This document profiles several famous Indian entrepreneurs who achieved great success through hard work and perseverance rather than inheriting wealth or signing lucrative contracts. It discusses entrepreneurs like Narayana Murthy, who co-founded Infosys Technologies and took it public on NASDAQ; Lakshmi Mittal, the chairman of global steel giant ArcelorMittal; and Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, who is among the world's most powerful women. Other entrepreneurs mentioned include Azim Premji of Wipro, Neelam Dhawan of HP India, Ekta Kapoor in the television industry, Dhirubhai Ambani of Reliance Industries, and Shahnaz Husain,

1. FAMOUS INDIAN
ENTREPRENEURS

2. “A person who sets up a business or
businesses, taking on financial risks in the
hope of profit is an Entrepreneur”
The most famous entrepreneurs from India all have
the same entrepreneurial spirit.
These entrepreneurs did not inherit wealth from their
families, or sign million dollar contracts.
They earned their millions the hard way through hard
work, perseverance, and dedication.

3. NARAYANA MURTHY
o Narayana Murthy is one of
the founders of Infosys
Technologies Limited.
o In 1999, Infosys became
the first Indian company to
be listed on NASDAQ.
o The current turn over of
the company is US$ 8.39
billion.

4. LAXMI NIWAS MITTAL
o Lakshmi Mittal is the
Indian steel mogul who
is the Chairman and
CEO of ArcelorMittal,
the biggest steel
producing company of
the world.
o In 2011, Mittal was
ranked 6th amongst the
world’s richest people
by Forbes.

5. INDRA KRISHNAMURTHY NOOYI
o Indra K Nooyi is an
Indian-American
businesswoman ,who is
currently the Chairman
and CEO of PepsiCo.
o She is one of the
World’s 100 Most
Powerful Women as
ranked by Forbes
magazine.
o She was awarded with
Padma Bhushan, which
is the most prestigious
award of India.

6. AZIM PREMJI
o He is Chairman of Wipro
Technologies which is one
of the largest software
companies in India.
o Today Wipro Technologies
is the largest independent
R&D service provider.

7. NEELAM DHAWAN
o Neelam Dhawan is
presently the Managing
Director of Hewlett-
Packard (HP), India.
o She is an inspiration for
women working in IT
sector.
o She dared to enter the IT
world in early 1980s when
there were just a handful
of women in this industry.

8. EKTA KAPOOR
o She is known as the
reigning Queen of Indian
television.
o She is the creative director
of Balaji Telefilms and was
awarded the startup
entrepreneur of the year in
2001 by Ernst & Young.
o At nineteen she ventured
into the TV-serial
production arena.

9. DHIRUBHAI AMBANI
o He was the first Indian
businessman to realize the
importance of investors
and learn the huge
prospects of the capital
markets.
o He established Reliance
Industries in 1966.
o Today the company
consists of more than
85,000 employees & is the
provider of approximately
5% of India’s Central
Government’s total tax
revenue.

10. SHAHNAZ HUSAIN
o CEO of Shahnaz Herbals
Inc, is a prominent Indian
female entrepreneur best
known for her herbal
cosmetics, particularly
skin care products.
o In 2006 she was awarded
the Padma Shri, a civilian
award by the Government
of India in 2006.
o In 1996 she was awarded
with Success Magazine's
"World's Greatest Woman
Entrepreneur" award.