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] 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.[6]
Tanti died of cardiac arrest on 1 October 2022, at the age of 64.[7] After his demise Vinod R Tanti is the chairman and Girish Tanti is the Vice Chairman of Suzlon [1]
^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.
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