Organization: Phatak-Walchand Private Limited Achievement: A true Indian industrialist, Walchand Hirachand Doshi was a successful railway contractor, who had an array of ideas for other businesses as well. Doshi established India’s first modern shipyard, aircraft factory and the first car factory.Walchand Hirachand Doshi (23 November 1882 – 8 April 1953) was an Indian industrialist, founder […]

Organization: Nirma Group Achievement: At the age of 21 he worked as a lab technician and later founded the Nirma Group which was concerned in selling detergent powder. For his achievements as an entrepreneur he was awarded with the honorary doctorate by Florida Atlantic University. He also received the Udyog Ratna award by the FASII

Organization: Hero group Achievement: He started his career in business by manufacturing motor-parts like handle bars, front forks, etc and then founded the Hero Group which has grown to be the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. He was awarded with the Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the year award in 2001.B.M. Munjal (Brij Mohan Lall Munjal)

Organization: Kirloskar Group Achievement: He is the mastermind behind the growth of the Kirloskar Group which was started by his father as a small bicycle business. A postage stamp was released in his honour by Rajiv Gandhi in 1988 and also another memorial postage stamp was released by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003.What had started

Organization: Raunaq Group. Achievement: He was one of the earliest entrepreneurs of independent India who was often known as “The Exporter” due to his inclination towards the export promotion of Indian industry. He also served as the president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.Can you imagine a man with absolutely no money

Organization: Godrej group of companies Achievement: He had a great business vision and started his career as an attendant to a chemist. The Godrej Company founded by him started the business by manufacturing door locks for which he was then known as the lock-master of India. He was the first person to manufacture a soap

Organization: He is an entrepreneur and an Indian serial innovator and made his first invention in the year 1987. He has established more than 85 engineering devices under mechanical innovations. The Pomegranate De Seeder which was invented by him gained a lot of popularity and was also exported to many other foreign countries including the

Organization: Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Achievement: He started his career in construction business during the Second World War and has also served as the Vice-President at the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMDC). He laid the foundation to Indian pharmaceutical industry, Ranbaxy laboratories Ltd. and is known as the founder of India’s first multinational company. He was

Organization: Birla Empire and FICCI Achievement: Known as the doyen of Indian industries, he entered into business field during the time of the First World War. He started his career by setting up Keshoram cotton mill and later founded the Birla Empire. He received the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India in 1957. To

Organization: Tata Airlines Achievement: He was an aviator and India’s first licensed pilot in 1929 and was known as the father of Indian civil aviation. Tata Airlines which was founded by him is presently noticed as India’s National Airline. He was also honoured with the India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1992.JRD Tata

Organization: MRF Tyres Achievement: He started his industrial career with a toy balloon manufacturing unit. He is the first south Indian Industrialist to be honoured with the Padma Shree award. He founded the MRF Company which was manufacturing the tread rubber, later on became the only Indian-owned unit to manufacture the superior extrudent.Unlike many other

Organization: Arvind Mills Achievement: He had to quit his studies at the age of 17 to take over his father’s business and worked as a timekeeper in the textile mill. In 1952 he started Atul limited which was India’s first modern dyestuff manufacturer. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968 by the Indian government.Very

Organization: Kamani EngineeringCorporation (KEC) Achievement: He is an Indian entrepreneur and an industrialist who was the first to start electric power transmission in Asia. He was a pioneer in the railway electrification. His company also received an order from the Indian government to supply electric power transmissions to one of the major Bhakra Nangal Dam

Organization: Yodlee Inc. and Multimedia Laboratory at the University of California Achievement: He is an Indian computer scientist and is currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Amritha University. He received the President of India’s gold medal and is also noticed as a pioneer of research in Multimedia Systems.Dr. Rangan founded and directed the Multimedia Laboratory

Organization: TV Sundaram Iyengar andSons Ltd. group of companies Achievement: He who started off as a lawyer, later quit his job and laid foundation to the first bus- service in the city of Madhurai which then carried on operating several buses and lorries. Madras Auto Service Ltd. founded by him is noticed as one of