Tulsi Tanti
Tulsi Tanti (2 February 1958 – 1 October 2022) was an Indian businessman best known for being the founder and chairman-cum-managing director of Suzlon. He was known as the "Wind man of India" (or India's 'Wind Man'[1]) and was the president of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association apart from being the chairman of ZF Wind Power Antwerpen, the Belgium-based manufacturer of wind turbine gearboxes since May 2006.[2]
Tanti was acknowledged as one of the two richest energy entrepreneurs in the world in 2006,
An engineer by profession, Tanti completed his Graduation in engineering from Birla Vishvkarma Mahavidyalaya, Tanti was originally the owner and manager of a small textile firm; beleaguered by erratic electricity supply, he bought a couple of wind turbines to solve the problem, and eventually branched out into wind power.[6]
Tanti died of cardiac arrest on 1 October 2022, at the age of 64.[7]
References
- ^ Karmali, Naazneen. "Tulsi Tanti, India's 'Wind Man' And Former Billionaire, Dies At 64". Forbes. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "'Wind man of India' Suzlon Energy chairman Tulsi Tanti passes away". Deccan Herald. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ Bureau, BL Mumbai (2 October 2022). "Suzlon founder Tulsi Tanti passes away". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.