Successful Indian Entrepreneurs like Srikanth_bolla
                     SRIKANTH BOLLA: THE 
BLIND CEO
▪ 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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