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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1958–2022)}}
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[[File:Tulsi R Tanti.JPG|thumb|Tulsi Tanti]]
'''Tulsi Tanti''' (2 February 1958 – 1 October 2022) was an Indian businessman best known for being the founder and chairman-cum-managing director of [[Suzlon]]. He was known as the "Wind man of India" (or India's 'Wind Man'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karmali |first=Naazneen |title=Tulsi Tanti, India's 'Wind Man' And Former Billionaire, Dies At 64 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2022/10/02/tulsi-tanti-indias-wind-man-and-former-billionaire-dies-at-64/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>) and was the president of the [[Wind power in India|Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association]] apart from being the chairman of [[ZF Wind Power Antwerpen]], the Belgium-based manufacturer of [[wind turbine]] gearboxes since May 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title='Wind man of India' Suzlon Energy chairman Tulsi Tanti passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/wind-man-of-india-suzlon-energy-chairman-tulsi-tanti-passes-away-1150149.html |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

Tanti was acknowledged as one of the two richest energy entrepreneurs in the world in 2006,<ref>{{Cite book |title=Development policy as a way to manage climate change risks |date= 13 February 2015|others=Bert Metz, M. T. J. Kok |isbn=978-1-136-56819-0 |edition=2015 |location=London |pages=141 |oclc=1050521561}}</ref> and Suzlon was the largest wind power company in the world by market capitalization. He was in the eighth place in the [[List of Indians by net worth|India's Global Wealth Club List]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hiscock |first=Geoff |title=India's global wealth club : the stunning rise of its billionaires and the secrets of their success |date=2008 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-470-82238-8 |location=Hoboken, N.J. |pages=30, 156 |oclc=173718757}}</ref> but also made it to the Forbes' list of Billionaire Blowups of 2008.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Pratiyogita Darpan |date=March 2009 |isbn= |pages=1580 |issn=0974-6390}}</ref> In 2009, he had been awarded the [[Champions of the Earth]] award by [[UNEP]] in the Entrepreneurial Vision category. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindiansun.com.au/2018/01/19/lessons-rich-famous/|title=Lessons from the rich and famous |publisher=The Indian Sun|date=19 Jan 2018}}</ref>

An engineer by profession, Tanti completed his Graduation in engineering from Birla Vishvkarma Mahavidyalaya, Tanti was originally the owner and manager of a small textile firm; beleaguered by erratic electricity supply, he bought a couple of wind turbines to solve the problem, and eventually branched out into wind power.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lama |first=HRH the Dalai |title=The Leader's Way : Business, Buddhism and Happiness in an Interconnected World. |date=2011 |publisher=Nicholas Brealey Pub |others=Laurens van den Muyzenberg |isbn=978-1-85788-421-0 |location=London |oclc=784883396}}</ref>

Tanti died of cardiac arrest on 1 October 2022, at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=BL Mumbai |date=2 October 2022 |title=Suzlon founder Tulsi Tanti passes away |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/suzlon-founder-tulsi-tanti-passes-away/article65961793.ece |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> After his demise Vinod R Tanti is the chairman and Girish Tanti is the Vice Chairman of Suzlon [https://www.livemint.com/news/india/suzlon-appoints-vinod-r-tanti-as-cmd-for-3-years-11665156932023.html]

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Vinod6176 at 17:16, 9 September 2025