Because he is sitting at the helm of five listed media companies with a combined market capitalisation of Rs 12,000 crore, up from Rs 200 crore four years ago. Because his two business TV channels have singlehandedly created a new, controversial but influential segment in the stock market— the anchor investor—that even the former SEBI chairman had to warn against.

Because he has joint ventures with three media behemoths, Viacom, CNBC and Forbes. Because he has now diversified into the movie and the general entertainment industry. Because even as the homeshop operations cross 20 million pages per day, his channels dominate the business broadcast media. Because after acquiring 100 per cent stake in IBN7, he is getting ready to launch one of the world’s premier magazines in India and a business daily in Hindi.