‘India’s Warren Buffet’ Dies Aged 62 Shortly After Airline Launch

© AFP 2023 / PUNIT PARANJPEIndia's newest airline Akasa Air aircraft prepares for take-off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on August 7, 2022
India's newest airline Akasa Air aircraft prepares for take-off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on August 7, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.08.2022
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a stock market trader and chartered accountant, was one of the richest men in India. According to Forbes' real-time billionaires index, he was ranked among the top-500 richest billionaires in the world with a net worth of $5.5Bln.
The sudden death of "India’s Warren Buffet", billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, on Sunday morning has left millions of people shocked.
The veteran investor, known as the Big Bull of Dalal Street [the address of the Bombay Stock Exchange], was suffering from a number of health problems.
Sources told Indian media that Jhunjhunwala was rushed to Breach Candy Hospital in Maharashtra state's Mumbai city at around 6.45am (IST) where he was declared dead on arrival.
The son of an income tax officer, Jhunjhunwala started dabbling in stocks while still in college and started investing on the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1985 with $100.
Jhunjhunwala's business interests read like a phone directory of Indian industry and are remarkable for their diversity, ranging as they did from media to biotechnology and fashion. As well as being chairman of Hungama Digital Media and Aptech, he was also a director of Viceroy Hotels, Concord Biotech, Provogue India, and Geojit Financial Services.
Last week, Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was seen in a wheelchair at the launch of his latest venture, Akasa Air - India's newest budget airline offering flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru and Kochi.
Calling it the end of an era, several celebrities and public figures took to social media to express their condolences to his family, and thanks for his contribution to India's stock market.
© Photo : Twitter‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62 - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.08.2022
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
© Photo : Twitter‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62 - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.08.2022
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
© Photo : Twitter‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62 - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.08.2022
‘India’s Warren Buffet’ veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Passes Away at 62
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