Top 10 Rags to Riches Stories41

As humans, we all like to hear inspiring and uplifting things, especially in times of economic woes and downfalls. In today’s world, I think a rag to riches story would easily inspire people to continue to fight through hard times.

Rags to riches stories are most definitely inspiring. Even if you’re one of those people who doesn’t dream of extreme wealth, these stories are able to show just how far determination, confidence, and perseverance can get you in life, no matter if you start from the very bottom. Here are the top ten rags to riches.

10. John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockerfeller

Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York and was one of six children. His father was a traveling salesman and was a foe of conventional morality. Throughout much of his life, Rockefeller’s father tried to find tricks and schemes he could use in order to avoid hard work, or any work at all. John’s mom struggled a lot in order to keep stability in the home, especially when her husband was gone for weeks at a time. Rockefeller’s family soon moved to Moravia and then to Owego. John went through school and got a job as a bookkeeper where he made about $50 in three months. In 1859, Rockefeller decided to produce business with a friend named Maurice B. Clark. The two established a firm and built an oil refinery. The refinery was run buy two other men, but soon after, Rockefeller bought out the Clark bothers’ firm and renamed it Rockefeller & Andrews. Soon his brother also bought into the oil business. By the end of it all,

Rockefeller was able to find the Standard Oil Company and became the world’s first billionaire.

9. Liz Murray

Born in the Bronx, New York, Murray’s life started off on a bad note. She was born to HIV-infected, drug-addicted, poor parents that were not able to provide for her. At nine years old, Murray found herself and her family living in an extremely dirty apartment. At the young age of 16, Murray was left alone once her mother died of AIDS. Her father also abandoned her, moving to a homeless shelter. She went to high school, but often found herself sleeping in subways, park benches, or at a friend’s home. Without a great education, Murray was able to graduate in only two years and was able to attend Harvard. Today, Liz is an inspirational speaker who speaks out about determination and how no matter how hard life is, you have to move on and continue to work your way through the battles. Many movies have been created about her life.

8. Ozzy Osbourne

Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, U.K. His father was a toolmaker and his mother worked for car components. His parents worked hard each day in order to support Ozzy and his five siblings. Osbourne didn’t do well at school because he was said to be dyslexic. Because of this, Ozzy looked towards extracurricular activities, such as music and plays. At 15, Ozzy dropped out of school and became a construction site laborer. He switched jobs between being a plumber, toolmaker, slaughterhouse worker, and then a car factory worker. Osbourne sometimes got into trouble and was accused of burglary of a clothing store. He was not able to pay the fine so he spent time in prison. Eventually, Osbourne would go on to become the singer of a local band, and many would recognize his talent. Soon enough with the help of friends, Ozzy was able to create his own band, Black Sabbath. Throughout his lifetime, Ozzy has struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse. He has been banned from certain cities, arrested many times, and even abused his wife, Sharon. However, he has still been able to produce nine studio albums, three live albums, and many singles that were able to top charts.

7. J.K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling

Rowling was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, which is near Bristol. She attended school and found her love for writing fantasy stories. She would often write stories and tell them to her sister. Rowling moved from village to village many times and often traveled. In December of 1990, Rowling’s mother died, and she moved to Porto, Portugal in order to teach English as a foreign language. Before her mother’s death, Rowling had already begun writing her famous Harry Potter novel. In Portugal, Rowling married, but the couple separated in 1993. However, she did have a daughter and the two moved to Endinburgh, Scotland. During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression and often contemplated suicide. She was unemployed and living on welfare. She was able to write and complete her first novel by going to several different cafés. Today, J.K. Rowling is worth about $1.1 billion and has been able to sell over 400 million books.

6. Richard Branson

Richard Branson

Richard Branson was born to a decent family in Blackheath, London. He had two parents and a grandfather that was the Judge of the High Court of Justice. He received a good education, but he didn’t do well in school. Instead of focusing on school, Branson decided to put a lot of his time into growing Christmas trees and raising budgerigars. However, both of these projects failed. At 16, Branson was able to publish a magazine and then set up a record mail-order business. In 1972, he was able to open several record stores, which he called Virgin Records. In the 1980s, his record stores were able to flourish. Branson created the Virgin Atlantic Airwaves while expanding Virgin Records, which became a music label. After starting off a poor student and not having the greatest potential in life, Branson is now the 245th richest person in the world. He also opens an island as well as land on different islands in the Caribbean.

5. Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner

Chris grew up without knowing his real father. His mother married a man who completely ruined his and his mother’s life. He was chased out of his home and had nowhere to go, so he enlisted in the Navy. He soon became a medical supplies salesman, got married, and had a child. However, the medical supplies industry was changing, and Chris needed to find a new source of income. He was able to find interest in stock broking, after seeing a stock broker with a Ferrari. At this time, Chris had no money and his wife was gone. His son proved to be his motivation, even though the two slept in subway station bathrooms. Chris was able to pass a licensing exam and received a job at Bear Sterns. Here he’d make cold calls to get clients. By 1987, things had turned around for Chris. He had a home and was making money. In the same year, he was able to start his brokerage firm called Gardner Rich & Co.

4. H. Wayne Huizenga

H. Wayne Huizenga

Wayne was born in Chicago, Illinois. In his early teens, Wayne and his family moved to Florida, but he soon realized that his father was not the male figure he should look up to. He abused his wife, but the move to Florida was made in hopes to keep the marriage from divorce. However, Wayne’s dad did not change, and he continuously abused his family. Wayne went to high school and afterward moved back to Chicago to go to college, but he soon dropped out. He then signed up to be part of the Army reserves and trained. After training he went back to Florida, bought a truck, and began taking garbage out of his county. Eventually, the one garbage truck he had purchased grew into a highly successful business. It ran all throughout Southern Florida and soon became known as Waste Management Inc. Soon enough, Wayne’s company was known all over the U.S. Wayne also purchased Blockbuster stores, which became a huge success, and eventually merged it with Viacom. Throughout his lifetime, Wayne has been able to find three Fortune 500 Companies.

3. Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was born in Ontario, Canada. At first, Jim’s family was doing just fine. His father worked as an accountant, but as Jim got older, his family’s situation deteriorated. His family had to move to Scarborough and they all worked at the Titan Wheels Factory. Jim had to work eight hours a day and attend school. Still, it was very hard to keep the family stable. After moving out of the factory to new jobs, the family found themselves living in a camper van. Eventually, Jim had the courage to stand up and decide to act on his dream of being a comedian. He did stand-up routines and loved it, so much he dropped out of high school. Jim was able to land gigs and eventually got a part on a sitcom called The Duck Factory. He also became part of the In Living Color cast. This was a hit for him and he has since been able to play important roles in movies such as The Mask and Ace Ventura. Today he is one of the most highly paid comedians.

2. Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Though Andrew Carnegie proved to be one of the titans of the industrial age, he was once a poor boy from Scotland. His father was a hand loom weaver, but once the industrialization of society reached Scotland, his father’s work was no longer needed. For years, his family had tough times to make ends meet, so they decided to start anew and move to America. At thirteen, Andrew and his family moved to America and he got a job at a cotton mill. He was working twelve hour days, six days a week. Eventually Andrew got a job as a telegraph messenger. Because of his great work ethic, someone from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company offered him a job, which allowed him to earn more money and make his way up the corporate ladder. He soon started investing in railroad companies, and then hit the jackpot by investing in the steel industry. His investments would allow him to have his own steel company, which was able to bring 120 billion to his wallet.

1. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah’s rag to riches story is probably one that you have heard or know about fairly well. Oprah was born to unwed teenage patents in Mississippi. Once she was born, the two teenagers ended their relationship. Oprah was raised by her grandmother who was poor and wasn’t able to give her much, but she did teach Oprah how to read before age three. When Oprah turned six she relocated to the city of Milwaukee to live with her mother. During this time she still didn’t have much, but she was doing great academically. Oprah became rebellious and ran away from home, so her mother sent her to live with her father in Tennessee. She continued to be a great student and was able to impress many. She went from a radio host to a news anchor, and then to a television host. Today, she has her own television show and channel, as well as a magazine.

Indain stories

While inheriting a billion dollars might sound more of one’s desirable dream, the journey to accomplish it, however, takes a lot more than you could ever expect. The stories of ‘rags to riches’ ride herd on most of us, but sheer dedication and pure perseverance are a few of their qualities that kept such billionaires going.

