Dilip Shanghvi

life in chapters

5 milestones from birth to now, with Dilip's age at every one.

1950s

  1. Birth

    Born October 1, 1955

1980s

  1. age ~28 Career milestone

    Founds Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

    founder

    Shanghvi starts Sun Pharma in 1983, initially focused on psychiatric drugs, with an early manufacturing base in Gujarat.

2010s

  1. age ~59 Career milestone

    Acquires Ranbaxy Laboratories in $4 billion deal

    acquirer

    Sun Pharma buys Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2014, making it India's largest pharmaceutical company.

  2. age ~61 Award

    Receives the Padma Shri

    honoree

    The Government of India honoured Devgn with the Padma Shri, one of the country's highest civilian awards.

2020s

  1. age 70 Career milestone

    Sun Pharma agrees to acquire Organon for $11.75 billion

    acquirer

    In April 2026 Sun Pharma agrees to buy Organon & Co. at $14 a share in an all-cash deal that would roughly double its revenue and rank it among the world's top 25 drugmakers.

age 70 now

Still going