Pharma firm Lupin's Founder Desh Bandhu Gupta dies at 79

Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta, the 79-year-old Founder and Chairman of pharmaceutical giant Lupin, passed away early this morning in Mumbai. Born in Rajasthan, Gupta moved to Mumbai and founded Lupin in 1968 and had been its Executive Chairman since 2003. Notably, Lupin has now become the fourth largest generics pharmaceutical firm by market capitalisation in the world.