Watch his growth
Gaurav Mehta, founder of ‘Jaipur Watch Company’ makes custom-built watches and has given India its first homegrown bespoke watch brand, which he started by selling his car. JWC is now a debt-free Rs 3 crore turnover brand, says Kavita Kanan Chandra
Operation Success
Ashvini Jakhar served in the Indian Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander with distinction, playing a role in the 26/11 anti-terrorist operations before returning to civilian life and building a Rs 25 turnover company, says Gurvinder Singh
Ever Ready
Hailing from a humble agricultural family, DRE Reddy studied in a village government school in Tamil medium until Class 10 and went on to build a Rs 220 crore turnover industrial catering business based out of Chennai, says Sofia Danish Khan
Wat a Burger
Rajat Jaiswal, a pilot by profession, built a Rs 35 crore turnover desi burger chain starting with a single outlet in Noida in 2015. Today, there are 67 outlets located in 15 States, and many of them are in small cities, says Sofia Danish Khan
Power of Positive Thinking
You have heard about the power of positive thinking, but Shilpa Singh shares her own life story with Partho Burman of how an under-confident girl from Indore transformed into a confident and inspiring Life Coach earning Rs 2.5 crore per annum
Dream Coach
Vivek Kumar, who hails from a small village in Uttar Pradesh, has fought many battles to build his Rs 24 crore turnover Delhi-based edtech brand that today provides coaching to thousands of young aspirants for government jobs, says Sofia Danish Khan
Skilling up
Shivam Ahuja started Skill Circle, a digital skill development company with Rs 10,000. His company’s turnover has crossed Rs 20 crore in the current financial year, a five-fold increase from last year’s Rs 4 crore turnover, says Sofia Danish Khan
Get seed funding
If you are founder of a startup or planning to start one, Tushar Kansal, a venture capitalist lists the challenges you might have to face and explains ways to raise funds and the things you need to do to remain in the radar of potential funders
On a Roll
Kiran Dham, along with her husband Ashish, launched Globus Infocom in 2001 with Rs 10,000. They initially sold projectors and display screens before adding more products and services to build a Rs 208 crore turnover company, says Sofia Danish Khan
The cool potter
Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a Class 10 dropout, has built a refrigerator that can work without electricity. Kavita Kanan Chandra traces the journey of a man who sold clay pots on a bicycle and went on to build a Rs 3 crore turnover earthenware company
Hitting form
Australian cricketer David Warner’s success at the T20 World Cup is an inspiration for every person not getting their due in life, says P C Vinoj Kumar, as he lists the three things that Warner did right when he was humiliated at the 2021 IPL
Friendly cop
IPS officer Sandeep Chaudhary of Jammu and Kashmir cadre likes to go out of his way to help people. Chaudhary, who did his higher studies through Indira Gandhi Open University, cracked the civil services exam without attending any coaching classes
Waste to Wealth
Noida-based brothers Naman Gupta, 27, and Vipul Gupta, 29, have found fortune in the ubiquitous cigarette butts that are littered on every Indian street, by developing the technology to recycle them into useful materials, says Partho Burman
India’s Wealthiest Women
Beauty entrepreneur Falguni Nayar, founder, Nykaa, has overtaken Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, founder, Biocon, as India’s wealthiest self-made woman billionaire. A report that includes the list of India’s 10 top wealthiest women with their estimated wealth