Beyond Business Dynasties: 7 Diverse Journeys Of India's Top Earners

Kushal Pal Singh

First employment: Indian Army officer; net worth: $18.2 billion

Dilip Shanghvi

First employment: Assisting father in his Kolkata medical company; Valuation: $23.6 billion

Azim Premji

First employment/business: After fathers death in 1966, took over Wipro; Net worth: $11.8 billion

Shiv Nadar

First employment/business: Pune-based Cooper Engineering (COEP), a division of the Walchand Group; $35.3 billion is his net worth.

Savtri Jindal

First position/business: after husbands death in 2005, became chairman of Jindal Group; net worth: $29.2 billion

Gautam Adani

First employment/business: Mahendra Brothers in Mumbai, where I sorted diamonds; net worth: $79.8 billion

Mukesh Ambani

First employment/business: Began assisting father Dhirubhai Ambani at Reliance Industries in 1981; approximately $111.3 billion in net worth