Business

In 1972, at the age of 15, Chandubhai Virani, along with his brothers Bhikhubhai and Meghjibhai, migrated from Dhundhoraji, a small village in Kalavad Taluka, Jamnagar district of…

Zoho Corp. (in an earlier avatar) emerged sometime between 1995 and 1996. Founding Years and Initial Struggles 1995 saw the launch of two bootstrapped businesses, one in the…

Kochouseph Chittilappilly was born to C. O. Thomas of the Chittilappilly house in Parappur, a neighbourhood of Thrissur in the former State of Travancore-Cochin (now Kerala). He a…

On the one-acre plot of land around his mud-and-straw dwelling, where he resided with his wife Shantabai and seven children, Srinivas—a trader hailing from Mulki in South Kanara—g…

In 1909, a priest named T. S. Kalyanarama Iyer formed the Kalyan Group in Thrissur after striking off alone. He and his family migrated from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, where the…

Pyare Lal and his sons handled the distribution of Austin vehicles in Lahore and Rawalpindi. While Raghuveer Saran, his oldest son, looked after the business, Raghunandan, his you…

T. Sathish Kumar's father, who, with his brother, had launched a power loom unit in 1983 but sold it after three years due to poor performance, passed the entrepreneurial spirit o…

The hamlet of Punnaiyadi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is the site of Pitchai Rajagopal's birth on August 5, 1947. His mom, Mani Ammal, stayed at home while his dad, Pitchai N…

Hailing from a traditional Vysya family of rice merchants in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, BA Lakshminarayana Setty wasn't destined for the traditional route. After …

After their father passed away in the 1950s, two brothers—ages 9 and 11—from a small village close to Coimbatore had little choice but to forego further education and find employm…

The snacking craze and the increasing focus on practicality in pet items are two examples of consumer behaviours that can make their way into the pet industry. The surge i…

Nestled in the village of Utran, Jalgaon district in, Maharashtra, a family kitchen became the birthplace of a food processing giant.  In 1962, brothers Suresh and Prafful…

In 2006, Angela Ahrendts took the helm at Burberry, a brand steeped in heritage but facing an uncertain future. Despite its iconic trench coat and illustrious past, Burberry lacke…

A.D. Padmasingh Isaac's journey from a humble upbringing in Tamil Nadu's Nazareth town to the founder of Aachi Group, one of India's leading spice companies, is a remarkable tale …