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YearEnder 2021: 8 Indians who became billionaires this year - In Pics

New Delhi: 2021 saw many new Indians becoming billionaires. From Nykaa’s CEO Falguni Nayar to Polycab India’s CMD Inder Jaisinghani, a score of Indians turned into billionaires in the past 365 days.

Here’s a brief list of Indians who became billionaires in 2021:

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Updated:Dec 25, 2021, 03:32 PM IST

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Inder Jaisinghani

Inder Jaisinghani is the Chairman and Managing Director of Polycab India. He has entered the Forbes Billionaire List in India in 2021 with a net worth of $3.6 billion. He was ranked 57 on the list.

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Falguni Nayar

Falguni Nayar is the latest to become an Indian billionaire. The Nykaa CEO turned into a billionaire with the recent stellar IPO debut of the fashion-focused e-commerce platform. According to Bloomberg, she holds a wealth of about $6.5 billion.

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Arvind Lal

Arvind Lal, the Chief Managing Director, of Lal PathLabs, also made it to the Forbes Billionaire List for the first time in 2021. Lal’s current wealth stands at $2.55 billion, and he was ranked 87 on the list.

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Ashok Boob

For the first time, MD of Clean Science and Technology, Ashok Boob, made it to Forbes Billionaire List in 2021, with a total wealth of about $2.05 billion. He stood at 93rd position among Indian billionaires.

Image Credits: Forbes/Clean Science

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Deepak Mehta

Deepak Mehta, the Chairman of Deepak Nitrite, also saw a jump in his fortune after the company’s stock made an impressive rally in 2021. According to Forbes, his net wealth stands at about $2.05 billion.

Image Credits: EY

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Bajranglal Taparia

Supreme Industries’ Chairman Bajranglal Taparia also turned into a billionaire in 2021 with a net wealth of about $1.95 billion. On the Forbes India billionaire List, he was ranked at 99.

Image Credits: Forbes/Supreme Industries

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Yogesh Kothari

Yogesh Kothari, the managing director of Alkyl Amines Chemicals, joined the Forbes Billionaire List in 2021. With a wealth of about $1.94 billion, he was ranked at the 100th position.

Image Credits: Forbes

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Anand Deshpande

Persistent Systems founder and chairman Anand Deshpande is also one of the latest Indians to become a billionaire in 2021. Deshpande’s net worth is currently close to $1 billion.