From Gautam Adani To Savitri Jindal: How India¡¯s Richest People Started Their Careers

We all know that Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal are among the richest people in India. But can you guess how these billionaires began their careers? Here are the first jobs or businesses of some of India's richest people:

How India¡¯s Richest People Started Their Careers

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1.Gautam Adani

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First job/business: Diamond sorter for Mahendra Brothers in Mumbai

Networth: $79.8 Billion

2.Shiv Nadar

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First job/business: Engineer at Walchand Group's Cooper Engineering (COEP) in Pune

Networth: $35.3 Billion

3.Azim Premji

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First job/business: Took charge of Wipro in 1966 after father¡¯s death

Networth: $11.8 Billion

4.Savtri Jindal

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First job/business: Became chairperson of Jindal group in 2005 after husband's demise

Networth: $29.2 Billion

5.Mukesh Ambani

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First job/business: Started helping his father Dhirubhai Ambani at Reliance industries since 1981

Networth: $111.3 Billion

Also Read: Net Worths Of India's Richest Man Mukesh Ambani's Children & Family

6.Dilip Shanghvi

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First job/business: Helping father¡¯s medicine business in Kolkata

Networth: $23.6 Billion

7.Kushal Pal Singh

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First job/business: Officer in the Indian army

Networth: $18.2 Billion

8.Lakshmi Mittal

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First job/business: Worked at father¡¯s steel mill

Networth: $17 Billion

9.Radhakishan Damani

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First job/business: Trader in ball bearings business

Networth: $16.9 Billion

10.Ravi Jaipuria

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First job/business: Textiles and real estate business in Canada

Networth: $15 Billion

Who Is The Richest Indian At Present?

With $111 billion networth (as per Forbes), Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani is currently the richest Indian as well as Asian. He had overtaken that position from Gautam Adani in February last year.

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