Listed below are such truly inspirational and great ‘Rags to Riches’ stories from India that not only leave an idyllic example behind, but also show how fortunes could be made from the scratch. After all, the inspiring billionaires strongly relied on grit and literally made it on their own. Take a look.

1

Dhirubhai Ambani

Born: December 28, 1932 - Chorwad, Gujarat, India

Known for: Reliance Industries

Net worth: Approx. $8 billion

An incredible epitome for ‘Rags to Riches’ story, Dhirubhai Ambani was an Indian industrialist who founded Reliance Industries after struggling passionately for years. With determination and pursuance deeply rooted, the billionaire began his spectacular journey as a small time worker with Arab merchants during the period of 1950s and relocated to Mumbai in 1958. The man, inspired with a vision, commenced his own business in spices and eventually laid the firm foundation of Reliance Industries in the year 1958. And today, the company not only stands strong for a wide base of more than 85,000 employees, but also gives out around 5 percent of Central Government’s total tax revenue.

Dhirubhai holds the credit for opening the platform for India’s stock market into the average Indian sector. The success spree was taken further when the laborious man’s industries were enlisted as one of the three privately owned Indian companies in the Fortune 500. However, Reliance Industries were made public in the year 1977.

Died on July 6, 2002, Dhirubhai Ambani left behind the net worth of approximately $8 billion. His family includes Kokilaben Ambani (spouse), Mukesh Ambani (son), Anil Ambani (son), Nina Kothari (daughter) and Deepti Salgaonkar (daughter).

Lakshmi Mittal

Born: June 15, 1950 – Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India

Known for: King of Steel, Steel Tycoon

Net worth: US$ 20.7 billion (2012)

An inspiration to millions across the world, Lakshmi Mittal, the steel king of India, has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Arcelor Mittal, the world’s most powerful and largest

steelmaking company. Born into a Marwari business family in Churu district of Rajasthan (India), Mittal graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in business and accounting and moved towards the clan’s steel business after completing his studies.

Instilled with perseverance and enthusiasm, the richest man in India began his unbelievably inspiring journey with the purchase of a plant located in Indonesia in the year 1976. It may throw many off-guard but it was this purchase that turned Mittal from rags to riches in its truest form. The man established his own company with the name ‘Arcelor Mittal’ and never looked back.

Today, the steel tycoon owns a personal wealth of $20.7 billion and has been listed as the 44th most powerful person by Forbes Most Powerful People List. The global steel producer with operations across 14 countries has also been revered as the richest man in India, Asia and UK, and the 21st richest individual in the world. Having won many accolades, Lakshmi Mittal presently serves as the Director of Goldman Sachs, Co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C, and the Owner of Karrick Limited.

3

Kumar Manglam Birla

Born: June 14, 1967 – Kolkata

Known for: Aditya Birla Group

Net worth: $9.2 billion (2011)

With simplicity and his vision to achieve milestones, Kumar Birla is an incredibly successful Chairman of Aditya Birla Group today. Having spent his early life in parts of Kolkata and Mumbai, the billionaire has been renowned for his professional industrialism and one of the most expansive conglomerate corporations in India.

The business man commenced his breakthrough journey after the unfortunate, sudden demise of his father. Despite witnessing immense criticism and doubts raised on his ability to manage a giant business house, Kumar continued his efforts-spree and never looked back. The successful entrepreneur proved many skeptics wrong and brought immense radical changes in the business strategies and internal systems for new heights in his success. Besides strengthening the designation in his existent businesses, the leader in true sense has also been venturing into sunrise sectors such as software, asset management, cellular telephony and BPOs.

Fourth generation member of Birla Marwari family, Kumar Birla has also achieved several honorary doctorate degrees and stands proud as the Chancellor of the Birla Institute of

Technology & Science. Married to Neerja Birla, the rich man has three children: Aryaman Vikram, Ananyashree and Advaitesha.

4

Sunil Mittal

Born: October 23, 1957 - Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Known for: Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises

Net worth: $8.3 billion (2011)

Sunil Bharti Mittal is a prosperous, well-known Indian telecom mogul, founder, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises. Having been awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the entrepreneur inspiringly showcases how rags can indeed be turned into riches. Son of Sat Paul (former Member of Parliament) and Lalita, Sunil runs the country’s largest GSM-based mobile phone service and has achieved milestones in his professional front.

