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his successful entertainment and news industry bodies - Confederation of Indian
channels. Even though Zee Entertainment Industry (CII) and the Society of Indian
has inked a merger deal with Sony Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
Pictures, Chandra will continue to be a What next for the company? Premium
force to reckon with in the Indian media. motorcycles will be sold under the ‘Harley’
Interestingly, Chandra began as a rice brand in India. Says Munjal, “Innovation is
trader, but a lot of what he touched worked not a slogan at Hero MotoCorp, it is a way
wonders: Essel Packaging, amusement of life in our organization.”
park Esselworld, etc.
33. Dr Devi Shetty, 68, Doctor,
31. Shobhana Bhartia, 66, Media Baron Entrepreneur
She is Chairperson Devi Prasad Shetty
and editorial is best described as a
director of HT heart surgeon with a
Media. Rebranding heart of gold. Shetty
the publication set up Narayana
into HT – bright, Hrudayalaya in 2001
young media – was with the motto: ‘None
Bhartia’s brainchild. HT is the second-most shall be turned away because they can’t
influential English newspaper in India, pay.’ In 2021, he expanded his healthcare
and Hindustan is one of the top Hindi company, which is now listed on the stock
dailies. HT online digital media spans exchange.
Hindustan Times, Livemint, Desimartini, A big player in the fight against Covid-19,
HT Campus and Shine. HT media also has Dr Shetty’s initiative “Vaccination on
radio stations – Fever FM, Radio Nasha, Wheels” featured Volvo buses with
and Radio One. It also has a podcast – HT refrigeration facility and cold chain,
Smart, India’s first podcast with AI voices. doctors and nurses to reach out to villages
and support as many people as possible
32. Pawan Munjal, 68, Businessman with “the vaccine against death” as he
Though the late terms it.
Brijmohan Lall
Munjal, founded 34. Harish Salve, 66, Senior Advocate,
Hero Group, Supreme Court of India
Pawan Munjal can India’s most
take full credit for expensive lawyer
knocking the ball and the most high-
out of the park. profile one – are tags
After parting ways with Honda in 2011, that Harish Salve is
Munjal led Hero MotoCorp’s global used to.
expansion in over 40 countries across Asia, Salve has earned
Africa, Central and South America and the his mettle with cases fought in the Supreme
Middle East. and High Courts. He has represented
Munjal holds executive positions at high-profile clients like Mulayam Singh
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