From humble beginnings in Chennai, Raj Babu built Agilisium Consulting LLC in the US. Founded in 2014, the firm shifted from data analytics to AI-led life sciences innovation. With about 1,000 employees today, its turnover has reached Rs 438 crore

Since 2003, Swarna Ravi has grown Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan from four outlets in Chennai to 22 branches, including one in Dubai. With a turnover of Rs 100 crore, the restaurant brand is now aiming to reach Rs 150 crore in the current financial year

When Sasi Dharani couldn’t find a robotics class for her son in Virudhunagar, she started eduSeed. Today, her all-women team has taught coding, robotics, and STEM to over 1,700 students from small towns, proving geography is no barrier to learning

Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old from Nagpur, made history by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian woman to do so. From winning the U-7 national title to defeating Koneru Humpy in the final, her journey is truly inspiring

Unnati Hooda rose to fame after defeating Sindhu at the China Open 2025. From home-cooked meals by her father to climbing up to a world ranking of No. 37, the young shuttler from Haryana is now among India’s top talents with a promising future

Srivats Ram, MD of Wheels India, narrates how T. V. Sundram Iyengar launched a small bus service in 1911. With five buses and home-cooked meals, it grew into the TVS Group, now making 20% of BMW bikes globally, known for quality and reliability

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