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We are talking about entrepreneurs in India. Who are famous Indian entrepreneurs and one of them is Srikanth Bolla. Srikanth Bolla, blind by birth, fought for his dreams, his life and pen down his name in the famous entrepreneurs in India.
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Srikanth is the first international blind student in Brain and Cognitive Science and Business. • He was born visually impaired in Seetharamapuram of Machillipatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 1992.
Neighbours in the village suggested his parents to smother him as according to them this pain was better than the life time pain. • His parents decided to upbring him with all the love, affection and care. When he started going to school, various schools didn’t allow him because of being disabled child.
Luckily his parents found a school for differently-abled children. He got a chance to learn and grow and this is what he needed. • He was studious child and used to be among toppers always. • Once again difficulties were waiting for him at the doorstep of his college life.
He was not getting admission in any school as they were concerned how srikanth was going to handle all of it. • Srikanth decided to fight against it and filed a case against the government and he got a go ahead to choose his stream for higher studies.
He was willing to study further and hence decided to apply to the colleges abroad. He got admission in one of the prestigious colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). • The college wanted him to be part of it. They proudly recognized him as the first-ever international blind student.
He completed his graduation in 2012, and now he wanted to do something for people like him. • He came back to India and started his venture named “Bollant Industries”. His idea was to give employment to differently-abled people.
He gave hope to many people out there who had missed so much in the life. • His company of manufacturing Areca based products, producing eco-friendly recycled Kraft Paper from municipal waste or soiled paper.
Bollant Industries has shown exceptional growth averaging 20% a month since inception and a turnover of ₹ 150 cr in 2018. • In April 2017, Bolla was named by Forbes magazine in its list of 30 under 30 across all of Asia, one of only three Indians in that list.
Srikanth is the director of Surge Impact Foundation, founded in September 2016. This organization aims to achieve the Sustainable development goals by 2030. • He was a youth leader since 2005 and went onto become a member of Lead India 2020: The Second National Youth Movement.
He has received many awards, Youth Excellence Award by Telugu Fine Arts Society, Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 and 2016. • He inspires others by his story who want to accomplish something, because nothing can hold you back if you are determined to succeed.
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