Eminent personalities

Shashi Ruia

Born: 23 December 1943Died: 25 November 2024, MumbaiKnown for: Founder and Chairman of the Essar Group Starting out Shashi Ruia began his career in the family business in 1965 under the guidance of his father, Nand Kishore Ruia. In 1969, together with...

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Gautam Singhania

Born: 9 September 1965Known for: Chairman and Managing Director of the Raymond Group Family and early career Gautam Hari Singhania was born into the Singhania industrial family, the son of Vijaypat Singhania. He joined the family's JK Group in 1986 and later...

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Kishore Biyani

Born: 9 August 1961, MumbaiKnown for: Founder of Future Group, Pantaloons and Big Bazaar Early career Kishore Biyani was born into a Marwari trading family in Mumbai. He started by selling fabric and ready-made trousers, and in 1987 set up the company...

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Rahul Bajaj

Born: 10 June 1938, CalcuttaDied: 12 February 2022, PuneKnown for: Chairman of the Bajaj Group for nearly five decades Early life Rahul Bajaj was the grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, the founder of the Bajaj Group and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi....

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Ghanshyam Das Birla

Born: 10 April 1894, Pilani, RajasthanDied: 11 June 1983Known for: Laying the foundations of the Birla group; a founder of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Early life Ghanshyam Das Birla was born in Pilani in the Shekhawati...

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Lakshmi Mittal

Born: 15 June 1950, Sadulpur, Churu district, RajasthanKnown for: Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal, one of the largest steel makers in the world Early life Lakshmi Niwas Mittal was born into a Marwari Agarwal family in Sadulpur, in the Churu district of Rajasthan....

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