According to an Economic Times report, Jain, often referred to as the world's richest beggar ... Jain’s story is not an isolated one. India’s begging industry is a multi-billion-rupee sector ...

India should do more to tax its super-rich given its high levels of inequality, French economist and author Thomas Piketty ...

Roy's story of overcoming financial hardship to become one of India's richest businessmen only added to his larger-than-life persona. He was born in 1948 into an elite land-holding family in the ...