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of the top Hindi dailies. HT online digital in 2001 with the motto: ‘None shall be
media spans Hindustan Times, Livemint, turned away because they can’t pay.’ In
Desimartini, HT Campus and Shine. HT 2021, he expanded his healthcare company,
media also has radio stations – Fever FM, which is now listed on the stock exchange.
Radio Nasha, and Radio One. It also has a 2023 saw the surgeon foray into the
podcast – HT Smart, India’s first podcast health insurance industry. “In all my 33
with AI voices. years back in India the whole discussion
Shobhana Bhartia’s net worth was an was around affordable healthcare and cost
estimated around Rs 74.3 crore in 2023, reduction. But today, any further lowering
and with her relentless determination, of costs in medical procedures will be at
strong leadership skills, and strategic the cost of quality and since we cannot
vision, her journey is nothing short of compromise on the quality but do still
extraordinary. need to make healthcare affordable, the
only option available is affordable health
31 Pawan Munjal, 68, Businessman insurance.” The hope for the country now,
Though the late the doctor reminds us, “is not universal
Brijmohan Lall Munjal healthcare but universal health insurance.”
founded Hero Group,
Pawan Munjal can take 33 Harish Salve, 66, Senior Advocate,
full credit for knocking Supreme Court of India
the ball out of the park. India’s most expensive
Under his leadership, Hero MotoCorp lawyer and the most
achieved the coveted title of World’s No. high-profile one – are
1 two-wheeler company in 2001 and has tags that Harish Salve
successfully retained this position for is used to. Salve has
22 consecutive years. The Company also earned his mettle with
surpassed the milestone of 110 Million cases fought in the Supreme and High
cumulative production and sales in 2023. Courts. He has represented high-profile
Munjal holds executive positions at clients like Mukesh Ambani, Mulayam
industry bodies - Confederation of Indian Singh Yadav, Prakash Singh Badal and
Industry (CII) and the Society of Indian Lalit Modi.
Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). “From Nani Palkhivala, I learnt that
Says Munjal, “Innovation is not a slogan genius is a lot of hard work. It entails
at Hero MotoCorp, it is a way of life in our having the capacity to do what people
organisation.” find boring; that, is where you hone your
attention to detail. Palkhivala taught me
32 Dr Devi Shetty, 69, Doctor, to make excellence an end unto itself. He
Entrepreneur used to say that the measure of how well
Devi Prasad Shetty is you’ve argued in court comes not from
best described as a heart the decision of the court, but from how
surgeon with a heart you personally feel you’ve performed. He
of gold. Shetty set up opened up a whole new dimension of the
Narayana Hrudayalaya world before me,” he says.
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