Whether it is the Covid pandemic or the cataclysmic tsunami that hit Tamil Nadu in 2004 or the Kumbakonam fire accident, Dr J Radhakrishnan has been in the thick of action, says Usha Prasad, narrating the inspiring journey of an IAS officer

Today, everyone is looking for ways to make more money. In this exclusive article for The Weekend Leader, Priyanka Mashelkar, Author, 15 Sure-shot ways to Hit the Jackpot, offers seven ways to increase your bank balance without earning more

The Weekend Leader – VIT Person of the Year, Ramu Dosapati, had a childhood dream to serve the nation, and realised it after a miraculous recovery from an accident. During Covid lockdown he spent around Rs 90 lakh of his own money feeding the poor

Gaurav Mehta, founder of ‘Jaipur Watch Company’ makes custom-built watches and has given India its first homegrown bespoke watch brand, which he started by selling his car. JWC is now a debt-free Rs 3 crore turnover brand, says Kavita Kanan Chandra

Ashvini Jakhar served in the Indian Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander with distinction, playing a role in the 26/11 anti-terrorist operations before returning to civilian life and building a Rs 25 turnover company, says Gurvinder Singh

Hailing from a humble agricultural family, DRE Reddy studied in a village government school in Tamil medium until Class 10 and went on to build a Rs 220 crore turnover industrial catering business based out of Chennai, says Sofia Danish Khan

Rajat Jaiswal, a pilot by profession, built a Rs 35 crore turnover desi burger chain starting with a single outlet in Noida in 2015. Today, there are 67 outlets located in 15 States, and many of them are in small cities, says Sofia Danish Khan

You have heard about the power of positive thinking, but Shilpa Singh shares her own life story with Partho Burman of how an under-confident girl from Indore transformed into a confident and inspiring Life Coach earning Rs 2.5 crore per annum

Vivek Kumar, who hails from a small village in Uttar Pradesh, has fought many battles to build his Rs 24 crore turnover Delhi-based edtech brand that today provides coaching to thousands of young aspirants for government jobs, says Sofia Danish Khan

Shivam Ahuja started Skill Circle, a digital skill development company with Rs 10,000. His company’s turnover has crossed Rs 20 crore in the current financial year, a five-fold increase from last year’s Rs 4 crore turnover, says Sofia Danish Khan

Kiran Dham, along with her husband Ashish, launched Globus Infocom in 2001 with Rs 10,000. They initially sold projectors and display screens before adding more products and services to build a Rs 208 crore turnover company, says Sofia Danish Khan

Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a Class 10 dropout, has built a refrigerator that can work without electricity. Kavita Kanan Chandra traces the journey of a man who sold clay pots on a bicycle and went on to build a Rs 3 crore turnover earthenware company

Noida-based brothers Naman Gupta, 27, and Vipul Gupta, 29, have found fortune in the ubiquitous cigarette butts that are littered on every Indian street, by developing the technology to recycle them into useful materials, says Partho Burman

Beauty entrepreneur Falguni Nayar, founder, Nykaa, has overtaken Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, founder, Biocon, as India’s wealthiest self-made woman billionaire. A report that includes the list of India’s 10 top wealthiest women with their estimated wealth

Success doesn’t come on a platter. It comes to people like Mitul Bid who fought against the odds to graduate from IIT Bombay. He failed in several businesses before starting Coditas, which is now a Rs 120 crore company, says Sofia Danish Khan