With the globe’s fifth largest wireless company today, the billionaire started his first business in April 1976 at the young age of 18. Borrowed around $440 amount of money from his father, Sunil commenced his voyage of making crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers.

However, in the year 1980, Mittal began an Import Enterprise entitled Bharti Overseas Trading Corporation and took it further with some help from his brothers. The man with conviction, also purchased certain importing licenses from exporting companies in Punjab just a year after but witnessed it swinging down. Still determined to advance ahead, the inspirational man commenced the assembling of push-button devices in 1984, which eventually led to a successful throne. Married to Nyna, Sunil Bharti Mittal has three children and is a visionary chairman of Bharti Enterprises today.

5

Anurag Dikshit

Born: 1973 – Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Known for: Co-founder of PartyGaming

Net worth: £1.7 billion

Another ‘Rags to Riches’ story from India that inspires billions of people, is the story of Anurag Dikshit. The Indian businessman has enormously caught attention for being the largest individual shareholder and is one of the youngest billionaires in the world. Co-founder of PartyGaming today, Anurag graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in computer science and engineering and started his voyage as a software developer in the U.S at CMC.

The visionary businessman began working as a systems analyst and a promising consultant for AT&T, which took place after his employment at Websci. Interestingly, the fortune shone when Dikshit was asked by Ruth Parasol at 26 years of his age to jot down some proprietary code for PartyGaming’s Starluck online Casio.

Soon discovered as a gem for his talent and unprecedented hard work, Anurag introduced Party Poker in August 2001 and rendered a new platform to the country. Touted to be 701st richest man in the world, the entrepreneur indeed outperformes in true sense and continues to generously proffer a majority of his wealth to his charitable organization ‘Kusuma Trust’.

6

Sameer Gelaut

Known for: Indiabulls

Net worth: $1.2 billion

Who would have thought that an ordinary looking entrepreneur working from a compact workplace would enter the Billionaire Club list someday? That’s the emotion-provoking story of Sameer Gehlaut, who scaled new success heights by establishing Indiabulls in the year 2000. The billionaire, at just 34 years of age, not only has developed one of the leading financial services, but has also expanded its operations across the globe.

The man commenced his journey in rags and eventually evolved as one of the prime pioneers in the online brokerage business segment.With simplicity and sheer determination, the young entrepreneur began his operations from a miniature office near Hauz Khas, a well-known place in Delhi.

However, the mission was assisted by two of friends at IIT Delhi, Rajiv Rattan and Saurabh Mittal. With just a tin roof and two computers, the history of brewing one of India’s youngest self made billionaire was getting girded up. Today, Sameer has been revered as the 45th richest businessman in India and the 962nd richest man in the world.

7

Ronnie Screwvala

Born: June 8, 1956 – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Known for: UTV Group

Extraordinarily passionate and creative, Ronnie Screwvala is an Indian film producer and an extremely well-revered, founder, chairman of UTV Group. Born in Mumbai to a middle-class family, the passionate man started his career by releasing the foremost organized cable TV venture in Mumbai.

Established in the year 1981, the network would proffer around three hours of video channel service. The popular producer turned stones into milestones by taking his step further and broadcasting movies through cables to homes in the Maker Towers in Cuff Parade. What has stupefied many is the fact that Ronnie would do that at a monthly rate of just Rs. 200.

With perseveration as his second nature, Ronnie took the network to new heights within a few years and plunged into making films, producing advertisements and selling airtime on India’s national network ‘Doordarshan’. However, his rags literally turned into riches when the man established UTV Software Communications in 1990 for a success that could never be estimated. Today, he is a successful film producer in the Indian film industry and has been listed as one of the most influential people in the world (Time 100, in 2009). The 55 year old producer, recently pushed his horizon higher by collaborating with Fox Searchlight, Walt Disney, Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment Production Company, and Sony for the global reach.

8

Tulsi Tanti

Born: Rajkot, India

Known for: Suzlon Energy

Net worth: $400 million

Discuss about the most astounding, inspirational rags to riches stories from India and Tulsi Tanti has to be a part of the overwhelming discussion. The chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy stands thoroughly distinguished for having acquired $2 billion market cap wind power based company.

