Recently, Anant, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the Asia richest man with a net worth of US$112 billion and an Indian businessman, walked 170 kilometers with a weight of more than 300 kilograms and completed his pilgrimage “Padayatra” before his 30th birthday on April 10.
Yes, he is the son who was on the global social media hot search list last year for his extravagant wedding.
Although the son of the richest man had bodyguards and assistants to escort him along the way, his unusual weight and the high temperature still caused him a lot of trouble.
What surprised the public and the media was that Anant not only did not complain about the hardship, but also rescued many small animals along the way. Indian netizens were discussing that this wealthy boy who looked kind-hearted and plump was not as delicate as the rumors said, and was actually a gentle and kind boy?
Mother Nita, Anant, wife Latika)
Anant Ambani (hereinafter referred to as Anant), born in 1995, is the youngest of three children of Asia richest man Mukesh Ambani and his wife.
Does Anant Ambani have a disability ?
As the youngest in the family, Anant was diagnosed with asthma, Cushing’s disease (an endocrine disease) and lung disease at a young age.
In order to treat the disease, he took hormone drugs since he was a child, which caused his weight to remain high. When he was a teenager, he weighed more than 200 kilograms.
When he was in his early 20s, Anant successfully lost weight once, but then he regained the weight due to medication and his weight was close to 300 kilograms.
Compared with his healthy brothers and sisters, Anant’s parents have always paid more attention to him and rarely asked too much of their sickly younger son, which gave Anant time to develop his own interests and hobbies.
Anant, who has loved animals since he was a child, began planning to open his own private zoo in 2021.
According to foreign media reports, the zoo planned by Anant is the largest wildlife park in the world today. Its main purpose is to rescue wild animals. It houses about 2,000 endangered protected animals, including African lions, Komodo dragons, white tigers, black panthers, etc.
In order to build the best rescue place for these animals, Anant spent a huge amount of money to equip the zoo with MRI, ICU, anesthesia and other veterinary departments, and hired the top veterinary team to serve as private doctors for wild animals.
Last month, when the private zoo named Vantara opened, Modi came specially to cut the ribbon.
From left to right: Latika, Anant, Modi, Nita, Mukesh
Anant has a successful career and is well-loved by his parents. His love life is also going smoothly. The only worry in his life is that he can’t lose weight no matter how hard he tries.
Last year, he married his childhood sweetheart, Latika, the daughter of a business tycoon. In addition to watching the world’s most luxurious wedding that lasted for seven months and cost tens of billions of rupees, the outside world obviously also had opinions about Anant’s weight and health.
As early as during his wedding preparations, foreign media reported that he specially hired a fitness and nutrition team to develop a weight loss plan for him.
But on his wedding day last July, Anant’s figure had not changed much, and he weighed at least 300 pounds.
However, being fat does not hinder the youngest son of the richest man from doing his work.
A few weeks ago, Anant said at an event that he planned to walk from Jamnagar in Gujarat, India to Dwarka, one of the four holy pilgrimage sites of Hinduism, in more than ten days. The entire walking journey is nearly 170 kilometers.
Anant emphasized that his hiking trip must be completed before his 30th birthday, which is before April 10. Anant believes that this hiking trip can allow him, who is 30 years old, to receive a deep tempering of his willpower. No matter what the reason is, it is worth trying his best to try it once.
Anant’s bold statement immediately attracted the attention of various media. The public was also concerned about whether this 300-pound son of a wealthy man could overcome his underlying illness and the hot weather and fulfill his promise.
The Padayatra mentioned by Anant is an activity in India with religious and philosophical significance.
Some areas in India experience high temperatures all year round, and hikers have to overcome all kinds of harsh environments along the way, concentrate on maintaining their beliefs, practice ascetic self-restraint and self-discipline, and reject external temptations, in order to finally reach the pilgrimage site in their minds.
People believe that during this process, hikers not only have ample time to think about life’s problems that they usually ignore, but can also exercise their bodies with maximum intensity, thus achieving the goal of tempering both the body and the soul.
So, when Anant said in public that he would go on a 170-kilometer pilgrimage on foot, many people were skeptical about whether this big, wealthy young man could fulfill his promise.
Surprisingly, after Anant set out on March 29, he traveled about 20 kilometers every night under the escort of a professional security team.
Although the weather in India has been hovering around 30 degrees during this period, it has not affected his pace at all.
Anant, who is seen as spoiled by outsiders, never complained about the hardship and even rescued animals he met along the way.
Is Anant Ambani A Vegetarian ?
According to Indian media reports, Anant, a vegetarian whose family is Hindu, bought more than 200 chickens to be slaughtered at twice the market price when he passed by a slaughterhouse, and sent them all to his own zoo to raise.
On April 6, after 10 days of walking, Anant finally arrived at the temple in Dwarka before his birthday, fulfilling his promise.
At the finish line, Anant’s mother, the richest man’s wife Nita and his wife Latika had been waiting for a long time.
They held hands and accompanied Anant to walk the last kilometer.
Nita was moved and said that she felt very proud to see her youngest son fulfill his promise and spread Indian culture by setting an example.
Latika was also proud of her husband for completing his hiking promise before his 30th birthday. She was also grateful to the staff who accompanied Anant to the end and praised them as warriors.
This daughter-in-law who just married into the family last year was recently revealed to be appointed by her father-in-law to be in charge of the main business of the family business because of her high education and strong working ability.
Foreign media therefore speculated that Anant participated in this hiking tour in the hope of taking the opportunity to prove his determination to keep his word and do things, and that he may also be more involved in the management of the family business in the future.
We will not comment on whether the foreign media’s speculation is accurate.
Judging from the fact that Anant was able to overcome the problems of weight and high temperature and complete the 170-kilometer hiking journey ahead of schedule
As for whether this young couple will participate in the family business competition in the future, we, the spectators, should just sit back and watch the fun.