The British ruled India for almost 200 years. As oppression has continued in these two hundred years, so has looting. Many valuables of the country have been lost to India. However, times have changed. The wheel of time always turns. The proof of that has been found once again. The richest person in Britain who once ruled India is an Indian.
Whose total assets are more than the Queen of Britain. Who is he?
An Indian is at the top of the list of the richest people in the world in 2025 by Time Magazine. Gopichand Hinduja and the Hinduja family are at the top of the Times Rich List 2025. The total assets of this family are 33.67 lakh crore rupees. Gopichand is currently 85 years old.
The Hinduja family has also left behind the David and Simon families who are in second place. The Hindujas have assets of more than 8 thousand crore rupees from this family. The Hinduja Group, a giant in the trucking, lubricant, banking and cable television sectors, also belongs to this family.
Incidentally, it is worth mentioning that the Hinduja family, a British-born Indian-origin family, has been at the top of this list for the last four years. In 2023, Gopichand's elder brother Srichand Hinduja took over as chairman after his death. This Hinduja Group dominates the real estate sector in London. Even the Raffles London Hotel, located in the historic Old Ware Office Building of the White House, is part of the Hinduja Group.
Gopichand Hinduja graduated from Jai Hind College in Mumbai in 1959. After that, Gopichand obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Westminster. After that, he also did a PhD in economics from Richmond College, London. Then he started his own business.
Under the leadership of Gopichand, the Hinduja Group acquired Gulf Oil in 1984. This does not end here, after 3 years, the Hindujas took over Ashok Leyland. Currently, Gopichand lives in London. Younger brother Prakash Hinduja lives in Monaco. The youngest brother Ashok Hinduja lives in Mumbai. He is also responsible for the business of the Hinduja Group in India.
A dispute over property also started between the Hinduja brothers at one time. At that time, the Hinduja family had to go through a tough fight. Finally, this long turmoil ended in November 2022. The Hinduja brothers themselves decided to end this dispute. They agreed to stop the lawsuits going on across Europe. They considered it appropriate to work together hand in hand.
One thing cannot be left unsaid here. The Hinduja Group's business has suffered a huge loss in the last one year. Calculations say that in 2024, when the Hinduja Group was at the top of the Times Rich List, their total assets had lost about 2 billion euros in 2025. But even then, the Hinduja Group was at the top.
