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,[3] and Suzlon was the largest wind power company in the world by market capitalization. He was in the eighth place in the India's Global Wealth Club List[4] but also made it to the Forbes' list of Billionaire Blowups of 2008.[5]
An engineer by profession, 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.
- ^ Development policy as a way to manage climate change risks. Bert Metz, M. T. J. Kok (2015 ed.). London. 13 February 2015. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-136-56819-0. OCLC 1050521561.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Hiscock, Geoff (2008). India's global wealth club : the stunning rise of its billionaires and the secrets of their success. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. pp. 30, 156. ISBN 978-0-470-82238-8. OCLC 173718757.
- ^ Pratiyogita Darpan. March 2009. p. 1580. ISSN 0974-6390.
- ^ Lama, HRH the Dalai (2011). The Leader's Way : Business, Buddhism and Happiness in an Interconnected World. Laurens van den Muyzenberg. London: Nicholas Brealey Pub. ISBN 978-1-85788-421-0. OCLC 784883396.
- ^ Bureau, BL Mumbai (2 October 2022). "Suzlon founder Tulsi Tanti passes away". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.