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write about early indian entrepreneurs

Answer 1

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Indian entrepreneurs: 10 greatest businessmen from history are :

Dhirubhai Ambani (1932 – 2002) Business magnate. ...Ghanshyam Das Birla (1894 – 1983) Shrewd Businessman | Source. ...Ardeshir Godrej (1868 – 1936) ...Govindram Seksaria (1888 – 1946) ...Bhai Mohan Singh (1917 – 2006) ...Jamsetji Tata (1839 – 1904) ...Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904 – 1993) ...Kailash Chandra Mahindra (1894 – 1963)

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Answer 2

Though entrepreneurship in India isn't new, Indian business has come a long way. There are numerous Indian companies listed on the Fortune 500 and a huge number of Indian billionaires.

Aspiring businessmen and women looking for inspiration would do well to study the achievements of India's greatest businessmen. Some on the list are especially inspiring because they managed to make their fortune during British rule when the environment was not conducive for business and particularly for Indian business. The ones who succeeded in that environment went the extra mile to succeed. This list will give you a broad outline of the amazing journey some of these tycoons took.

Let's go back in history and celebrate the achievements of some of these greats.

1. Dhirubhai Ambani (1932 – 2002)


Dhirubhai Ambani is the most famous businessman in all of India. Even a five-year-old knows about him - or at least will recognize his last name. Ambani's journey took him from his life as a student in the dusty lanes of a small village in Gujarat to the major seaport city of Aden and finally to Bombay where he becomes the doyen of the Indian industry.

Though he wanted to continue his studies after finishing school, Dhirubhai could not afford to do so. So, he instead went to Aden, Yemen to earn money and improve his financial condition. In Aden, he worked as a clerk for a trading firm. In those days, Aden was the second-busiest port in the world, and traders from across the world came here for business. He learned the ins and outs of trading and read everything that he could lay his hands on.

When British rule in Yemen came to an end, many Indian expatriates went either to Britain in search of a better life or came back in India. Dhirubhai chooses the latter and started his first business, Majin, with a cousin. He then quickly launched out on his own, founding Reliance Industries in 1966. As of now, the combined fortune of his family tops out at 60 billion dollars, making them one of the wealthiest families in the world. As of 2012, Reliance employs over 85,000 people and is responsible for over 5% of India's tax revenue.

Undoubtedly, he is the most famous Indian businessman of all time.

If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.

— Dhirubhai Ambani

2. Ghanshyam Das Birla (1894 – 1983)
Inheriting his family’s money-lending business, Birla diversified into manufacturing. He moved to Calcutta to establish a textiles business, much to the displeasure of European and British merchants in the area, who did their best to shut Birla’s business down. Birla had to overcome not only resistance from established players but also the biased policies of the British government which discriminated against Bengali traders.

In the 1940s, Birla purchased Hindustan Motors and continued to diversify his business, investing in tea, cement, chemicals, and rayon. He was also the first Indian to found a commercial bank, the United Commercial Bank Limited. Now Aditya Birla group operates in more than 33 countries, employs over 133,000 people and has annual revenues of over $35 billion.

Birla also founded the Birla Engineering College - now the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, which is now one of the nation’s best engineering schools.

3. Ardeshir Godrej (1868 – 1936)