Dhirubhai Ambani: A novel about a petrol pump attendant creating themost powerful Indian business group would have been laughed off. But Dhirubhaidid it, and changed Indian business for ever.
Adiyta Vikram Birla: The man who, long before "globalisation".created an empire across Asia.
Subhash Chandra: Media mogul who came out of nowhere to change the wayyou watched television, mixing street smartness with financial wizardry.
N.R. Narayana Murthy: The soft-spoken computer engineer whocreated India's most-loved company and a new work culture, churning outmillionaires by the dozens, and setting new benchmarks for honest financialdisclosures.
Rahul Bajaj: Inherited Bajaj Auto at the age of 28, he built aworld-class giant and then re-invented it when competition arrived.
M.S. Oberoi: Starting life as a humble clerk at a Shimla hotel, hebuilt a proud hotel empire.
Verghese Kurien: Combative visionary who made India self-sufficient inmilk and edible oils and created the largest Indian consumer non-durable brand:Amul.
O.P. Munjal: This post-partition refugee fought all odds to build onof the world's largest bicycle companies and then repeated the successwith Hero Honda motorcycles.
Sabeer Bhatia: Entrepreneur who invented free Net-based mail,and sparked a revolution. He proved that big ideas make big boys bow to you,whatever your colour.
