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K. Anji Reddy
Kallam Anji Reddy was an Indian pharmaceutical entrepreneur who founded Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad in 1984, built it into one of India's largest drug companies, and died in 2013.
K. Nityananda Reddy
K. Nityananda Reddy is an Indian pharmaceutical executive who co-founded Aurobindo Pharma with P.V. Ramprasad Reddy in 1986 and serves as its Vice Chairman and Managing Director.
Karsanbhai Patel
Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel is an Indian first-generation founder who started Nirma detergent in 1969 in Ahmedabad, sparking a price war with Unilever, and received the Padma Shri in 2010.
Kirit Doshi
Kirit Doshi is an Indian businessman and promoter of Waaree Energies, India's largest solar module manufacturer, where he plays a key role in project acquisition, development, and execution.
Kunal Shah (કુનાલ શાહ)
Kunal Shah (કુનાલ શાહ) is an Indian fintech entrepreneur and angel investor from Ahmedabad who founded CRED, co-founded FreeCharge, and was named to lead WhatsApp under Meta.
Lahori Zeera
Lahori Zeera is a packaged carbonated cumin soft drink made by Chandigarh-based Archian Foods, founded in 2017 by three cousins and sold at Rs 10 a bottle.
Laurus Labs
Laurus Labs is an Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology company founded in Hyderabad in 2005 by Dr Satyanarayana Chava, known for anti-retroviral APIs, oncology products, and CDMO services, and listed since 2016.
Libas
Libas is an Indian fast-fashion ethnic wear brand led by Sidhant Keshwani, operated by Zivore Apparel Private Limited from Noida, which crossed Rs 1,000 crore in annual run rate in 2026.
Lohia Corp Ltd
Lohia Corp Ltd is a Kanpur-based Indian manufacturer of machinery for woven raffia plastics, founded by Raj Kumar Lohia, which listed on the BSE and NSE in July 2026.
Mahendra Prasad
Mahendra Prasad (1940–2021) was an Indian pharmaceutical entrepreneur and politician who founded Aristo Pharmaceuticals in Mumbai in 1971 and served seven terms in India's Parliament, mostly in the Rajya Sabha.
Malvinder Mohan Singh
Malvinder Mohan Singh (मलविंदर मोहन सिंह) is an Indian businessman who, with his brother Shivinder, sold drugmaker Ranbaxy to Daiichi Sankyo in 2008 for $4.6 billion and promoted Fortis Healthcare.
Manoj Meena
Manoj Kumar Meena is an Indian entrepreneur and electrical engineer who founded Atomberg Technologies in Mumbai in 2012, maker of energy-efficient Gorilla BLDC ceiling fans.
mCaffeine
mCaffeine is an Indian personal care brand based in Mumbai, launched in October 2016, selling skin, body, and hair care products infused with caffeine-bearing ingredients like coffee.
Mohanlal Dayal Chauhan
Mohanlal Dayal Chauhan was an Indian businessman who founded the Parle confectionery business in Vile Parle, Mumbai, in 1929, the company known today as the maker of Parle-G biscuits.
Mohit Jain
Mohit Jain is an Indian entrepreneur who co-founded mCaffeine, a Mumbai-based caffeinated personal care brand launched in 2016, one of five founders, where he led e-commerce.
Motilal Oswal
Motilal Oswal is an Indian chartered accountant who co-founded and chairs Motilal Oswal Financial Services, a Mumbai financial services group started in 1987 with Raamdeo Agrawal.
Murali Divi
Murali K. Divi is an Indian pharmaceutical chemist and entrepreneur who founded Divi's Laboratories in Hyderabad in 1990, now among the world's top suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekani, born 1955, is an Indian technology entrepreneur who co-founded Infosys in 1981 and served as founding chairman of UIDAI, India's Aadhaar identity program.
Narendra Murkumbi
Narendra Murkumbi is an Indian entrepreneur who co-founded Shree Renuka Sugars, one of India's largest sugar and ethanol producers, with his mother Vidya Murkumbi in 1998.
Naresh Goyal (नरेश गोयल)
Naresh Goyal (नरेश गोयल), born in Punjab in 1949, is an Indian entrepreneur who built Jet Airways into India's largest private airline before its 2019 collapse.
Narotam Sekhsaria
Originally a cotton trader from Gujarat, Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria founded Ambuja Cements in 1981 and grew it into one of India's lowest-cost producers before selling it to Holcim.
Narottam Mohanlal Dayal Chauhan
Narottam Mohanlal Dayal Chauhan was an Indian confectioner and businessman who founded the first Parle factory in Vile Parle, Mumbai, in 1929, from which Parle Products grew.
Neeman's
Neeman's is an Indian direct-to-consumer footwear brand founded in 2018 by brothers Taranjeet Singh Chhabra and Amar Preet Singh in Hyderabad, making shoes from merino wool and recycled fibers.
Nikhil Doda
Nikhil Doda is an Indian beverage entrepreneur who co-founded Lahori Zeera in 2017 with his cousins and serves as chief operating officer of the brand.
Nirmal Jain
Nirmal Bhanwarlal Jain (निर्मल जैन) is an Indian first-generation entrepreneur who founded the IIFL financial services group in 1995 and is managing director of IIFL Finance.
Nithin Kamath
Nithin Kamath is an Indian trader and entrepreneur who co-founded the stock brokerage Zerodha in 2010 with his brother Nikhil, pioneering flat-fee discount broking capped at Rs 20 per trade.
Orient Cement
Orient Cement is an Indian cement manufacturer founded in 1979 and listed separately in 2012, a subsidiary of Adani Group's Ambuja Cements since 2025; it sells Birla A1 cement.
P. Rajagopal (பிச்சை ராஜகோபால்) (businessman)
P. Rajagopal, also known as Pitchai Rajagopal, was an Indian restaurateur who founded the Hotel Saravana Bhavan chain and died in 2019 days after surrendering to serve a life sentence for murder.
P. V. Ramprasad Reddy (Aurobindo Pharma)
P. V. Ramprasad Reddy, also known as Ramaprasad Reddy, is an Indian pharmaceutical entrepreneur who co-founded Aurobindo Pharma in 1986, building the Hyderabad company into a leading generic drugmaker; he received the Padma Shri in 2010.
Pankaj Doshi
Pankaj Doshi is an Indian businessman and minority shareholder of Waaree Energies, the Mumbai-based solar module manufacturer, becoming a billionaire with his three brothers after its 2024 listing.