Shivam Tyagi, who once worked as an operations supervisor, founded Fytika Healthcare Products in 2020 during the pandemic. Blending Ayurveda with modern science, his wellness brand now offers 23 products and achieved Rs 15 crore turnover last year

With just Rs 3 lakh loan in 2013, Murtaza Amin launched BizProspex from Mumbai. He later shifted to Burhanpur, where the company employs over 100 employees with a turnover of Rs 8 crore, selling global data to clients across several industries

Uday Kotak started a finance company in 1985 with Rs 30 lakh borrowed from family and friends. Today, he is worth Rs 1.28 lakh crore and has built Kotak Mahindra, one of India’s top private banks, with over 1800 branches and millions of customers

Supriya Sahu, a senior IAS officer, is leading major environmental efforts in Tamil Nadu. From banning plastic in Nilgiris to restoring mangroves in Ennore and launching the manjappai campaign, her work is helping the state fight climate change

Rishabh Pant survived a major car crash in 2022 and has returned stronger. He scored 134 in the Leeds Test match, broke MS Dhoni’s record for most Test centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper, and proved that hard work and belief can bring big results

Kaushalya Chaudhary, a young woman from Kuri village near Jodhpur in Rajasthan, started a YouTube channel in 2017 with a Rs 7,500 smartphone. Today, she runs Sidhi Marwadi, a food brand, and created jobs for 35 women, with 1.6M subscribers on YouTube

Engineers Sagnik Mukherjee and Sanjoy Banerjee left their corporate jobs to start Pepcom India, a Kolkata-based company making eco-friendly food containers. Their food packaging business has touched a turnover of Rs 2.5 crore in just three years

Nepal’s only billionaire, Binod Chaudhary, made Wai Wai noodles a household name and built CG Corp into a global giant. P C Vinoj Kumar traces his journey from a family that once sold sarees to Nepal’s royals to a $2 billion global business empire

Founded in 2022 by Alwin George and Siddharth A K, Kochi-based Carbon & Whale has recycled 10,000 kg plastic waste into products that are made to last 15-20 years. The startup, now worth Rs 8 crore, proves sustainability can also be profitable

Himanshu Arya, a former banker and first-generation entrepreneur, started two companies, Grapes Worldwide and Luxury Cart. Together, they have a turnover of over Rs 160 crore. One operates in digital marketing and the other in pre-owned luxury cars

At 19, Mayara Neeraj Sharma is managing Multifit, a gym chain her family took over during Covid. She helped grow the brand from losses to Rs. 26 crore in turnover with 30 centres worldwide, all while continuing her journey as a passionate golfer

Abhinav Jain, who learnt business at his father’s cloth store in Dabra, co-founded Almonds AI in 2017 with Rs 1 lakh. Helping large brands run digital loyalty programs for channel partners, the B2B startup has touched a turnover of Rs 264 crore

Sandeep Jangala, a former U-19 cricketer and serial entrepreneur, founded Yummy Bee in 2022. The Hyderabad-based guilt-free food brand makes sugar-free, gluten-free products, has achieved Rs 8 crore turnover in under three years, with 10 outlets

Abhishek Raj started Jenika Ventures in 2020 as a real estate consultancy and advisory firm. Following a channel partner model, the firm manages sales for leading developers and has now grown to over 100 employees with a turnover of Rs 20 crore

Founded in 2019 by Ankit Sahni, The Hazelnut Factory (THF) began with one rented outlet and 35 employees. In just six years, the handcrafted sweets and café brand has expanded to 11 outlets and 800 employees, and touched a turnover of Rs 60 crore