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Weaving a Dream

Sisters Anuja and Pratanksha Gupta founded Chowkhat in 2020 with just Rs 1 lakh, focusing on chikankari fashion. Despite pandemic challenges, they turned it into a successful fashion brand with a current turnover of Rs 5 crore, says Khimi Thapa

Recycling to Riches

Senthil Sankar, a young entrepreneur from a small town in Tamil Nadu, transformed his father's small business into a Rs 80 crore turnover company. He promotes sustainability and makes eco-friendly T-shirts from recycled PET bottles, says Shyla F

Digital Furniture Brand

Delhi girl Pritika Singh, born into a business family, started Mohh, an online furniture brand, at age 26. Investing Rs 40 lakh, she transformed her venture into a Rs 3.7 crore turnover in four years, relying entirely on digital sales, says Shyla F

Brushing Up Success

Viren Khuller joined his family's business, STIM, in 2015, bringing innovation to the dental care brand founded by his grandfather with Rs. 10,000. Under Viren’s leadership, STIM’s turnover surged from Rs. 80 crore to Rs. 250 crore, says Shyla F

Turning Waste Profitable

Four first-generation entrepreneurs from middle-class families with experience in waste management decided to create products following the principles of ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ and built a Rs 80 crore turnover business, says Rama Devi Menon

Health to Wealth

Due to his family’s financial struggles, Deepak Sahni started a computer hardware business at age 19 with Rs 2 lakh. He later founded a preventive care lab chain that has transformed Indian healthcare with a turnover of Rs 240 crore, says Shyla F

 
Prosperity through Lending

Growing up as an army brat to becoming a serial entrepreneur with a cumulative turnover of Rs 120 crore, Neha Juneja’s entrepreneurial spirit birthed IndiaP2P, a platform that uplifts rural women via a novel peer-to-peer lending model, says Shyla F

The Tycoon’s Journey

Mukesh Ambani's journey, from modest beginnings to owning one of the world's costliest residences, encapsulates the quintessential rags-to-riches narrative, epitomising the Indian dream of success against all odds. Khimi Thapa recounts his story

Eggspanding Family Legacy

Stepping out of the shadows of his father’s egg and poultry feed business, SKM Shree Shivkumar, started an egg processing plant in the then small town of Erode, which now exports to 23 countries with a turnover of Rs 650 crore, says Usha Prasad

Tycoon from Tollygunge

Emerging from a lower-middle-class background in Tollygunge, Kolkata—a hub for Bengali cinema, Subrata Roy founded businesses in the fields of animation and tech-based learning, collectively achieving a turnover of Rs 93 crore, says Partho Burman

Crafting Wooden Dreams

Hailing from the small town of Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Raghunandan Saraf transformed his family's furniture business into a successful Rs 340 crore online brand. Rooted in his values, he employs over 200 specially-abled individuals, says Shyla F

Decking up Digitally

Starting with Rs 10 lakh, Amit Nigam founded Bankit, that’s now become a Rs 150 crore digital payment firm, revolutionising digital finance for India's bottom of the pyramid with accessible banking services and easy account openings, says Shyla F

 
Seasoned with Salt

Shashi Bahuguna Raturi transformed her love for mountain cuisine into a successful business by launching Namakwali, a Himalayan salt brand. Started with just Rs 1.5 lakh, the venture hit a turnover of Rs 50 lakh in just four years, says Rama Devi Menon

Ballooning Profits

Two friends working in the same office saw a business opportunity while organising a birthday party and started a party décor business with Rs 27,000. In three years, they have expanded to 30 employees with a turnover of Rs 11 crore, says Shyla F

Back to Roots

Returning to her native village, Vishala Reddy Vuyyala launched a millet-based food venture, partnering with local farmers. Offering millet noodles and pasta, her business achieved a turnover of Rs 6 crore in just three years, says Rama Devi Menon

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