Meet 9th pass who worked as labourer at 14 for Rs 30, now owns Rs 17000 crore firm, donated Rs 21 crore, he is richest..

Gupta belongs to a family of cotton dealers in Punjab. He was forced to drop out of school when he was just 14 years old after the 9th grade due to financial constraints. Therefore, he started doing menial jobs such as making candles and cement pipes for a salary of Rs 30 a day.