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Posted 13-Jul-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Winning by Helping
Kaushlendra, an MBA topper from IIM Ahmedabad, started a non-profit to train the farmers in Bihar in better farm practices and later ventured into selling their products in the market, which is a Rs 5 crore business now. G Singh has his story
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Posted 01-Jul-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Becoming a Millionaire
A poor girl from a Telangana village, who grew up in an orphanage, was married off at 16, and forced to work in the paddy farms for a daily wage of Rs 5, is now the owner of a USD 15 million turnover company. Ajuli Tulsyan unravels her story
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Posted 24-Jun-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Shining like Gold
At age 10, Chand Bihari Agarwal helped his mother sell pakoras from a cart in the bylanes of Jaipur. Later he came to Patna, where he sold saris on the footpath. In the same city he now owns a jewellery shop. G Singh tells how it all happened
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Posted 22-Jun-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Magician of Rajkot
Hailing from a middle class family, he found his first job while doing his diploma in computer engineering for a monthly salary of Rs 1,000. Masuma Bharmal Jariwala has the story of Jitendra Joshi who now owns a LED screen factory in China
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Posted 17-Jun-2017 Vol 8 Issue 22
Bike crazy
In China bike-sharing firms are seeing unprecedented growth as people prefer to hire bikes for short distance rides within the city. The rental bikes have GPS trackers and can be unlocked by scanning a barcode on the frame with your phone
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Posted 05-Jun-2017 Vol 8 Issue 21
Smart entrepreneurs
Three young entrepreneurs have launched a start-up that makes products which control operation of electronic devices through smart phones. Taking on big names in the industry, they have achieved a turnover of Rs 6.5 crore, says Asad Ashraf
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Posted 03-Jun-2017 Vol 8 Issue 21
Getting Spoon Fed
Hyderabad based entrepreneur Narayana Peesapati has developed edible spoons that he says is a healthier and better alternative for the plastic ones. He tells Ajuli Tulsyan how he created the spoon that sells for around Rs 2 crore annually today
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Posted 31-May-2017 Vol 8 Issue 21
The Smart Investor
Hailing from a village, Palani G. Periasamy studied in Tamil medium till SSLC. P C Vinoj Kumar profiles the professor of Economics who went to the US in 1968, where he became wealthy and today heads a Rs 1,000 crore turnover group of companies
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Posted 27-May-2017 Vol 8 Issue 21
Runaway Success
At 13 he ran away from his home in Udipi, Karnataka, and went to Mumbai, where he washed dishes at a canteen for a salary of Rs 18. Bilal Handoo tells the story of how this boy later became the owner of a Rs 70 crore turnover restaurant chain
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Posted 17-May-2017 Vol 8 Issue 20
Titan of tours
He came to Chennai to become a superstar like Rajnikanth. Far from it he was forced to spend many hungry nights in the Egmore railway station which became his home. P C Vinoj Kumar met the man who now owns a Rs 100 crore turnover company
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Posted 02-May-2017 Vol 8 Issue 18
Strong as bamboo
The search for a sofa-set took a young couple in Hyderabad on an adventurous trail to a village in Tripura, where a business idea was born. Ajuli Tulsyan has the inspiring story of bamboo house builders Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula
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Posted 28-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 18
Student housing
Three young entrepreneurs Shubha Lal, Karan Kaushish and Nidhi Kumra, have launched a new venture that aims to disrupt the student housing market by providing premium facilities - plus comfort and safety that feels like home, says Gokul Bhagabati
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Posted 24-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 17
The Comeback Entrepreneur
He has faced it all, penury during his younger days and a ten-crore loss when his business was picking up, but nothing could keep him down. G Singh met Sarat Kumar Sahoo, who rose from a tiny food stall to build a Rs 250 crore turnover company
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Posted 19-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 16
A humble billionaire
He worked at a canteen in a cinema hall, where he also did odd jobs like sticking film posters, and door-keeping, all for a monthly salary of Rs 90. The founder of a Rs 1,800 cr turnover company tells his life story to Masuma Bharmal Jariwala
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Posted 15-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 16
Taste of Odisha
Debasish Patnaik sensed a business opportunity when he saw that there were no restaurants in Odisha serving the State cuisine. In 2001 he started one which has now grown into a seven-outlet chain with around Rs six crore turnover, says G Singh
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Posted 07-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 15
The Complete Man
With an investment of Rs 50,000 P. D. Shylendra opened his first textiles shop in Bengaluru and later opened a Raymond franchise store, which was a runaway success. Usha Prasad profiles the entrepreneur heading a Rs 22 crore turnover company
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Posted 06-Apr-2017 Vol 8 Issue 14
Hair to Riches
What happens when your family’s financial situation hits rock-bottom? If you were Gaurav Rana, you would fight back. Gaurav made cow-dung cakes for his home kitchen, worked as a barber, and later launched a company of his own, says Bilal Handoo
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Posted 24-Mar-2017 Vol 8 Issue 13
Happily single
A first generation entrepreneur in Tiruppur, India’s textile hub, Raja M Shanmugam, has been supplying garments to a single client in Germany for 16 years, and grown along with his client to touch a turnover of Rs 80 crore, says P C Vinoj Kumar
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Posted 23-Mar-2017 Vol 8 Issue 12
Money tree
For Amar Singh, who was driving an auto for a living, an investment of Rs 1,200 in 60 amla saplings changed his life forever and made him an icon in his village. Partho Burman profiles the rural entrepreneur whose annual turnover is Rs 26 lakh
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Posted 11-Mar-2017 Vol 8 Issue 11
The thrifty scientist
For India’s top space scientist Mylswamy Annadurai, whose low-cost missions to the moon and Mars has won him many accolades, thriftiness comes naturally. P C Vinoj Kumar has the story of how young Annadurai outsmarted poverty with his ingenuity
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Posted 10-Mar-2017 Vol 8 Issue 11
An Ideas Man
Abhishek Rungta started his website hosting venture, which is now a Rs 55 crore turnover company, hiring a stall in an IT exhibition spending Rs 3,000 from his pocket and another Rs 50 for printing leaflets about his services, says G Singh
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Posted 06-Mar-2017 Vol 8 Issue 10
Farmer's friend
Biplab Ketan Paul, who developed a water harvesting system that has benefited farmers around the country, received The Weekend Leader – VIT Person of the Year (2016) Award from India’s ‘moon man’ Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, director, ISRO, Bengaluru
"The Weekend Leader stands out for its excellent coverage of news, and very well researched articles. It spreads hope, inspiration and its contagious enthusiasm to all its readers."
