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South Asian Billionaires
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Naresh Goyal
Age:
56
Education: Bachelor's degree
Industry: Aviation
Net Worth: 1.5 b
Founded and built Jet Airways - India's biggest domestic airline.
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Baba Kalyani
Age:
57
Education: Master of Science, MIT
Industry: Engineering
Net Worth: 1.4 b
Runs the Kalyani group. Flagship Bharat Forge is the world's
second-largest forgings manufacturer. |
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Tulsi Tanti
Age:
48
Education: Pace University New York
Industry: Wind energy
Net Worth: 1.4 b
Chairman and managing director Suzlon Energy, which has built Asia's
largest wind farm in southern India and is expanding into
other countries. |
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NR Narayana Murthy
Age:
59
Education: Master of Science, IIT
Industry: Technology
Net Worth: 1.2 b
Philanthrophy: Infosys Foundation
Cofounded and chairs Infosys Technologies - a software
provider. |
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Amar Bose
Age:
77
Education: Bachelor's degree, MIT
Ph.D, MIT
Industry: Manufacturing
Net Worth: 1.2 b
Founded
Bose Corp. 1964. Known for loudspeaker design.
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Uday Kotak
Age:
47
Education: MBA, University of Bombay
Industry: Banking
Net Worth: 1.1.b
Founded and runs Kotak Mahindra Bank. |
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Subhash Chandra
Age:
55
Industry: Media/Entertainment
Net Worth: 1 b
Launched India's first satellite television - Zee TV
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Habil Khorakiwala
Age:
63
Education: M.Sc., Purdue University
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Net Worth: 1 b
Founded Wockhardt - a leading pharmaceutical firm |
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Vijay Mallya
Age:
50
Education: Bachelor's degree, Calcutta University
Industry: Beverages
Net Worth: 1 b
Owns United Breweries group - the world's third-largest spirits
producer by volume. Launched Kingfisher Airline last year. |
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