Billionaire mindset: Surat-based entrepreneur Savji Dholakia built his success from humble beginnings. According to Forbes’ March 2026 report, he is among India’s leading diamond merchants and one of the country’s prominent self-made business leaders in the sector.
In a conversation with Himeesh Madaan on his video podcast, Savji Dholakia, founder and chairman of Hari Krishna Exports, shared insights from his journey. Widely known as the ‘Diamond King’, he has grown the company into a major player in diamond manufacturing and exports. His estimated net worth stands at around Rs 12,000 crore, and his son’s wedding was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Savji Dholakia’s power of visualisation
Dholakia revealed on Madaan’s podcast that he always dreamt of inviting ‘Narendra bhai‘ (PM Modi) to his son’s wedding. “I didn’t have a dream of hosting a lavish wedding, but always wanted Narendra bhai to attend,” Dholakia said.
He revealed that the date was fixed and the invitation had been extended, and he had already visualised that PM Modi would attend the event. Arguably so, he did come and honoured the invitation.
“I had also dreamt of speaking in front of 1 lakh people,” shared the diamond king. It was in 2002 that he hosted a talk on visualisation, where over 1 lakh people listened, acknowledged, and appreciated his words. In the same year, Dholakia recalled that his exports would be valued at nearly Rs 100 crore.
Giving himself a 5-year target, Dholakia revealed that in 2007, Hari Krishna Exports would become Surat’s ultimate export house of diamonds. Later, in 2012, he visualised his company to be India’s best. Time is witness to his growth in this period.
Future plans
In fact, Dholakia, revealing his plans for 2027, shared that he has already manifested that his company would not only be the top in the industry across the world, but would also be known for its philanthropic initiatives. Today, Dholakia, who has helped build over 155 lakes across India, aims to build 160.
Calling it the “law of nature”, he firmly believed that he would achieve this by 2027. He even revealed that he hasn’t seen half-envisioned dreams, and if he has visualised it, he never doubted the goal, no matter the result and always thinks positively.
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