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INVESTING-THE RAKESH JHUNJHUNWALA WAY! ,/b>
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala, aka the Big Bull of Dalal Street and India's Warren Buffet, or simply RJ, has several firsts to his credit.
RJ was India's first professional investor to break into the Forbes Global Billionaires list. He was India's first investor to sign the global philanthropy pledge initiated by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. He was also a rare breed of 'asset-class agnostic' investors who profited from investments in listed equities, private equity, trading and Bollywood films. Further, unlike his notorious 'Big Bull' predecessors-Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh- RJ abided by the law in letter and spirit and maintained a stellar reputation.
The portfolio of RaRe Enterprises, the investment firm RJ founded, grew since its inception to RJ's demise by a whopping 62% annually, the second highest among global investment firms.
In Investing the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Way, analyst and banker Nandini Vijayaraghavan systematically deciphers RJ's investments in multiple asset classes and reveals his recipe for stupendous success. The book analyses RJ's personality and personal life, India's sociopolitical and business environments, and the many characters in his inspiring journey.
Through never-before-seen interviews with RJ's wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala, nephew Vishal Gupta, his school and college mate and banker Uday Kotak, colleagues at RaRe Enterprises Utpal Sheth, Amit Goela and Rajeev Agarwal, and fellow investor Ramesh Damani, the former MD of RJ's most successful investment, Titan Industries, Bhaskar Bhat, and film- maker Balki, this is the first book offering a balanced perspective on the man, his investments and the myth-for seasoned, novice, institutional and retail investors alike.
About the Author
Born and raised in Chennai, Nandini Vijayaraghavan is a Singapore-based analyst and banker. She holds master's degrees in economics and finance from Tufts University and London Business School, respectively, and is a CFA charter holder. Her columns on finance and economy have appeared in BusinessLine, The Hindu, Economic & Political Weekly, Mint and Financial Express. Nandini blogs at www.litintrans.com.
INVESTING-THE RAKESH JHUNJHUNWALA WAY! ,/b>
Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala, aka the Big Bull of Dalal Street and India's Warren Buffet, or simply RJ, has several firsts to his credit.
RJ was India's first professional investor to break into the Forbes Global Billionaires list. He was India's first investor to sign the global philanthropy pledge initiated by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. He was also a rare breed of 'asset-class agnostic' investors who profited from investments in listed equities, private equity, trading and Bollywood films. Further, unlike his notorious 'Big Bull' predecessors-Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh- RJ abided by the law in letter and spirit and maintained a stellar reputation.
The portfolio of RaRe Enterprises, the investment firm RJ founded, grew since its inception to RJ's demise by a whopping 62% annually, the second highest among global investment firms.
In Investing the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Way, analyst and banker Nandini Vijayaraghavan systematically deciphers RJ's investments in multiple asset classes and reveals his recipe for stupendous success. The book analyses RJ's personality and personal life, India's sociopolitical and business environments, and the many characters in his inspiring journey.
Through never-before-seen interviews with RJ's wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala, nephew Vishal Gupta, his school and college mate and banker Uday Kotak, colleagues at RaRe Enterprises Utpal Sheth, Amit Goela and Rajeev Agarwal, and fellow investor Ramesh Damani, the former MD of RJ's most successful investment, Titan Industries, Bhaskar Bhat, and film- maker Balki, this is the first book offering a balanced perspective on the man, his investments and the myth-for seasoned, novice, institutional and retail investors alike.
About the Author
Born and raised in Chennai, Nandini Vijayaraghavan is a Singapore-based analyst and banker. She holds master's degrees in economics and finance from Tufts University and London Business School, respectively, and is a CFA charter holder. Her columns on finance and economy have appeared in BusinessLine, The Hindu, Economic & Political Weekly, Mint and Financial Express. Nandini blogs at www.litintrans.com.
368 pages, Hardcover
Published December 8, 2025
About the author
Nandini Vijayaraghavan
9 books25 followersNandini Vijayaraghavan is a Director in a multi-national financial services company conducting research on Asia Pacific corporates. Nandini is passionate about translating Tamil works of literature into English and widening the readership of Tamil fiction.
Nandini's first publication is an English translation of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's Tamil classic, Sivakamiyin Sabadham (Sivakami's Oath). This is a four-volume novel, the book and Kindle versions of which are available on Amazon and Flipkart.
She holds postgraduate degrees in Economics and Finance from Tufts University and London Business School respectively and is a CFA charter holder. Nandini is an Indian citizen living in Singapore.
Please mail your feedback, bulk orders, requests for book reading sessions, translation & collaboration ideas etc at admin@litintrans.com.
Nandini's first publication is an English translation of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's Tamil classic, Sivakamiyin Sabadham (Sivakami's Oath). This is a four-volume novel, the book and Kindle versions of which are available on Amazon and Flipkart.
She holds postgraduate degrees in Economics and Finance from Tufts University and London Business School respectively and is a CFA charter holder. Nandini is an Indian citizen living in Singapore.
Please mail your feedback, bulk orders, requests for book reading sessions, translation & collaboration ideas etc at admin@litintrans.com.
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March 26, 2026
Two stars because the author spoke to RJ’s friends and family. Every other thing masqueraded as research is worse than a days work with Claude. Transcripts of YouTube videos printed verbatim as conversation; a few books here and a few google searches there is all it is. More information is publicly available on the tribute people and friends paid to the legend when he passed away than what is presented here. Everything else is just some mediocre financial analyst trying to calculate CAGRs everywhere while pasting Wikipedia history of various stocks he owned.
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