Dhirubhai Ambani To Gautam Adani: What Were The First Jobs Of India's Billionaires

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Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance Industries, now a leading Indian company. His first job was at a gas station in British-ruled Yemen, earning a mere Rs. 300

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Sudha Murthy, one of India's richest women, was the first female engineer hired by Tata Motors (TELCO). She challenged Tata's policy against hiring women engineers

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Ratan Tata started his career at Tata Steel, managing shop floor operations. He later received a high-paying offer from IBM but chose to return to TELCO as a trainee

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Biocon, began her career as a brewer in Australia. Upon returning to India, she faced gender discrimination in the brewing industry

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Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, started her career as a business consultant at a British textile firm at the age of 18

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Gautam Adani's first job was sorting diamonds for Mahendra Brothers. After gaining experience, he started his own diamond trading business in Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar

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