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Tulsi Tanti

Indian businessman (1958–2022)

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') 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

From Wikipedia’s article on Tulsi Tanti (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 2, 1958, died Oct 2, 2022.¹

About

Tanti was acknowledged as one of the two richest energy entrepreneurs in the world in 2006, 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 but also made it to the Forbes' list of Billionaire Blowups of 2008. In 2009, he had been awarded the Champions of the Earth award by UNEP in the Entrepreneurial Vision category.

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.

Tanti died of cardiac arrest on 1 October 2022, at the age of 64. After his demise Vinod R Tanti is the chairman and Girish Tanti is the Vice Chairman of Suzlon [1]

From Wikipedia’s article on Tulsi Tanti, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Suzlon EnergyFounder¹⁰

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Suzlon Energy³

Personal life

BornFeb 2, 1958, Rajkot⁵
CitizenshipIndia⁶
ResidencePune⁷
Children2⁸

Awards

Date not recorded'Asia’s Most Promising Leader Award' by Ibrands, Dubai⁹
Date not recorded'Champion of the Earth' by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2009⁹
Date not recorded'Entrepreneur of the Year 2006' by Ernst & Young⁹
Date not recorded'Global New Energy Business Leader Award' by China Energy News⁹
Date not recorded'Hero of the Environment' by TIME magazine for his contribution to raising awareness and initiating action on global climate change⁹
Date not recorded'World Wind Energy Award' by World Wind Energy Association⁹
Date not recordedCanada India Foundation ("CIF") Chanchlani Global Indian Award⁹
Date not recordedThe CNBC TV18 'India Business Leader Award’⁹

Sources

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WikidataTulsi Tanti on Wikidata
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WikipediaTulsi Tanti on Wikipedia
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: Founded Suzlon Energy, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataTulsi Tanti: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSuzlon Energy, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsTulsi Tanti photo by Shimansh, CC BY-SA 3.0