Son of a Dalit village cobbler in Sangli who studied under street lamps; trained as a welder apprentice at Mazagon Dock, founded DAS Offshore, building mammoth offshore oil platforms and employing over 4,500 people.
Technical apprenticeship and entrepreneurial courage dismantle social barriers.
R. G. Chandramogan (Hatsun Agro / Arun)Dropped out of school at age 21 with no capital; borrowed ₹13,000 to sell pushcart ice cream sticks in Chennai, scaling Hatsun…Read story →
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Ganga Bishan Agarwal (Haldiram)Starting from a tiny bhujia snack stall in Bikaner in 1937, experimented by adding moth flour for distinct crispness ('Dungar…Read story →
Abhiraj, Varun & Raghav (Urban Company)Saw informal carpenters, plumbers, and beauticians exploited by middlemen with volatile incomes; built Urban Company to…Read story →