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The people behind the numbers. Business families and how they were built, investors in their own words, and the lessons about money, work and risk that their lives teach.
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ProfileSunil Bharti Mittal Biography: From Cycle Parts to Airtel
Sunil Bharti Mittal's life story: the Ludhiana trader who lost a business overnight, built Airtel, survived Jio and AGR, and what the court record shows.
ProfileUday Kotak Biography: From Cricket Pitch to Kotak Mahindra Bank
Uday Kotak's life story: a cricket injury, a 300 sq ft office and Rs 30 lakh that became Kotak Mahindra Bank, plus the RBI battles and controversies.
ProfileRadhakishan Damani Biography: The Silent Man Behind DMart
The life story of Radhakishan Damani: college dropout, Dalal Street bear, close friend of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and the investor who built DMart.
ProfileShiv Nadar Biography: HCL Founder's Life Story and Net Worth
How a judge's son from a Tamil Nadu village built HCL from a Delhi rooftop room, missed the Y2K boom, and became India's most generous billionaire.
ProfileSamir Mehta Biography: Torrent's Quiet Dealmaker
The life story of Samir Mehta, Torrent Group chairman and No. 10 on the Hurun India Rich List 2026: his start, big deals, setbacks and controversies.
ProfileAnil Agarwal Biography: The Scrap Dealer Who Built Vedanta
Anil Agarwal's life story: the Patna school-leaver who built Vedanta from scrap metal, the controversies around it, and his No. 9 rank on Hurun's 2026 list.
ProfileAzim Premji Biography: Wipro, Wealth and a $21 Billion Pledge
Azim Premji's life story: called home from Stanford at 21, he turned a cooking-oil firm into Wipro and pledged two-thirds of it to philanthropy.
ProfileDilip Shanghvi Biography: From Rs 10,000 to Sun Pharma
Dilip Shanghvi's life story: the Kolkata drug trader's son who built Sun Pharma from Rs 10,000, bought Ranbaxy and ranks No. 7 on Hurun's 2026 Rich List.
ProfileKumar Mangalam Birla Biography: The Heir Who Outbuilt His Legacy
Kumar Mangalam Birla's life story: chairman at 28, Novelis, UltraTech, the Vodafone Idea crisis, the coal case and a Rs 2.69 lakh crore fortune in 2026.
ProfileRoshni Nadar Malhotra Biography: Newsroom to HCL Chair
Roshni Nadar Malhotra's life story: Sky News producer, HCL Corp CEO at 27, HCLTech chairperson since 2020 and India's richest woman at Rs 2.79 lakh crore.
ProfileCyrus Poonawalla Biography: The Vaccine King's Life Story
How Cyrus Poonawalla turned a Pune horse farm into Serum Institute, the world's largest vaccine maker, and ranks No. 4 on the Hurun India Rich List 2026.
ProfileLakshmi Mittal Biography: The Steel King's Life Story
Lakshmi Mittal's life story: from a Rajasthan home with no electricity to ArcelorMittal and No. 3 on the Hurun India Rich List 2026 - deals and controversies.
ProfileMukesh Ambani Biography: The Man Who Built Jamnagar and Jio
Mukesh Ambani's life story: from a Bhuleshwar chawl and Stanford drop-out to Jamnagar, Jio, the split with Anil, the SEBI and KG-D6 cases, Rs 8.63 lakh crore.
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