Leaving his lucrative job in the US, Anish Malpani, a young BBA graduate worked in a few social enterprises before launching his startup in India which makes sunglasses from chip packet waste materials and earned Rs 11 lakh in a week, says Shyla F

Starting with only one employee in 2016, Tejas Parulekar has transformed her company SaffronStays into a thriving Rs 45 crore turnover business, offering quaint private bungalows located in exotic destinations across India, says Sofia Danish Khan

IIT graduate Arunabh Sinha faced a setback in the early days of launching UClean, his laundry brand, but bounced back to achieve a Rs 100 crore turnover in just six years. Despite facing challenges, he built a thriving laundry empire, says Shyla F

Ishan Gupta grew up in the small city of Aligarh immersed in his family's bicycle distribution business. Later, he chose to chart his own path with three friends and set up a tech startup, whose turnover has touched Rs 15 core now, says Bilal Khan

Kruthika Kumaran, a young Coimbatore-based housewife, turned her homemade soap for her daughter into a thriving business, Vilvah. Starting with about Rs 8,000-10,000, the brand with 70+ products now boasts a turnover of Rs 29 crore, says Bilal Khan

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Trina Das started by tutoring children from underprivileged families during her college days, and has now grown her business to a Rs 102 crore turnover company that provides employment opportunities to blue collar workers, says Sofia Danish Khan

From their modest roots as proprietors of a tiny village provision shop in Gujarat, a father-son duo has demonstrated remarkable ingenuity and entrepreneurship to create a thriving tea brand with an annual turnover of Rs 220 crore, says Shyla F

Manisha Monga, a former media professional, has transitioned from reporting to fashion designing. She took a leap of faith and pursued her passion for design, ultimately creating her own label with a turnover of Rs 50 lakh, says Chaithra Srinivas

Rahul Misra, a businessman, established Vesta Elder Care in 2018 after recognizing a lack of quality elder care in India while finding professional caregivers for his ailing mother. The company has touched a turnover of Rs 3.5 crore, says Anvi Mehta

Vivek Raina had to flee his home in Srinagar during the Kashmiri Pandit Exodus, when militancy and insurgency broke out in the region. Today, he has built a Rs 400 crore turnover fiber broadband internet company in Delhi, says Sofia Danish Khan

College buddies Sumanth Prabhu and Nikhil Bhaskar, hailing from middle class families in Shimoga rejected tempting job offers and launched their own startup, which has achieved Rs 8 crore turnover and secured $2.5 Million funding, says Bilal Khan

Beginning with a spa that was started with Rs 2.5 lakh, Farah Ahmad has established three businesses that now have a combined turnover of Rs 12.5 crore. Her personal struggles inspired innovative business ideas like the Memory Quilt, says Shyla F

Yuba Romin Aga and Hinshara Manadath Habeeb, who met on WhatsApp, started a hair care brand for curly haired people like them investing Rs 30,000 each. With a wide range of products, their turnover has touched Rs 1.14 crore, says Chaithra Srinivas

Himanshu Lohia sold SIM cards and Oxford dictionaries on Delhi streets, but went on to work in advertising companies before launching his startup in Manesar, which has achieved a turnover of Rs 6.5 crore in just two years, says Sofia Danish Khan