Rajan Raheja, an industrialist who owns businesses in cement, tiles, and automobiles, sold his company to Radhakishan Damani, one of India's richest man.
The Indian stock market has made several people millionaires. But, there have been some select few who have been able to become billionaires with just successful stock market investing. Investors like Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakishan Damani made thousands of crores of rupees from just stock market investments. Watch this Visual Story to check out 5 most successful Indian traders.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, after battling health problems for a while, passed away in August last year. According to Forbes, the billionaire had amassed a fortune worth an estimated $5.8 billion. As a young investor, Jhunjhunwala found a mentor in Radhakishan Damani at a time when the stock market index Sensex was at 150; it now trades at over 61,000.