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There are several success stories involving people from India and associated to India as well, and this section will be an ever-evolving one. The most prominent examples the world has seen are Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore (1913 Nobel Prize in Literature) and numerous other scientists and technicians like Dr Abdul Kalam, unfortunately all of whom cannot be mentioned. Sadly, today the only way to rank success is on the basis of financial achievements. Members of Forbes magazine's annual ranking of India's 40 richest businesspeople are worth a collective $170 billion, up from $106 billion last year, as of 16 November 2006. India's top ten, worth $112 billion, account for two-thirds of that wealth. The rankings include 36 billionaires, nine more than last year. India's hot stock market, up 39% this year, and its robust real estate market helped swell most fortunes. The most prominent Indians, as they appear in Forbes 500
Note: As of 8 November 2005, three Indian business-women have made it to the Fortune magazine's list of 50 World’s most powerful women in international business. 52-year-old Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon was ranked 44 in the list. ICICI Bank Executive Director Chanda Kochhar, 43, has been ranked 47. The third Indian women in the list is Vidya Chhabria, Chairman of the Jumbo Group, is at 49.
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Fast Facts: - Over a hundred Indians are worth over millions of dollars around the world. - Three Indians rank amongst the 500 richest Americans. |
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