Shree Desh Bandhu Gupta was an Indian Billionaire , philanthropist , entrepreneur and the founder of Lupin Limited . He started his career as an associate professor at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan. He quit teaching and decided to become an entrepreneur and founded Lupin in 1968 with a capital of Rs. 5,000, borrowed from his wife. Now, Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai with a presence over 100 countries. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally.

HIS Contribution to Healthcare Landscape in India ;

Lupin pharma used to supply iron and folic acid tablets to the Government of India programmes related to mother and child healthcare programmes. Later, Lupin started manufacturing anti TB drugs, which formed 36% of the company sales. And it was considered the largest TB drugs manufacturer in the world. After success with Lupin, in 1988, Gupta founded the SR arm of the group, the Lupin Human Welfare & Research Foundation (LHWRF).

Change-Making Positions Held ;

* Lupin's R&D programme is headquartered in the Lupin Research Park located near
Pune and Aurangabad that houses over 1,400 scientists.
* Nationally, the Lupin Foundation impacts the lives of 2.8 million people living in about 3,500 villages.

Laurels Brought to Shree Desh Bandhu Gupta ;

* Recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011.
* Recipient of Frost & Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
* In 2015, Forbes estimated Gupta's net worth at $7.2 billion, making him the 254th richest person in the world.

Impact Brought in the Lives of Common Indians ;

Lupin brought to the market a range of medicines to treat a wide variety of diseases in India and overseas. It also brought low-priced generics, and off-patent drugs to India that gave ordinary people access to life-saving drugs. Also, the Lupin Human Welfare & Research Foundation (LHWRF) has worked towards empowering people in rural India.