5 things to know about Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son
He may come from a privileged family, but he’s had to fight his personal challenges along the way
Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani, grew up in the public eye. Even so, there are a lot of things people don’t know about this fascinating young man.
Here are five interesting facts about Anant Ambani you may not know.
1. He suffers from asthma
As a child, Anant Ambani struggled with chronic asthma and had to take steroids to keep it at bay. Unfortunately, the medication is known to cause increased hunger, and in Anant’s case, this led to chronic weight gain.
He was relentlessly bullied about his weight until he successfully combated it by walking more than 20km a day and doing weight training, yoga, and high-intensity cardio exercises. He also started watching his diet, sticking to low-carb foods and cutting out all sugar to get from 175kg to 108kg in 18 months.
2. He’s an animal-lover
Anant Ambani cares deeply about wildlife. He has been described as a walking encyclopaedia on animals, and he runs a shelter for distressed and injured animals.
He also is the owner of a number of exotic pets, which are kept at his residence in Navi Mumbai. He owns a number of dogs, including an Alaskan malamute that lives in a chilled section of the home that was specifically created to meet the dog’s needs.
3. He studied in the US
Anant began his education at Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai, an educational institution named after his famed grandfather. He then went on to complete his education in the United States, enrolling in Brown University in Rhode Island to complete his degree.