Page 10 - Seniors Today - Jan25 Issues

HCL in a garage in 1976 to make calculators
and microprocessors with five friends.
Today, HCL Technologies is among
India’s largest software services providers.
Nadar’s net worth is to the tune of $37
billion.
Kiran Nadar is one of the most influential
names in the art world and is a trustee of
the Shiv Nadar Foundation and the founder
of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. She was
awarded the Padma Shri in 2024 and also
won a bronze medal representing India in
the 2018 Asian Games in the Bridge Mixed
team event.
The Nadars are well known for their
philanthropy and investments in the field
of education.
9 Nita Ambani, 61, Sports, Arts
“Her visionary work
across education,
sports, culture, and
philanthropy has
redefined India’s
presence on the global
stage,” read a post by daughter Isha after
her mother Nita Ambani received an
award.
Ambani’s efforts in the fields of arts, sports
and education have been nothing short of
inspiring and her narrative continues to
be superlative. The lady wears many hats,
successfully, easily and in a true sense—
owns them all!
Nita Ambani says this century belongs
to India and its women. Well said, and
clearly there’s no stopping her.
10. Radhakishan Damani, 70,
Industrialist
That he topped the Hurun India’s Top 200
Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia
for the second year in a row was no
10
surprise. His enterprise
saw a valuation of Rs 3.4
lakh crore, a 44% increase
from the previous year.
This notwithstanding,
Forbes’ list of India’s 100
richest tycoons ranked
Damani and his family sixth on the list
with a net worth of $31.5 billion.
The list recognises the founders of the
most valuable companies created since the
turn of the century, based on the enterprise
value of their businesses.
Damani’s proactive leadership has set the
tone for DMart’s culture, which focuses
on providing an excellent shopping
experience. The company’s customer-
centric strategy has helped it become one
of India’s largest and most successful retail
chains.
What makes this year’s Top 50 list more
inspiring is the men like Damani who from
humble beginnings, have climbed every
mountain to rise to the top.
Damani was born in Mumbai in 1956,
where he was raised in a one-room
apartment. He dropped out of college after
his first year and entered the stock market
as a broker and trader in the late 1980s.
He’s proved y-o-y that he has the mettle
to lead by example; building an impressive
legacy. Today, Damani operates more than
200 DMart-branded stores in 45 Indian
cities.
11 NR Narayana Murthy, 79,
Industrialist, Philanthropist
Last year, NR Narayana
Murthy received the India
Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Chiratae
Ventures Patrick J.
McGovern Awards,