12 Most Famous IITians Who Became The Captain Of Their Own Ship!

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Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Sundar Pichai is easily one of the most successful businessmen in India.

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Born in Sidlaghatta, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka), NR Narayana Murthy is an Indian billionaire who is the founder of Infosys.

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Born in Bhopal, Raghuram Govinda Rajan is an Indian economist and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

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Born and raised in Delhi, Chetan Bhagat is a bestselling Indian author and columnist, best known for his novels Five Point Someone, Three Mistakes of My Life, and 2 States.

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Born in Siwani in Haryana, Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician and former bureaucrat who is the current chief minister of Delhi.

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Born in Mapusa, Goa, Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was an Indian politician and member of the BJP.

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Born in Delhi, Vinod Khosla is an Indian American billionaire. A venture capitalist, he is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures.

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Born in Muktsar, Punjab, Deepinder Goyal is the co-founder of Zomato, one of the largest food-delivery platforms in India.

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Born in Alwar, Rajasthan, Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor best known for his work in various web series, and his regular appearances as “Jeetu” in various shows at The Viral Fever.

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Born in Afghanistan and brought up in Ludhiana, Bhavish Aggarwal is the co-founder of Ola Cabs, an app-based cab service based in India.

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Born in Malout, Punjab, Rohit Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur who co-founded Snapdeal, an e-commerce company, with Kunal Bahl.

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Born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Biswa Kalyan Rath is a stand-up comedian, writer, and YouTuber.

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12 Most Famous IITians Who Became The Captain Of Their Own Ship!

Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Sundar Pichai is easily one of the most successful businessmen in India.

Sundar Pichai

Born in Sidlaghatta, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka), NR Narayana Murthy is an Indian billionaire who is the founder of Infosys.

NR Narayana Murthy

Born in Bhopal, Raghuram Govinda Rajan is an Indian economist and the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Raghuram Rajan

Born and raised in Delhi, Chetan Bhagat is a bestselling Indian author and columnist, best known for his novels Five Point Someone, Three Mistakes of My Life, and 2 States.

Chetan Bhagat

Born in Siwani in Haryana, Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician and former bureaucrat who is the current chief minister of Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal

Born in Mapusa, Goa, Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was an Indian politician and member of the BJP.

Manohar Parrikar

Born in Delhi, Vinod Khosla is an Indian American billionaire. A venture capitalist, he is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures.

Vinod Khosla

Born in Muktsar, Punjab, Deepinder Goyal is the co-founder of Zomato, one of the largest food-delivery platforms in India.

Deepinder Goyal

Born in Alwar, Rajasthan, Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor best known for his work in various web series, and his regular appearances as “Jeetu” in various shows at The Viral Fever.

Jitendra Kumar

Born in Afghanistan and brought up in Ludhiana, Bhavish Aggarwal is the co-founder of Ola Cabs, an app-based cab service based in India.

Bhavish Aggarwal

Born in Malout, Punjab, Rohit Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur who co-founded Snapdeal, an e-commerce company, with Kunal Bahl.

Rohit Bansal

Born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Biswa Kalyan Rath is a stand-up comedian, writer, and YouTuber.

Biswa Kalyan Rath

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