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Gautam Gambhir

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 22:38 by admin

Full name Gautam Gambhir
Born October 14, 1981, Delhi
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Major teams
India, Delhi, Indian Board President's XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

MS Dhoni - The Distruction Man

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 22:35 by admin

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar
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Major teams
India, Asia XI, Jharkhand
Also known as Mahi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Ajit Agarkar

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 20:59 by admin

Full name Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar
Born December 4, 1977, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
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Major teams
India, Middlesex, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Stats
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Shiv Nadar - CEO, HCL

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 06:26 by admin

Shiv Nadar is the Chief Executive Officer of Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL), India's largest infotech conglomerate. He figures in the Forbes list of Indian billionaires.

Originally hailing from Moolaipozhi Village,Trichendur,Tutocorin District, Tamil Nadu, Shiv Nadar moved to Delhi in 1968. He worked as an engineer with DCM Ltd. But the entrepreneur in Shiv Nadar wanted to set up his own business. Therefore, he along with six of his colleagues launched a firm making office products like copiers.

Sunil Mittal - India's Cellular Revolutionary

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:48 by admin

Sunil Mittal can be called as originator of cellular phone revolution in India. He is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group and runs India's largest GSM-based mobile phone service.

Sunil Bharti Mittal's father was an M.P. Sunil did not followed his father's footsteps. After graduating from Punjab University in 1970s, he set up a small bicycle business in Ludhiana in partnership with his friend. By 1979, Sunil Mittal realized that his ambitions could not be fulfilled in Ludhiana, so he moved out to Mumbai from Ludhiana.

MS Oberoi - Father of Indian Hotel Industry

Posted Sat, 07/07/2007 - 05:36 by admin

M.S. Oberoi can be aptly termed as the father of the Indian hotel industry. Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was among the first to recognize the potential of the tourism industry, its ability to contribute to India's economic growth and generate direct and indirect employment. He worked tirelessly to put Indian hotel industry on global tourism map.

GD Birla - Foundation man of Birla

Posted Wed, 07/04/2007 - 21:20 by admin

Ghanshyam Das Birla was the man who laid the foundations of the Birla Empire. G.D. Birla was a multi-faceted personality. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and advised Gandhiji on economic policies. He was the most important pre-Independence contributor to the Indian National Congress. Ghanshyam Das Birla was the founder of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is also popularly known as the builder of Birla Mandirs.

Ekta Kapoor - Soap Queen of Indian Television

Posted Wed, 07/04/2007 - 21:12 by admin

Ekta Kapoor can be aptly called as the reigning queen of Indian television industry. The serials produced by her company Balaji Telefilms are a great hit with the masses and are dominating all the major T.V. channels in India.

Born on June 7, 1975, Ekta Kapoor is daughter of former Bollywood superstar Jeetendra and sister of current Bollywood hero Tusshar Kapoor. Ekta Kapoor did her schooling from Bombay Scottish School and later on joined Mithibai College. She was not interested in academics and on the advice of her father ventured into TV-serial production at the age of 19. And soon she changed the face of Indian television industry and completely dominated it.

BM Munjal - Hero of Automobile Industry!

Posted Wed, 07/04/2007 - 21:06 by admin

Chairman of the Hero Group; Honored with Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2001

B.M. Munjal (Brij Mohan Lall Munjal) is the Chairman of the Hero Group. He is a first generation entrepreneur who started very small and through sheer hard work and perseverance made it to the top. Today, Hero Group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers in the world and Brij Mohan Lal Munjal is the man widely credited with its success.

Bhai Mohan Singh - Doyen of Pharma Industry

Posted Wed, 07/04/2007 - 21:04 by admin

Bhai Mohan Singh can be called as the doyen of pharmaceutical industry in India. He is the founder of pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

Bhai Mohan Singh was born on December 30, 1917 in Rawalpindi district. His father Bhai Gyan Chand was a Hindu and his mother Sunder Dai was a Sikh. Bhai Mohan Singh began his business career in the construction business during the Second World War. His firm bagged a contract to build roads in the North East. After Partition, he left Rawalpindi and settled down in New Delhi.

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