4. Sunil Mittal
52, INDUSTRIALIST
 

Colour Code: Blues in the day, black at night and bold and vibrant hues on Sundays and holidays.

Currently Reading: India’s Century by Kamal Nath.

A Book He Loved: The Blair Years by Alastair Campbell.

Idea Of Winding Down: Going to a remote place. For the New Year, it was a village in Thailand.

Social Mantra: “Can we create a lighthouse here?”

Unlike Other Magnates: He chooses to fly commercial when he travels abroad or to major metros.
 
CELL KING

Because in a highly competitive market, he runs India’s largest telecom company. Because he has taken his subscriber base from 39 million to 65 million in the last one year. Because he continues to be the face of the Indian telecom revolution, even if the industry is riven down the middle between GSM and CDMA players.

Because the market capitalisation of Bharti Airtel is the highest among telecom companies at over $40 billion. Because the group’s revenues will touch Rs 30,000 crore and net profits will hit Rs 7,000 crore by the end of this month. Because his retail ventures with Wal-Mart will kick off by April. Because by initiating a project to build 1,000 schools for the girl child across India, he has shown that big business has its ear to the ground. Because he is battling an Ambani in every business he is in.
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