Today, as captains of industry, they're the most recognized faces in the country. But what did they look like then, when they were younger, emerging business titans?
Here's a look at some of India's richest men, then and now.
Ratan Tatal
From baby-faced youth (see inset) to chairman of Tata Industries—he's seen here with West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu in Kolkata in 1990, one year before he took over as chairman of the Tata Group—Tata apparently joined the family business to please his ailing grandmother, Lady Navajbai.
Ratan Tatal
Today, the 75-year-old captain of industry and Padmavibhushan winner has been credited with reshaping the fortunes of the group.
Kumar Mangalam Birla
A baby-faced Kumar Mangalam Birla looks pensive as he sits in his Delhi office in 1997, just two years after taking over as chairman of the Aditya Vikram Birla group at age 28.
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