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Shiv Nadar ....the 'rich o rich'

People who know Shiv Nadar call him Magus,
Persian for wizard. His wizadry was evident in the
way Shiv Nadar (53) worked his way. He transformed HCL corporation one of the top most firms making computers and office equiment.

Moving to Delhi from Tamil Nadu in 1968, Shiv Nadar worked as an engineer with DCM Ltd. Keen on starting on his own he made six of his colleagues to join him to launch a firm making office products like copiers. Into the vacuum created by IBM quitting Indian HCL stepped in to supply computers and by 1982, HCL came out with its first computer.

Now over 80% of HCL's revenues are from computers and office equipment. While concentrating on growth at home, HCL has also been spreading its reach overseas. Its Singapore subsidiary, Far East Computers, recently achieved a breakthrough in imaging technology, which, among other applications,enables computers to read handwritten tax returns.Singapore's Internal Revenue Service uses Far East software.

In the U.S, a software subsidiary, HCL America, has reaped rich benefits by taking advantage of global time zones. Every morning, the company's Madras office receives software assignments from the U.S, just after work stops there for the night. A team of Indian engineers, with salaries much lower than those of their American counterparts, complete the jobs and modem them back in the evening.

Far East and HCL America account for almost 20%
of HCL Corp.'s annual revenues. Once he makes up his mind about a project, he picks a team, then leaves it alone to get on with the job. In February 1997, TIME magazine wrote: "The world has caught up with Nadar's vision of a networked future, and the results are shaking up enterprises, economies and government around the world". He attributes the Group's success to teamwork and the entrepreneurial spirit, which together have enabled it to handle rapid change in environments and technologies, and to transform threats into opportunities.

The list of the Richest Indians list is as follows...with their rankings in the Forbes' list.

Name	Rank	Net worth	Source
Azim Hashim Premji	177	2.8 bn	Wipro Group (Infotech)
Lakshmi N Mittal	255	1.9 bn	LNM Group (Steel)
Dhirubhai Ambani	395	1.2 bn	Reliance Group (Petrochemicals, Textiles)
Shiv Nadar	412	1.2 bn	HCL Group (Infotech)
Kumar Mangalam Birla	428	1.1 bn	Birla Group (Textile, Aluminium, Finance etc)
Adi Godrej	445	1 bn	Godrej Group (Consumer Goods, Furniture, Machine Tools etc)
Hinduja brothers	450	1 bn	Hinduja Group (Transport, Trading, Banking and Finance etc)

All figures in US Dollars

Shiv Nadar

Bio-Data

Name: Shiv Nadar

Age   : 53

Marital Status: Married

Net Worth : $(US) 1.2 billion

Company : HCL Group(Infotech)

Based at : Delhi,USA