Investor

Radhakishan Damani

The man who shorted Harshad Mehta and won. RK Damani made his name as Dalal Street's legendary bear in the early 1990s, was a major early shareholder in HDFC Bank, then walked away from the market to build DMart, now a ₹1.6 lakh Cr retail empire that changed Indian consumer commerce. DMart has compounded at 30%+ CAGR since its 2017 IPO. Net worth: ~$15 billion (Forbes). One of the greatest wealth creation stories in Indian market history.