Rahul Bajaj was born on 10 June 1938 and is one of the leading industrialists of our country and a member of the Indian Parliament. He belongs to a Rajasthani Marwadi business family. His father Jamnalal Bajaj was also a great businessman

Rahul Bajaj owns the flagship company Bajaj Auto under the Chetak brand. Rahul Bajaj was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2001.

Rahul Bajaj is currently ranked 34th in Forbes list of India's richest people.

Rahul Bajaj is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, and graduated from the prestigious St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, followed by his PG from Government Law College, Mumbai.

Rahul Bajaj created one of India's finest companies during the difficult times of the license-permit raj. Bajaj Auto has flagship factories at Akurdi and Waluj. Bajaj Auto was the leading scooter producer in India in the 1980s and its Chetak brand had a 10-year waiting period.

Rahul Bajaj is India's most outspoken entrepreneur. As chairman of the Bombay Club, Bajaj was among the few who strongly opposed India's liberalization program in the early 1990s.

World's top scooter players like Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Piaggio, Garelli and Peugeot entered India through collaborations or joint ventures, but Bajaj Auto continued to dominate the market and Mr. Rahul Bajaj took on the competition with great expertise and quality control.

Bajaj continued its scooter business while Hero Honda took over the motorcycle market. After liberalization and change in demographic profile young Indians started preferring motorcycles over scooters. Bajaj Auto has finally re-strategized the market and now Bajaj has a huge share in the motorcycle segment of the auto market.

Rahul Bajaj believes in giving people a lot of freedom. He likes to learn them while on the job. Rahul Bajaj is very determined and feels that he has created one of the best companies in India during the difficult days of license permits.

Rahul Bajaj strongly feels that management graduates must possess the following qualities to succeed in their future corporate careers:

Listen effectively, leaving enough room to rationalize and innovate

Think like an entrepreneur as it gives room to at least become an intrapreneur during employment

Cross-functionality helps to adopt multi-tasking skills

Smart work with hard work

In the 2nd week of May 2011, Mr. Rahul Bajaj was awarded the French "Chevalier d'I'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur" by the French Government for his successful management and illustrious career as a businessman.