Forbes India — November 17, 2017

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on the covers: Anil Agarwal: Mexy Xavier; Nandan Nilekani: Amit Verma;

Sunder Genomal: Bmaximage; Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Amit Verma

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Contents/ decembeR 29, 2017 ● VoLume 9 ISSue 24

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Richest

IndIans

The

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[q u i c k t a k e s]

15 | Shifting SandS

How fortunes fluctuated with the

changing economic environment

18 | new On the LiSt

Six billionaires debut on the 2017

Forbes India Rich List

19 | the drOpOutS

A variety of factors, including

competition and industry woes, saw

some tycoons fall off the list

20 | trySt with twitter

Leading lights of India Inc use the

microblogging site to share their

views on diverse topics

[o v e r v i e w & t h e l i s t]

22 | a d ifferent reaLity

Despite economic hiccups,

the combined wealth of India’s

100 richest rose to $479 billion

[p r o f i l e s]

46 | diaL data fOr

diSruptiOn

With the success of Jio, Mukesh

Ambani has become the harbinger

of change as his venture ensures

affordable data is available to every

Indian

50 | india’S MineSweeper

Anil Agarwal’s vision and acumen

have made Vedanta Resources the

sixth biggest natural resources

conglomerate in the world (by Ebidta).

Now, his focus is on his philanthropic

initiative

being described as a “billionaire” disappoints anil agarwal of vedanta resources

Harsh Mariwala is pursuing goals beyond

work, particularly that of giving back to society

Nandan Nilekani’s across-the-board popularity

will help him revive Infosys’s fortunes

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