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Who is India's greatest businessman?

Last updated on: March 10, 2006 14:15 IST
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Some are a rags-to-riches story, others extraordinary minds, yet others possessed of a pioneering spirit that has influenced the lives of millions.

They all have -- or had -- that rare acumen for entrepreneurship that has made them legends in business folklore.

Yes, India [ Images ] too has its share of extraordinary entrepreneurs and wealth creators:

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Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata empire; Dhirubhai Ambani [ Images ], founder of Reliance [ Get Quote ] group; J R D Tata [ Images ], who took the Tata group to unprecedented heights; G D Birla, founder of the Birla group; L N Mittal [ Images ], chairman of the world's largest steel company; N R Narayana Murthy [ Images ], co-founder of Infosys Technologies [ Get Quote ]; Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group; Verghese Kurien , father of India's Operation Flood and former chief of Amul; Ratan Tata [ Images ], who has taken the Tata group even further ; Azim Premji [ Images ], the Wipro [ Get Quote ] czar; Vijay Mallya [ Images ], UB group's flamboyant chairman; Subhash Chandra, founder of the Zee group . . . and many others.

But who among them has had the biggest impact on India? Who do you think is -- or has been -- India's greatest entrepreneur?

Tell us!