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1. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (1932 – 2002) was born in a Modh family in Gujarat. His father, Hirachand Gordhandhas Ambani, was a school teacher.
2. Dhirubhai (as he came to be known) first ventured into entrepreneurial territory by selling bhajias to pilgrims at Mount Girnar.
3. Dhirubhhai completed his matriculation at 16 and moved to Aden, Yemen, where he got work as a gas-station attendant for A. Besse & Co. for a salary of Rs. 300 pm.

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4. In 1958, he returned to India with Rs. 50,000/- and set up a textile trading company, Majin, along with his cousin, Champaklal Damani.
5. Reliance Commercial Corporation was set up in Narsinatha Street in Masjid Bunder in a 33 sq m room that had one table, three chairs and a land-line phone.
6. In 1965, the cousins parted ways due to differing opinions on business matters and differing personalities as well.
7. Dhirubhai moved to an apartment in Altamount Road in South Mumbai and by the late 1970s, his net worth stood at around Rs 10 lakhs.

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