a co-producer for the Telugu film ‘A Belly Full of Dreams.’ Rana Daggubati made his acting debut in the year 2010 with the Telugu film ‘Leader.’

Pawan Munjal is the Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp. He is among the prominent and most influential industrialists of India. As of 13 August 2023, the market capital of Hero MotoCorp stands at Rs 59,900 crore. Hero MotoCorp operates a total of 8 production facilities, with six of them located in India.