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Business Tycoons

Tycoons are prominent figure in industries who have amassed substantial wealth and
power while building a business empire. They play a big hand in a country’s economic
development and growth.

Given below are some famous business tycoons of India. Identify them and write
their names using the Help Box.
1. She is the Chairman and Managing

Director of Biocon Limited, India’s
biggest biotechnology company. She
is the richest self-made woman in the
country. _______________

2. He is the founder and Chairman of HCL.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
for his efforts in the IT industry in 2008.
_______________
3. He is the Chairman of the Aditya Birla

Group, which is India’s third largest
business house. Birla inherited the family
empire in 1995 at the age of 28 when his
father Aditya Birla died. _______________

4. He is the Chairman and Managing
Director, Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL) India’s largest private sector
company. He is at the second of India’s
richest lists. _______________

5. He is the owner of several companies,
ranging from parts and aerospace to
thermal energy. He is at the top of
India’s richest list. _______________

6. She is the Chairperson of the Jindal
Group, which has ventures in steel,
power, cement, and infrastructure
Help Box industries. _______________

Shiv Nadar, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Savitri Jindal, Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani,
Kumar Mangalam Birla

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