Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani is an Indian billionaire investor

business magnate and the founder of Avenue Supermarts Limited

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He also manages his portfolio through his Investment firm, Bright Star Investments Limited

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According to Forbes, as of October 2023, he is ranked as the 8th richest person in India and 98th richest person in the world

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Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani was raised in a Maheshwari Marwari Hindu family in single room apartment in Mumbai

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He studied commerce at the University of Mumbai but dropped out after one year

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After the death of his father who worked on Dalal Street, Damani left his ball bearing business and became a stock market broker and investor

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Damani was reportedly the largest individual shareholder of HDFC Bank after it went public in 1995

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