10 Most Famous Entrepreneurs From India
The top most successful entrepreneurs in india are........They are not only in INDIA but throughout the whole WORLD.They have been involved in various fields and industries like petroleum, software telecommunications and many others.The success stories of these leading businessmen continue to inspire people in how they have managed to stay on top through the years.IN THAT.......
1) RATAN NAVAL TATA -( Chairman of TATA SONS )
He is also the chairman of major Tata companies such as "TATA STEEL,TATA MOTORS,TATA POWER,TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES,TATA TEA,TATA CHEMICALS,THE INDIAN HOTELS COMPANY, TATA TELESERVICES........"2) Shiv Nadar-(Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL))
India's largest info tech conglomerate. While working as an engineer with another company, Nadar knew that he wanted to become an entrepreneur by setting up his own business.He quit his job and launched his own company making office products mainly copiers.In 1970 when IBM quit India, Shiv Nadar's HCL stepped in for IBM.
3) Rahul Bajaj-(Chairman of the Bajat Group)
This company has diversified interests in everything ranging from automobiles to home appliances. After the recession and stock market collapse in 2001,the Bajaj Auto was hit hard. However, the company re-invented itself and become a major success.
4) Dr. Pratap Reddy-(India's first corporate hospital group, The Apollo Hospital Group)
He has revolutionized India's whole health care sector and today has over 750 corporate hospitals throughout the country. The idea came to Dr. Reddy when a patient could not make it to Texas for open heart surgery and died. Dr. Reddy created a medical infrastructure in India which made medical care more affordable and accessible for everyone.
5) Naresh Goyal-(founder and Chairman of JetAirways)
India's largest domestic airline.Goyal founded JetAir to look after sales and marketing of foreign airlines in India. In 1991, Goyal took advantage of the open skies policy of the Indian Government and set up Jet Airways for operation of scheduled air service on domestic flights in India.
6) Narayana Murthy-(founders of Infoys Technologies Limited)
In 1999, Infoys became the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ.By 2006 the company employed over 50,000 people and had a turn over of two billion dollars.Murthy has always believed that honesty, transparency and moral integrity are the key factors in business for development.
7) Anil Dhirubhai-(Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group)
After MBA, Ambani joined Reliance Company. He was responsible for India Inc's entry into overseas capital markets. In 1997 the 100-year Yankee bond issue was launched under his command. After the split in the Reliance Group, Ambani formed his own company and became Chairman of several of the Reliance entities.
8) Azim H. Premji-(chairman of Western Indian Vegetable Products,WIPRO) He is very successful in software industry as he took up Electrical Engineering at 'StanfordUniversity'. Being the Bill Gates of India,he managed to keep Wipro as one of theleading software industries known all over the world.
9) Ekta Kapoor-(reigning Queen of Indian television)
She is the creative director of Balaji Telefilms and was awarded the startup entrepreneur of the year in 2001 by Ernst & Young. At nineteen she ventured into the TV-serial production arena. Her company Balaji Telefilms has produced over 25 serials which are shown four times a week on different channels.
10) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw-(Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon LTD)
The largest Biotechnology Company in India. Shaw started Biocon in 1978 in a rented garage space. Faced with a variety of problems and challenges since biotechnology was a new field and woman entrepreneur was very rare, Shaw overcame all entrepreneurial barriers and made Biocon a success.
