| Gautam was born in a Gujarati Bania family involved in the textile business. |
| He showed little interest in academics and dropped out of school and university. |
| At 18, he worked as a diamond sorter in Mumbai for two years. |
| He set up his diamond brokerage business in Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar. |
| At the request of his brother, he helped establish a plastic factory in Ahmedabad. |
| He began importing PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC) for plastic manufacturing. |
| In 1988, he founded Adani Export Ltd, focusing on agriculture and power. |
| The company thrived after the economic reforms of 1991. |
| Adani Group developed Mundra port, India's largest private sector port, in 1993. |
| He established Adani Power Ltd, the country's largest private thermal power producer. |
| Gautam is the founder and chairman of Adani Group, an Indian multinational corporation. |
| In 1996, he launched the Adani Foundation for education and rural development. |
| He is married to Priti Adani, a dentist and managing trustee of the Adani Foundation. |
| Priti Adani oversees Adani Vidya Mandir, a school in Ahmedabad. |
| The Adani Foundation received the 3rd Annual Greentech CSR Award in 2014. |
| Gautam Adani's success mantra is focusing on trying rather than on results. |
