Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani,better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. He figured in The Sunday Times list of top 50 businessmen in Asia.Ambani took Reliance Industries public in 1977, and by 2007 the combined fortune of the family was $60 billion, making the Ambanis the second richest family in the world. Ambani died on 6 July 2002.
Jan 23, 1897 – 1945 Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in... read more
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January 6, 1966 Allah-Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.Described as the world’s most... read more
September 28, 1929 Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made... read more
24 November 1961 Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the 1998... read more
