For the first time this year, Forbes has added Ramesh Kunhikannan, the founder and director of electronics company Kaynes Technology, to its Billionaires List 2024. With a net worth of 1.2 billion dollars (about ₹ 10 thousand crores), he is ranked 2481 on this list.
Keynes has now entered the group of those who are the richest in the world, which also includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Gautam Adani, and Mukesh Ambani. After Chandrayaan 3's success in August 2023, 60-year-old Kunhikannan became a billionaire.
In Chandrayaan, Kunhikannan was crucial to the supply of electronic systems.
Ramesh Kunhikannan supplied the electrical equipment that ran Chandrayaan's lander and rover, which was a major contribution to India's Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The mission's successful August 2023 lunar landing was made possible by the supply of this electronic system.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission, spearheaded by ISRO, was allocated roughly ₹615 crore in funding. With Chandrayaan-3's achievement, Kunhikannan's 64% interest in Kynes Technology has grown, with the company's shares up over 50%.
In 1988, Kunhikannan established Kaynes Technology.
Kunhikannan graduated from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. In 1988, he established Kaynes Technology to manufacture electronics. In 1996, Savita Ramesh, his wife, became a member of the corporation and is currently the chairman.
On July 14, the launch marked the beginning of the trip to the moon.
On July 14, 2023, at 2:35 p.m., the Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission. An LVM3-M4 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, launched Chandrayaan into space.
For the first time this year, Forbes has added Ramesh Kunhikannan, the founder and director of electronics company Kaynes Technology, to its Billionaires List 2024. With a net worth of 1.2 billion dollars (about ₹ 10 thousand crores), he is ranked 2481 on this list.
Keynes has now entered the group of those who are the richest in the world, which also includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Gautam Adani, and Mukesh Ambani. After Chandrayaan 3's success in August 2023, 60-year-old Kunhikannan became a billionaire.
In Chandrayaan, Kunhikannan was crucial to the supply of electronic systems.
Ramesh Kunhikannan supplied the electrical equipment that ran Chandrayaan's lander and rover, which was a major contribution to India's Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The mission's successful August 2023 lunar landing was made possible by the supply of this electronic system.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission, spearheaded by ISRO, was allocated roughly ₹615 crore in funding. With Chandrayaan-3's achievement, Kunhikannan's 64% interest in Kynes Technology has grown, with the company's shares up over 50%.
In 1988, Kunhikannan established Kaynes Technology.
Kunhikannan graduated from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. In 1988, he established Kaynes Technology to manufacture electronics. In 1996, Savita Ramesh, his wife, became a member of the corporation and is currently the chairman.
On July 14, the launch marked the beginning of the trip to the moon.
On July 14, 2023, at 2:35 p.m., the Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission. An LVM3-M4 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, launched Chandrayaan into space.
The 41st day after launch saw the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon.
On the forty-first day after launch, August 23, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the Moon. India did this to become the first nation to set foot on the Moon's South Pole. Following Chandrayaan-3's arrival at the South Pole, PM Sir Namaskar was quoted by ISRO Chief S. Somnath. We've touched down gently on the moon. India is located on the lunar surface. Uncle Chanda is currently living not too far from home.
For the first time, Ramesh Kunhikannan is listed among Forbes' Billionaires: had provided Chandrayaan 3 with an electrical system; this increased their net worth to ₹ 10 thousand crores.