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Posted 01-Nov-2017 Vol 8 Issue 44
Life Unlimited
When the young software engineer saw her husband dealing with a lot of problems at the time of his grandfather’s passing, she realized the scope of a startup that offered assistance to the bereaved and launched one with Rs 1 lakh, says G Singh
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Posted 28-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 44
Power with Milk
Hailing from a family of modest means, he came up the hard way. Initially he collected milk from villagers on his bicycle and supplied it to a dairy firm, but today he owns a Rs 255 crore turnover dairy brand. G Singh met him and got his story
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Posted 25-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 43
Pouches to Riches
From making cloth pouches that traders bought for packing salt to building a Rs 200 crore turnover helmet manufacturing company, Partho Burman traces the journey of a man whose family was reduced from riches to rags at the time of partition
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Posted 17-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 42
Millionaire Broker
A 23-year-old started an insurance brokerage firm in 2005 in Kolkata with Rs 5 lakh borrowed from his father, with just one employee in a 100-sq-ft cabin. In 2016-17, with 35,000 clients, the company’s turnover crossed Rs 100 crore, says G Singh
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Posted 14-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 42
Creating a Beach
As the mangroves started disappearing from Mumbai’s shoreline, one man decided to save the last remaining mangroves at Carter Road and create a beautiful beach next to it of what now is a slushy, rock strewn patch of land. Deven Lad reports
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Posted 12-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 41
The Silk Tycoon
At 21, she became the first woman to join the family business, a flourishing chain of sari stores that was established in 1928. Within five years she doubled the revenue of the group, which currently stands at Rs 650 crore, says Usha Prasad
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Posted 07-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 41
Ticket to Riches
From humble beginnings as a booking clerk at a bus stand in Ranchi, he has grown into the owner of a Rs 30 crore turnover company that operates a large fleet of inter-city buses. G Singh met the entrepreneur and asked him about his success story
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Posted 05-Oct-2017 Vol 8 Issue 40
Beauty for Ashes
The odds were stacked against the young, single woman from Dawoodi Bohra community when she decided to set up a manufacturing facility for herbal beauty products. Kavita Kanan Chandra renders a blow-by-blow account of a hard fought success story
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Posted 29-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 40
Awesome Foursome
In 2012, four friends stepped out of their comfort zones to start a dairy farm with their savings. Three had quit their corporate jobs and one of them his FMCG business. Today, their company’s turnover has crossed Rs 100 crore, says G Singh
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Posted 23-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 39
Brand on Wheels
Caught in a traffic jam in Guwahati, a 22-year-old’s eyes gazed on a slogan written on the rear of a truck giving him the idea of advertising on cars. Nearly ten years later, it’s a Rs 32 crore turnover business for him, says Partho Burman
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Posted 20-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 38
Climbing the Ladder
From selling mangoes as a child, taking up tuitions to fund his college education, and later doing small painting jobs, Hanmant Gaikwad, who now heads a 70,000-employee-strong Rs 2,000 crore turnover company, has come a long way, says Deven Lad
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Posted 18-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
All Dolled Up
He once sold plastic dolls in Russia and was into several other small businesses, but he created his wealth in the oil industry and is now listed among the world’s richest people with a net worth of around Rs 62,080 crore, says P C Vinoj Kumar
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Posted 15-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Smooth Sailing
Hailing from a middle-class family, Purnendu Shekhar always dreamt big. After a long stint in the shipping industry he started his own online cargo logistics company, which achieved Rs 64 crore turnover in the first year itself, says Deven Lad
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Posted 12-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Harry’s Billions
Amritsar born Harindarpal Singh Banga, who studied in Chandigarh, is now one of the richest people in Hong Kong with a net worth of $1.02 billion (approx. Rs 6,500 Crore). Jaideep Sarin finds out from the tycoon about his various businesses
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Posted 09-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Money from Pineapple
In a state affected by decades of militancy, it is an achievement of sorts for an entrepreneur to launch a business that would exploit the potential of the humble pineapple, which has now grown into a Rs 15 crore company, says Reena Nongmaithem
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Posted 06-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Holiday Homes
The mind of an entrepreneur spots a business opportunity at the first instance. That’s how Roshan D’Silva got the idea to build what is now a Rs 53 crore turnover venture looking at his sparingly used family bungalow. Usha Prasad tells the story
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Posted 05-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Way to Riches
He is now a multi-millionaire, but grew up as a child in poverty in a tough neighborhood. Pursuing his dream job on the way to becoming a millionaire he had even slept many times in a public bathroom with his toddler son, says P C Vinoj Kumar
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Posted 02-Sep-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Style and Substance
Celebrated designer Anita Dongre, who works closely with artisans in villages and has two stores in New York, tells Sugandha Rawal that the reason she works with the rural artisans is to bring their indigenous skills into mainstream fashion
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Posted 30-Aug-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Lakh to Crores
In 2012, when the 25-year-old, who was earning Rs 70,000 per month, decided to quit his job to start his own business, his family was worried. Today, his bootstrap started with Rs 1 lakh is set to achieve Rs 10 crore turnover, says G Singh
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Posted 26-Aug-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
The Good Doctor
A barefoot village boy who only owned a pair of clothes and lived on a single meal during his MBBS days, came up the hard way to become an eye surgeon, and today runs a 30-bed hospital in Kota with a turnover of Rs five crore, says Partho Burman
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Posted 17-Aug-2017 Vol 8 Issue 33
Against All Odds
Hers is not the ordinary rags-to-riches story. She had not only seen poverty, but became a refugee in her own country. G Singh narrates the gripping story of how Monica Liu battled the odds to build a Rs 10 crore turnover restaurant business
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Posted 14-Aug-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Harvesting Profit
At a time when the media is full of reports of farmers’ distress, a 37-year-old chartered accountant has scripted a success story in farming near Ranchi, and has achieved a Rs 40 lakh turnover through a unique business model. G Singh met him
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