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India.com
20-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
Meet Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani lesser-known relative, married to Goa tycoon, Virat Kohli was her husband's… her name is…, Anil Ambani is her...
From energy, telecom, retail, to entertainment, the Ambani family is connected to almost every major sector of the Indian economy. Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani are household names frequently associated with mega business deals. However, while their brothers have continued with their empire-building, one family member has remained away from social media spotlights. She is Deepti Salgaokar. While her brothers are easily recognized in the public eye, Deepti has maintained a low profile. Deepti Salgaokar was born in the powerful Ambani family dynasty and represents an amalgamation of legacy, love, and a quiet influence. Deepti Salgaocar is the youngest of the Ambani siblings. She was born on January 23, 1962, and has kept much of her life private away from the media. Deepti is married to Dattaraj Salgaocar, a Goa-based industrialist that is well-known in the region. Dattaraj is the Owner and Managing Director of VM Salgaocar Group of Companies. While Deepti has low public notoriety, she has considerable influence. Depending upon media estimates, her net worth is about $1 billion. She is an awkward, yet powerful, figure is of mass influence by virtue of family. Overall, she is a quiet presence in one of India's elite, business families. Dattaraj V. Salgaocar is a well recognized sports and art lover who has worked with various important organizations including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Goa Cricket Association (GCA) and Indian Super League club FC Goa. His continued committed to identifying and nurturing local talent saw him establish the Salgaocar Cricket Club in order to promote cricket in Goa. Dattaraj is also known for supporting the arts. In 2009, he and his wife Deepti Salgaocar co-founded the Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, a not-for-profit, process based arts foundation, which was created in part, due to the need to conserve Goa's traditional heritage and culture, foster contemporary visual arts, find a bridge for Goans in relation to the national and international art community and more. Sunaparanta aims to be a space for emerging and students artists with the support of mentorship , resources and dynamic artistic environment. Dattaraj Salgaocar is the owner of one of the premier Goan football clubs, Salgaocar FC. He is deeply committed to being a steward of Goa's cultural heritage, and founded the Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts; a foundation committed to bringing awareness and direction to Goan art and heritage. His wife, Deepti Salgaocar, is the Vice-Chairperson of the centre, and sits on the advisory board; she was also instrumental in defining the vision and direction of the centre and its outreach. Their daughter, Ishita Salgaocar, is very much in the spirit of entrepreneurship of the family. She has graduated from Harvard Business School and is vice-president of corporate development at Salgaocar Corporation Private Limited; she also has had her own share of ventures. Dattaraj's love for cricket is well-known, evidenced by his involvement with the BCCI, GCA, and as the founder of the Salgaocar Cricket Club; at the same time, his love for football led to him heading down the path of co-owning the franchise FC Goa, one of the original teams of the Indian Super League (ISL). He had shared ownership with co-owners Virat Kohli, Venugopal Dhoot from Videocon and Shrinivas Dempo during the early days of the franchise. Dattaraj stepped away from the club in 2016 as well as the ownership structure.
India.com
03-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
Meet Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani lesser-known relative, married to Goa businessman, Virat Kohli was her husband's... she is...
The majority of people know Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, the sons of the now late Dhirubhai Ambani, who founded Reliance Industries, but not much is known of their two sisters, Deepti Salgaocar and Nina Kothari. Both have seemed to prefer to stay out of the public eye and the media spotlight . Deepti Salgaocar is the youngest of the Ambani siblings. According to the media reports, Deepti was born on January 23, 1962. She is the wife of Goa businessman Dattaraj Salgaocar. Deepti is private and prefers not to be in the public eye, therefore, there is limited information available to the public about her. According to reports, her estimated net worth is $1 billion. Her husband Dattaraj Salgaocar is a notable businessman in Goa and the owner and Managing Director of VM Salgaocar Group of Companies. He is the owner of the famous Goan club, Salgaocar FC. He established the Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts to sustain and promote Goan culture. Deepti is the Vice-Chairperson and advisory-board member there. Ishita Salgaocar, daughter of Deepti and Dattaraj Salgaocar, is also an entrepreneur and businesswoman with numerous business ventures. She works as Vice President of Corporate Development at Salgaocar Corporation Private Limited, having graduated from Harvard Business School. Ishita was previously married to Nishal Modi, Nirav Modi's younger brother, though their marriage lasted less than a year after its 2016 initiation. After her divorce, she eventually married Atulya Mittal in 2022. Atulya Mittal is the nephew of steel magnate Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, and very much his own successful businessman as well.
