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“Many thought I was a kid, what would I know…

AJAY PIRAMAL,65

Piramal grew the business into a Rs 1,800 crore a year concern later before selling the domestic drug business to Abbott Labs for around Rs 18,500 crore in 2010. The funds helped him diversify into financial services and real estate

Ajay Piramal’s younger days were quite challenging though he was born into an affluent business family that had its roots in Rajasthan. At the age of 14-15, during school holidays, he

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