Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Deepti (or Dipti) Salgaonkar grew up as the youngest child of parents – Reliance founder Dhirubhai Ambani (father) and Kokilaben (mother), in India’s richest family. She grew up along with her two brothers Mukesh and Anil and another sister Nina Kothari.
Married Life :
- Deepti met their family friend Dattaraj (Raj) Salgaonkar in 1978 & they married 5 years later on 31st December 1983. A Saraswat Brahmin by caste, Raj is the owner & MD of the Salgaocar Group of Companies.
- The Salgaocar family is originally from Saligao, in North Goa & owns a number of businesses there – Power generation, Hoteling, Mining & many more!
How they Met…
- The story of how they met was quite interesting – The Salgaonkars lived on the 14th Floor & the Ambanis lived on the 22nd in the Usha Kiran building in Mumbai. Back then, it was the city’s only skyscraper & only super-rich families could afford a place there!
- Raj’s father Vasudev passed away in 1984 & Deepti’s father Dhirubhai became like his surrogate father, guide & friend. Even Deepti’s brothers – Future billionaires Mukesh & Anil were around the same age group & became Raj’s close friends.
- In 1984, Deepti and her husband moved from Mumbai to Goa where she raised her family. The couple has two children – Isheta Salgaonkar & Vikram Salgaonkar.
- In December 2016, Isheta got married to Neeshal Modi, PNB fraud-fame jeweller Nirav Modi’s youngest brother.
- The Salgaocar family continues to live in the luxurious villa Hira Vihar, which is also the Salgaocar family home. They also have another house near the beach in Dona Paula.
- Despite moving from the bustling metropolis of Mumbai to the relative quietness of Goa, Deepti adopted the Goan ways and culture quite easily. Quite a good cook, she excels in a variety of cuisines – Gujarati, Lebanese, Saraswat, and Italian. According to her hubby Raj, her food tastes exactly like his mother’s cooking.
- The couple also enjoyed taking trips together to wildlife sanctuaries & other exotic destinations and often threw amazing parties at their house.
Professional Life : Career, Salary and Net Worth
- Now with her children grown-up Deepti has become more active in community outreach & activities.
- Deepti has worked alongside her husband in his project to develop the Sunparanta Goa Centre for the arts.
- She is interested in the educational side of things & sits on the board of a school in Goa. She is Vice Chairperson of a non-profit education-based arts initiative as well.
GREAT…DHIURU BHAI AMBANI