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Yusuf Hamied Biography: Age, Early Life, Cipla, Dollar-a-Day AIDS Drugs, Patents and Legacy
Yusuf Hamied biography: born in 1936, the chairman of Cipla offered AIDS drugs to Africa at a dollar a day in 2001…
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I. G. Patel Biography: Early Life, Economic Adviser, RBI Governor, LSE Director and Legacy
I. G. Patel biography: born in 1924, the economist advised Indian governments for three decades, was Governor of the Reserve Bank and…
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Kasturbhai Lalbhai Biography: Early Life, Arvind Mills, Atul, Institutions of Ahmedabad and Legacy
Kasturbhai Lalbhai biography: born in 1894, the Ahmedabad textile magnate founded Arvind Mills and Atul and helped create IIM Ahmedabad and many…
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Sir Dorabji Tata Biography: Early Life, Tata Steel, Tata Power, India at the Olympics and Tata Trusts
Sir Dorabji Tata biography: born in 1859, Jamsetji Tata's elder son founded Tata Steel and Tata Power, sent India's first team to…
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Laxmanrao Kirloskar Biography: Early Life, India’s First Iron Plough, Kirloskarwadi and Legacy
Laxmanrao Kirloskar biography: born in 1869, he made India's first iron plough, founded the industrial township of Kirloskarwadi and began the Kirloskar…
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Walchand Hirachand Biography: Early Life, India’s First Shipyard, Aircraft and Car Factories, and Legacy
Walchand Hirachand biography: born in 1882, the industrialist founded India's first modern shipyard, first aircraft factory and first car factory, and its…
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Jamnalal Bajaj Biography: Early Life, Gandhi’s Fifth Son, Wardha, Freedom Struggle and Bajaj Group
Jamnalal Bajaj biography: born in 1889, the Wardha businessman who founded the Bajaj group gave his wealth to the freedom movement and…
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G. D. Birla Biography: Early Life, Birla Group, Friendship with Gandhi, BITS Pilani and Legacy
G. D. Birla biography: born in Pilani in 1894, he built one of India's largest industrial groups, financed the freedom movement and…
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G. R. Gopinath Biography: Age, Early Life, Army Career, Air Deccan, Low-Cost Flying in India and Family
G. R. Gopinath biography: born in a Karnataka village in 1951, the former Army captain founded Air Deccan in 2003 and made…
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Arunachalam Muruganantham Biography: Age, Early Life, Low-Cost Sanitary Pad Machine, Pad Man and Awards
Arunachalam Muruganantham biography: the school dropout from Coimbatore invented a low-cost machine for making sanitary pads and inspired the film Pad Man.
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Sajjan Jindal Biography: Age, Early Life, JSW Group, Steel Business, Wife and Family
Sajjan Jindal biography: born in 1959, the son of O. P. Jindal built the JSW Group into one of India's largest steel,…
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Kaushik Basu Biography: Age, Early Life, Economist, Chief Economic Adviser, World Bank and Books
Kaushik Basu biography: born in Calcutta in 1952, the economist served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and as…