All about Anand Piramal, the man who is marrying Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani

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Festivities have begun for yet another high-profile wedding of this season as Isha Ambani, the daughter of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to marry industrialist Anand Piramal on December 12.  The pre-wedding ceremonies of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal recently took place in Udaipur, the stars of B-town all made their way to the city of lakes in Rajasthan. The entire Bollywood clan including stars like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Malhotra, Karisma Kapoor, and many more were present at the pre-wedding sangeet held at Oberoi Udaivilas.

Anand Piramal holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. Anand is the founder of Piramal Realty, one of India's most admired real estate companies.

Prior to Piramal Realty, Anand founded Piramal Swasthya, a rural healthcare initiative that treats 40,000 patients a day.

Anand is an Executive Director of the Piramal Group, a global business conglomerate. He was previously the youngest President of the Indian Merchant Chamber - Youth Wing.

A brief bio on the Piramal Enterprises website states that Anand looks after the group’s real estate interests and is actively involved in its strategic and development affairs.  Prior to joining the Piramal Group, Anand founded ‘Piramal eSwasthya’, a startup, with the vision to facilitate access to affordable healthcare to the average Indian. The Pairmal Group scion has also earned the distinction of having been the youngest  President of the Indian Merchant Chamber — Youth Wing. Anand also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania.

It was Anand who proposed to his long-time friend Isha at a temple in Mahabaleshwar, a picturesque hill station 230 kilometres from Mumbai, news agency IANS reported. 

Anand had recently thanked Mukesh Ambani for pushing him to become an entrepreneur. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, the 33-year-old said: “I asked him, whether I should get into consulting or banking?” “He told me, ‘Being a consultant is like watching cricket or commentating about cricket, while being an entrepreneur is like playing cricket. You can’t learn how to play cricket by commentating. If you want to do something, be an entrepreneur in the long term and start now’.”

Both Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal are deeply involved in the operations of their parents' companies.

Meanwhile, 26 year old Isha Ambani has a Bachelor's degree in psychology and South Asian studies from Yale University, and is pursuing an MBA programme from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. She is expected to complete the course next month. She is on the boards of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail.