In a world where integrity purportedly counts for naught, Azim Hasham Premji symbolizes just that.
The 55-year-old Wipro chairman made international waves in 2000 ever since his group became a Rs 3,500-crore empire with a market capitalization exceeding Rs 500,000 million!
If any stargazer had been foolish enough to predict in 1966 that a 21-year-old Indian at Stanford University would one day achieve all this, he'd have been laughed out of business.
At that juncture, Premji was forced to discontinue his engineering studies in the States due to the untimely death of his father.
Returning to India to take charge of a cooking oil company, the youth infused new life into the family's traditional mindset and trade.
Despite all the success, the media-shy Premji maintained a low profile, letting his work do all the talking.
Until early last year the media broke the story that Azim Premji had become the second-richest man in the world…
In spite of his billions, however, he still travels economy class and stays in budget hotels.
The 55-year-old Wipro chairman made international waves in 2000 ever since his group became a Rs 3,500-crore empire with a market capitalization exceeding Rs 500,000 million!
If any stargazer had been foolish enough to predict in 1966 that a 21-year-old Indian at Stanford University would one day achieve all this, he'd have been laughed out of business.
At that juncture, Premji was forced to discontinue his engineering studies in the States due to the untimely death of his father.
Returning to India to take charge of a cooking oil company, the youth infused new life into the family's traditional mindset and trade.
Despite all the success, the media-shy Premji maintained a low profile, letting his work do all the talking.
Until early last year the media broke the story that Azim Premji had become the second-richest man in the world…
In spite of his billions, however, he still travels economy class and stays in budget hotels.