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Billionaire Proposes New Research University

by Diverse staff reports , July 26, 2006

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Anil Agarwal

Baltimore-based firm Ayers Saint Gross, the campus planners who have worked on such institutions as Carnegie-Mellon University, Case Western University and Emory University, are on board to prepare the master plan for Vedanta University as well.

Born in eastern India, Agarwal started out as a scrap metal merchant in Mumbai before moving to London 30 years ago. His fortunes soared as his company rode the telecom boom, but his recent investments in mining activities in Armenia have brought him into conflict with the local government there.

â€” Diverse staff reports

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