Jains

The reputation of Jain businessmen for honesty and fair

dealing, together with a simple way of life, stood them
in good stead and many prospered exceedingly.
when Jain businessmen first became involved in the
cotton industry in Ahmedabad they were criticized by
Banias co-religionists
Baniyas have shown their mettle in Jains have a long association with finance and
business and be it Gujarati, UP or commerce and many were well placed to play a leading
Marwari, the Baniya has the will and the role in the economic development of modern India
capabilities to make money in any
s
adverse situation. r hi
INDIAN UNDERSTANDING OF rk a
ma ship a an a
f
ble d
o
n
re
is er ss th ish
You go to any IIT, IIM, Engineering, Medical, Management,
Architecture or any other knowledge- based institution, you’ll come
ORGANISATION ee n Ja in
la ry le a d
.
Nav exemp ideas ble to panies
I n le stabl
e ,
across many Bansals, Aggarwals, Jains, Guptas, Mittals at every tive as a com
nov a
e w l IT lius.
in h u e
level of these institutions and organizations. Have you wondered
c ade, cessf d Int
de o su c n
why? a cea
tw Sp
Info

so he
al f t
a
is o
Family

n e
e most

ia on
values Vaisya o be t h
India.
a i s y as t it y in

. nd ,
V n
evealed essive commu

ya I lly
tu d y r eneurs
As r

ni st ta
p ro g e nt re p r
ically rst promin
e n t
econom

Ba he en
I n d i a's f i
ependent se include
:

ric cid
Pragmatic m e o f in d T h e
Genetic So n i t y.
and is commu

In
Disposition are fr om t h
THE progressive
r s?
SECRET OF a de
BANIYA le
o rn
SUCCESS b
hey
t 1. Walchand Hirachand — founder of Hindustan
Law abiding re Aeronautics Limited, Hindustan Shipyard Limited and 
Money - and A Premier Automobiles
wise conservativ 2. G.D. Birla — founder of the Aditya Birla Group and
e BITS Pilani
Is it their genes or risk 3. Jamnalal Bajaj — founder of Bajaj Auto
ese taking ability that has
o f t h
e h er itage made these communities 4. Dhirubhai Ambani — founder of Reliance Industries

r eat s f or t h successful in their 5. Sahu Jain family — founders of the 

a r e t he th businesses? Times Group (Times of India)

What it i es?
6. Om Prakash Jindal — founder of Jindal Steel
u n 7. R. P. Goenka — founder of RPG Group (Ceat Tyres)
comm 8. Vijaypat Singhania — founder of Raymond Group
9. Venugopal Dhoot — founder of Videocon
10. Subhash Chandra — founder of Essel Group (Zee
Telefilms)
In d ia n c o mm unities could not 11. Sunil Mittal — founder of Airtel/Bharti Enterprises
Why other anci e nt en t
Parsis
sin e ss li k e th e Parsis, Jains and 12. Naresh Goyal — founder of Jet Airways
man a g e m
t a ls of
excel in bu 13. Anil Agarwal — founder of Vedanta Resources n th e m e n
The Parsis are the descendants of the followers of the Zoroastrian sect w e desig the funda
Banias? Can by using
e s?
whose members fled Muslim persecution in Persia in the eighth century. cours mmunitie
co
They have achieved their power and influence without attracting envy and these
prejudice, largely due to a low profile and charitable works. A strong work
n g en tre p reneurs of
ethic and entrepreneurial flair led them to being dubbed the Jews of India. it n ec e s s ary for you d in g to the
Is c co r
y to d o business a Prasanth R.(1020819)
toda ?
he i r c ommunity
values o f t Raj, Anand (1020805)
Rathod, Ranbir (1020822)
Sinha Roy, Moumita(1020837)