Amazingly ingenious and a firm believer, the entrepreneur kicked off his drive for success by his first project, which was in the textiles sphere in Surat entitled Sulzer Synthetics Private Limited. However, the company’s name was later changed to Suzlon Synthetics Limited, which is positioned deeply into wind energy production.

Estimated as worth 4930 million by Forbes in November 2008, Tusli originally hails from Rajkot in Gujarat and feels proud for having accomplished milestones in his respective business. A diploma holder in mechanical engineering and a commerce graduate, he indeed refurbished and leveraged the textile industry in India by realizing their huge potential. Presently endeavoring to capture the global market, Tanti has magnificently showcased how rags can be transmogrified into riches by scaling the Suzlon Energy higher to the fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer position in the world and largest in Asia.

9

Jamsetji Tata

Born: March 3, 1839 – Navsari, Gujarat, India

Known for: Founder of Tata Group

Net worth: $4million

Born to a Parsi family in Gujarat, Jamsetji Nasarwanji Tata left behind a true story of perseveration, patience and passion that indeed showed ‘nothing is impossible’. Quite simple in looks but extraordinary in his goals, the Indian industrialist laid the firm foundation of Tata Group and ensured that each idea was executed perfectly for the respective fields’ optimization.

The billionaire, who created India’s biggest conglomerate company, started trading in Bombay and turned out to be the first businessman in his family of Parsi Zoroastrian priests. Married to Hirabai Daboo, Jamsetji graduated from college in 1858 and joined his father’s trading firm. The founder of Tata Group, plunged into business when it was considered as a turbulent step,

considering the Indian Rebellion of 1857 which had then been suppressed by the British government. After working with his father until 29 years of his age, Jamsetji commenced a small trading company in 1868 with a capital of Rs. 21,000, subsequent to which he attained a bankrupt oil mill in 1869 and transformed the same into a cotton mill.

Completely devoted to materialize his key ideas, the man then eventually discovered the Tata Group and thus, started being considered as the ‘Father of the Indian industry’.

10

Nandan Nilekani

Born: June 2, 1955 - Sirsi (Uttara Kannada District), Karnataka, India

Known for: Unique Identification Authority of India

Net worth: $1.4 billion (2012)

A firm believer in 'writing the destiny on your own', Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur who presently serves the duties of a chairman for UIDAI ( Unique Identification Authority of India). The billionaire also holds a chin up for heading the Government of India’s technology committee.

A true story of rags to riches, the self-acclaimed man began his beautiful, motivational journey with a job at Patni Computer Systems in Mumbai way back in 1978. After years of hard work and unmatched determination, Nilekani was designated as a successful chief executive officer of Infosys in March 2002 and thereafter reached great heights when he joined the UIDAI.

The billionaire currently holds the net worth of $1.4 billion, which rightly epitomizes his persona as one of the most influential, richest men in India.

11

Ramesh Chandra

Born: 1939/1940

Known for: Founder of Unitech

Net worth: $1 billion (2011)

Born to a banker in a humble family, Ramesh Chandra literally made India proud by accomplishing all that an ordinary person could ever do. The talented and preserving man is an incredible businessman today and holds the net worth of around $1 billion.

Founder of Indian Real estate company ‘Unitech’, Ramesh spent his formative years in Farrukhabad, a town in Uttar Pradesh and later studied structural engineering. Unconventional in thinking, the businessman moved into civil engineering and real estate in 1985 and thus, completed various projects for middle-class homes to never look. Married to Dr. Pushpa Chandra, Ramesh has two children with a story that can inspire many.

12

Gautam Adani

Born: June 24, 1962 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Known for: Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group

Net worth: $5.4 billion (2012)

Lastly yet equally inspiring story of a man who turned rags into riches all on his own. Gautam Adani is a well-known Indian business tycoon and chairman of Adani Group. With a personal wealth of $10 billion, the businessman has been announced as one of the richest person in India and the first billionaire from the city of Ahmedabad.

Dropped out of college, Adani was born in a Gujarati Jain family who set out for Mumbai at the age of 18 to make a living with just a few hundred rupees. After acquiring a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Gujarat University, he moved to Mumbai and started working as a diamond sorter at Mahindra Bros.

