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Dhirubhai Ambani
Reliance · Chorwad, Gujarat
Sold his last suit to come back to Bombay with ₹500. Built India's largest private empire and put the share market in middle-class hands.
Daring scaleCapital-market innovationWorker-to-tycoon
Company
Reliance
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 1958Returned from Aden with ₹500. Started Reliance Commercial.
- 1977IPO that retail-investor-ized India.
- 1991Liberalisation — Reliance scaled into petrochemicals.
- 2002Passed away. Two sons inherited.
Struggles
License Raj fought him at every turn. SEBI investigations. Bombay Club's hostility.
Family
Two sons: Mukesh and Anil — split the empire. Wife Kokilaben unified the family.
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Around the web
External references & backlinks.
- ↗wikipedia.orgDhirubhai Ambani on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comReliance — official site
- ↗news.google.comDhirubhai Ambani in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comReliance on Crunchbase
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The full story
Dhirubhai Ambani, in 1 chapters.
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The story
Sold his last suit to come back to Bombay with ₹500. Built India's largest private empire and put the share market in middle-class hands.
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