The Hurun India rich list 2017 has been released in which Baba Ramdev owned Patanjali Ayurved's managing director and Chief Executive Officer Acharya Balkrishna has made his place among top 10 richest Indians. He has secured the eighth spot in the Hurun India rich list 2017.

Hurun said “Balkrishna, CEO of Patanjali and childhood friend of Ramdev, is now among the top 10 rich people in the country. Damani, the new retail king, of D-Mart is the biggest gainer with wealth increase of 320 percent. The blockbuster listing of Avenue Supermarts also added eight new entries in the rich list,” 

Balkrishna Last year was at the 25th spot and also was named in the Forbes 100 richest Indians. The chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited Mukesh Ambani has climbed to top 15 in the Hurun global rich list for the first time. The biggest gainer (321 percent) was Damani, the 62-year-old chairman of Avenue Supermarts, followed by Anurag Jain and family of Endurance Tech with a rise of 286%.

Hurun India Rich List, a list of the richest people in India with a cut-off at INR 1,000 Cr. This is the sixth year of the list.

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