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Radhakishan Damani Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : April 10, 2020

Short Biography

Radhakishan Damani was born on 15-03-1954 in Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan, India. He is an Indian Businessperson, Entrepreneur & Founder of DMart (a supermarket chain).

Other Name: Radha Kishan Damani
Other Professions: Entrepreneur Founder

Radhakishan Damani Complete Bio & Career

Radhakishan Damani is a famous Mumbai-based entrepreneur and investor. He is a self-made billionaire and is the CEO and owner of India's 3rd largest mega-retail stores’ chain named 'DMart.' He reckons the 1st generation investor named Chandrakant Sampat as his guru and mentor. He has trained himself in such a way that he claims that he has learned the art of dealing with volatile business situations from his mentor. He began his career as a small business trader. He, however met a financial crisis at his own house after his father’s demise made him to become an investor in stock-market. Some of his initial years in the market were spent in speculation and observation. It was during this time that he closely monitored the stock-market strategies which were used by Manu Manek who was then the most prolific market operators of the time.
 
Radhakishan gained a great foothold in the stock-market business after the fall of the tainted Indian stockbroker named Harshad Mehta. It happened during the late 1980s and continued till the early 1990s. He started investing heavily in multinational companies stocks and finally earned the tag of the famous stock-market investors in India. He currently holds stakes in some of the finest companies such as the tobacco firm 'VST Industries,'  'United Breweries,' and 'Blue Dart Express Ltd' among others. Stocks of  'VST Industries,'  'India Cements,' 'Blue Dart' and 'Sundaram Finance,' were among his top gaining stocks. Forbes has ranked him as the 2nd richest person in India in February 2020 with a networth of $17.8 billion. His company Avenue Supermarts has grown immensely since the launch of its IPO in 2017.

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Radhakishan Damani Family, Relatives and Other Relations

His father's name is Late Shivkishanji Damani. He has a brother named Gopikishan. He is married and has 3 daughters including Manjri Chandak who is is the manager of 'DMart.' 

Life's Important Dates Of Radhakishan Damani

Body Measurements

Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper (Half Bald)

Personal Info

Home Town Bikaner
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School N/A
College University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Qualification Colege Dropout
Hobbies Travelling
Marital Status Married
Salary N/A
Net Worth $16 Billion (As of April 2020)
Official Website N/A

Favourites

Favorite Color White
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Politician Narendra Modi
Favorite Actor Amitabh Bachchan
Favorite Place Rajasthan and U.S.
Favorite Food Dal Baati

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Radhakishan Damani

  • The most famous Indian trader and investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala considers Radhakishan his mentor.
  • He is always dressed in crisp white clothes.
  • He dropped out of college to start his career as a businessman.
  • He considers Manu Manek as his mentor who was once the most famous market operator and literally ruled 'Dalal Street' in the decade of the 1980s.

Radhakishan Damani Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

70 years, 9months, 8 days old age Radhakishan Damani will turn 71 on 15 March, 2025. Only 2 months, 19 days, 22 hours,10 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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Radhakishan Damani has celebrated the total number of 70 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph.

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