Top 5 Indians Who Are Successful Even Without A College Degree.
Recently, the newly appointed human resource development minister Smriti Irani was in the midst of raging controversy due to her educational background. However, the HRD minister sought to settle the matter by appealing her critics to judge her through her work. Irani is not the only person to achieve success in spite of her incomplete education. Here is a list of top 5 Indians, who have attained laurels despite not completing their graduation.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar is a greatest cricket icon of our generation. Well-known as 'God of Cricket', Sachin is the only player, who has scored the perfect 100 international centuries, the only batsman to make 30,000+ runs in the international cricket and the first Indian to have scored 50,000+ runs in all cricket forms. Despite his poor performance in academics, this Mumbaikar with sheer hard work and diligence coupled with unfathomable talent has created history in the cricket arena.
2. Gautam Adani
This billionaire from Ahmadabad is often compared to the legendary Industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani. Although he enrolled at the Gujarat University, he dropped his studies to establish a colossal multi-billion dollar business empire. The Adani Group has its presence in oil gas exploration, coal mining trading, gas distribution ports, generation transmission of power etc. His limited education background has never been a hindrance in his success. He is one of the richest man in India today and according to Forbes, his net-worth is around 6 billion dollars, which is indeed an unbelievable triumph for a college dropout, isn't it?
3. Subhash Chandra Goel
This Indian Media Mogul dropped out of class 12 to start a vegetable oil unit at the age of 19. He started exporting food grains and in 1981, he entered the packaging business under the brand Essel Packaging. He set up Essel World in the year 1988 in Mumbai, which as one of its kind in the country. His bouquet of business ventures includes television networks, cable systems, satellite communications, education, flexible packaging, family entertainment centres, infrastructure development, online gaming etc. Credited with incredible business astuteness, Mr. Subhash Chandra has charted tremendous growth and success, unmatched in business history.
4. P.N.C. Menon
PNC Menon, an NRI, established Sobha Developers, a Bangalore-based construction company. According to Forbes Magazine, Mr. Menon ranks 897 in the list of World Billionaires. His net worth is estimated to be 1.25 billion dollars. Menon faced tough times as a child because he lost his father at a young age. He dropped out of college in Thrissur, to pursue an interior decoration business and the rest is history.
5. Vinod Goenka
The co-founder and Managing Director of DB Reality, (India's biggest real estate firms) Mr. Vinod Goenka is one among the billionaires in India. According to the Forbes Magazine, his net-worth is 1.18 billion dollars. Vinod Goenka is one among the college dropouts, who attained new heights in his business ventures.
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