India¡¯s Most Eligible Bachelors

Akash Ambani

Age: 22

Family networth: $23.4 billion

The Ambani scion is the oldest of Mukesh and Nita Ambani¡¯s three children. A graduate in Economics from Brown University, USA, the newly-slimmed down Akash has been in the news for taking the lead at Reliance Jio Info Comm Limited (RJIL).

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Kavin & Shravin Mittal

Age: 28

Family networth: $7.6 billion

The twin sons of Bharti Airtel promoter Sunil Mittal are as entrepreneurial as their father. While Shravin works as a manager at Airtel, Kavin works in technology and is the brainchild of the just-launched apps Hike and Hoppr.

(In picture L-R:Shravin Bharti Mittal & Kavin Bharti Mittal)

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Ness Wadia

Age: 43

Family networth: Undisclosed

He might be embroiled in a legal fight with his ex-girlfriend, the actress Preity Zinta, but Ness Wadia, is still an eligible bachelor. He manages the family-owned Bombay Dyeing company and is also managing director of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation.

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Arkesh Singh Deo

Age: 28

Family networth: Undisclosed

Hailing from the royal family of Odisha, former model Deo has turned to politics now. A member of the Biju Janta Dal, Deo is a sitting MP. An heir to the Bolangir dynasty, he studied at Delhi¡¯s St Stephens College and is known for his love of pocket squares.

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Rahul Sharma

Age: 37

Family networth: Undisclosed

A co-founder of the Rs 7,400 crore Micromax Informatics Limited, Sharma is one of India¡¯s most successful young entrepreneurs. He completed a three-year programme at Harvard Business School before returning to India to set up his consumer electronics company in Gurgaon. One of country¡¯s highest tax payers, Sharma reportedly loves his orange Bentley Continental Supersports coupe and Armani and Versace suits.

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Rewant Ruia

Age: 31

Family networth: $10.2 billion

The Stanford-educated scion of the Ruia family, Rewant was recently appointed director of the Essar Group. He¡¯s already gained experience working with the Group¡¯s international businesses and is now being groomed to lead the company. Ruia is also known for his lavish parties ¨C he reportedly flew friends to London for his birthday in March this year.

Jaivardhan Singh

Age: 32

Family networth: Undisclosed

Another royal-turned-politician, Jaivardhan Singh is the Columbia-educated son of Digvijay Singh. A Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh, he¡¯s considered charming and soft spoken and reportedly wants to follow in the footsteps of his icon, Rahul Gandhi.

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