Subsequent to two years of extreme dedication and hard work, Gautam established his own diamond brokerage workplace at Zaveri Bazaar and earned a lakh rupees for the first time in his life. Not anyone knew that the journey of a billionaire was rather in making.

The man soon discovered his niche and set up an import-export company in the year 1988 as Adani Enterprises.The owner of a leading conglomerate company in India today, Gautam Adani is married to Priti Adani and has two children.

Mr. M. P. Ramachandran has been the Chairman and Managing Director of Jyothy Laboratories Ltd., since 1983. Mr. Ramachandran began his career as an accountant in 1971 in Mumbai. He set up Jyothy Laboratories business in 1983. He has over 37 years of experience in sales, production and general management. He has been an Executive Director of Jyothy Laboratories Ltd since 1983. In 2003 and 2004, he was nominated by The Economics Times for "Entrepreneur of the Year Award". Mr. Ramachandran holds a postgraduate degree in Financial Management from University of Mumbai.

Jyothy Laboratories came into being in 1983, powered by the vision of one man – M P Ramachandran - the current Chairman & Managing Director. Started as a proprietary concern, manufacturing and selling a single product in a single district, the organization has grown to become a multi-brand, multi-product company with operations all over the nation.

The company has the distinction of making a mark in the virtually non-existent category of liquid fabric whitener. With products that are reasonably priced, conveniently packaged, extensively distributed and supported by strategic communication, Jyothy Laboratories Limited has well and truly earned its place in the market as well as in the minds of millions of households in India.

Today, Jyothy Laboratories Limited has a pan Indian presence with brands catering to the needs of consumers across the length and breadth of the nation. From a fledgling entity that embarked to translate the dream to make a difference, from starting operations with a corpus of INR 40,000 to a company with a turnover of over  INR 400 crores, Jyothy Laboratories Limited has come a long way. Jyothy Laboratories Limited is surging ahead to keep its tryst with the founding ideals - Untapped markets, Innovative products & Cater to the common man. Jyothy Laboratories through its market analysis looks out for a vacuum that can be filled.

Jyothy Laboratories Limited – making a difference to millions of households across India.

When you fail to reach a target...

It does not mean you are a failure,It means you have not yet succeeded.

FailureThis is a small lesson as to how we can look at a situation in our life... and go ahead to achieve our goals.

It does not mean you have accomplished nothing, It means you have learned something.

It does not mean you will never be able to do it,It means you have to do it in a different way.

It does not mean you are inferior,It means you are not perfect.

It does not mean you have wasted your life,It means you have to start afresh.

It does not mean you have to give up,

It means you have to try harder.

It does not mean you will never achieve it,It means it will just take a little longer.

It does not mean God has abandoned you,It just means that he has another idea for you.

Some Examples of this:

Albert Eintsein: was an ordinary clerk, who later became a world famous scientist.Abraham Lincoln: was a peer farmer's son, who later became President of America.Goldameir: was a school teacher, who later became Prime Minister of Israel.Franklin Roosevelt: both legs paralyzed, who later became President of America.Homer: was blind, who later became the greatest Greek writer.Helen Keller: was blind, deaf and dumb, who later became a renowned writer.Demosthenes: was a nervous stammerer, who later became a well-known Greek orator.Beethoven: was deaf, who later became a renowned music composer.Thomas Edison: was a graduate, who later became the greatest inventor.MS Oberoi: was a clerk, who later became owner of one of the biggest hotel chain in the world.KK Patel: was son of a farmer, who later became owner of largest selling washing powder (Nirma).Topiwala: was a graduate who invested Rs.100, who now sells 50 million worth bindis per year.Malathi Holla: was polio stricken with 25 surgeries done, who later won 150 gold medals in the discuss throw.Shard Kumar Deekshit: 2 heart attacks, vocal cords removed, paralyzed, later he performed 45,000 surgeries free of cost.CK Janaki: had polio, who later became a world famous swimmer.

All these great people managed to achieve great heights in their lives. Why can't we at least try? Never let small failures depress you. You have to try harder. Believe in yourself, God too believes in you. He surely sent you on this planet for a reason. Don't let him down. Hard work, willingness towards your goal & efforts never go waste. Cheers!!