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V.K.E Plumbing Pvt. Ltd

HOW I MADE MY FIRST MILLION…. Vijayan Pillai In 1976, when Vijayan Pillai landed in Mumbai, he had no clue about what job to pick up in the unknown city. The place he put up first was in Dharavi and later near Chembur, a periphery of Asia's largest slum. In a room, four bachelors including himself lived. He lived in the same room for 12 years. Before reaching Mumbai, he had tried his luck at NTPC's worksite at Ramagundam, in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and later for a few months in Chennai, then named Madras. After falling sick of typhoid while living in Chennai, he returned to his village in Kollam district of Kerala. Later, he unsuccessfully looked for a job in other places. Then he tried his luck successfully in Mumbai through someone who agreed to take him to th...

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Balaji Wafers: India`s incredible namkeen King

Chandubhai ViraniFounder and Chairman After eighteen years of a tough life, working excessively hard for no return, Chandubhai Virani often felt deeply disappointed in the course of building his company, Balaji Wafers. There was a time he felt leaving the business to take up a job that would fetch something regularly. But, a risk-taker since childhood, his inner conscience kept him bound with the ailing business, fearing the loss of balance receivables from the miserly clients. Efforts continued without making big calculations. He crawled through bad times, but with a resolute spirit of never to give up. Now more than three decades into business, Balaji Wafers is a giant Indian food company, the largest one fully built and owned by an ordinary Indian villager. The history of Chandubhai...

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