Yearly Archives: 2010

From studying under the streetlights to CEO of a US firm!

Here is the rags-to-riches story of an extremely talented boy from a small village in Tamil Nadu who has risen to be the chief executive officer of a company in Seattle, USA. It is also the story of how Kalyana … Continue reading

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‘You can bounce back from anything’ – Story of disabled men climbing mountain

The three American veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them. But that did not stop them from summiting Africa’s highest mountain. The three soldiers veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam scrambled, clawed and plodded to … Continue reading

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How a candle-seller became a multi-millionaire?

His is an amazing story. He learnt invaluable lessons of entrepreneurship from each of his failed endeavours. As a teenager, Naresh Gulati was labelled as a failure by his family and relatives for he spent time selling candles and cloth … Continue reading

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Surat office boy becomes CA

This diamond city has a Phungsuk Wangdu of the ‘3 Idiots’ fame in 24-year-old office boy, Shailesh Ghule, who has cleared his final CA exams with flying colours. Unlike Wangdu aka Aamir Khan, Shailesh did not impersonate anyone to pursue … Continue reading

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Cobbler’s son cracks IIT – Inspiring Success story

Abhishek Kumar Bharti, son of a poor shoemaker from Kanpur, whose family lives in a 10×10 house has cracked the entrance examination of the most premier institute of the country IIT. The son of a cobbler, Abhishek has managed to … Continue reading

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Inspiring Success stories of people who fought disabilities

Life is tough for those born with a disability, traumatic for those whom disability strikes like a bolt from the blue, and a catastrophe for those who cannot cope with such an eventuality. Featured here are a cross-section of amazing … Continue reading

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Secrets of Success of Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal ranks third among the top singles badminton players in the world and is the only Indian to have reached the singles quarter finals at the Olympics, and won the World Junior Badminton Championships in 2008. 20 year old … Continue reading

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Man foils 160 suicides with tea and sympathy

In those bleak moments when the lost souls stood atop the cliff, wondering whether to jump, the sound of the wind and the waves was broken by a soft voice. “Why don’t you come and have a cup of tea?” … Continue reading

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Inspiring story of Office boy who became Chief Justice of India

Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India. Read his inspiring life story as expressed by his friends and colleagues.. When a wide-eyed Parsi teenager with a … Continue reading

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“If I can do it, so can others like me.” – Inspiring Life Story

A tumour was discovered inside my spine when I was about eight years old, after I complained of numbness in my legs. It took me almost nine months to walk again. My father is from the Army and so is … Continue reading

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