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Author Anita Raghavan characterizes Rajaratnam as the “king of wealth” and Gupta as the “king of thought.” Of the title, it was Gupta, a decade older than Rajaratnam, who was lured by the chance to become a billionaire after spending three decades at the consulting firm where he drew a salary in the millions. At the time of their arrests—prosecuted by Indian-born Preet Bharara, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York—some reporters lamented the men’s downfall, saying it reflected poorly on the ascendant South Asian community.