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THE BLIND CEO WHO BUILT A 50 CRORE COMPANY
Srikanth Bolla
CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries
When he was born, neighbours in the village
suggested that his parents smother him.
It was better than the pain they would have to go
through their lifetime, some said.
He is a "useless" baby without eyes… being born
blind is a sin, others added.
After being rejected by IIT due to his disability, he
applied to schools in the US and got into the top
four -- MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, and Carnegie
Mellon.
He went to MIT (with a scholarship) as the first
international blind student in the school's history.
Today, Srikanth Bolla is standing tall living by
his conviction that if “the world looks at me
and says, 'Srikanth, you can do nothing,' I look
back at the world and say 'I can do anything'”
Bollant Industries, an organisation that employs
uneducated disabled employees to manufacture eco-
friendly, disposable consumer packaging solutions, is
worth Rs 50 crores.
His personal goal is to "take the company to IPO."
He considers himself the luckiest man alive, not
because he is now a millionaire, but because his
uneducated parents, who earned Rs 20,000 a
year, did not heed any of the 'advice' they
received and raised him with love and affection
Angel investor Ravi Mantha, who met Srikanth about two
years ago, was so impressed with his business acumen
and vision that he not only decided to mentor him but
also invested in Srikanth's company.
"It was a small, tin-roof shack in an industrial area near
Hyderabad. There were eight employees and three
machines under the shed. I expected him to talk about
how he wanted to make a social impact, but was
surprised by the business clarity and technical knowhow
in someone so young," Ravi says.
Ravi’s accomplishments are awe-inspiring.
We bow to his tenacity.
Thank you

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Srikanth Bolla

  • 1. THE BLIND CEO WHO BUILT A 50 CRORE COMPANY Srikanth Bolla CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries
  • 2. When he was born, neighbours in the village suggested that his parents smother him. It was better than the pain they would have to go through their lifetime, some said. He is a "useless" baby without eyes… being born blind is a sin, others added.
  • 3. After being rejected by IIT due to his disability, he applied to schools in the US and got into the top four -- MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon. He went to MIT (with a scholarship) as the first international blind student in the school's history.
  • 4. Today, Srikanth Bolla is standing tall living by his conviction that if “the world looks at me and says, 'Srikanth, you can do nothing,' I look back at the world and say 'I can do anything'”
  • 5. Bollant Industries, an organisation that employs uneducated disabled employees to manufacture eco- friendly, disposable consumer packaging solutions, is worth Rs 50 crores. His personal goal is to "take the company to IPO."
  • 6. He considers himself the luckiest man alive, not because he is now a millionaire, but because his uneducated parents, who earned Rs 20,000 a year, did not heed any of the 'advice' they received and raised him with love and affection
  • 7. Angel investor Ravi Mantha, who met Srikanth about two years ago, was so impressed with his business acumen and vision that he not only decided to mentor him but also invested in Srikanth's company. "It was a small, tin-roof shack in an industrial area near Hyderabad. There were eight employees and three machines under the shed. I expected him to talk about how he wanted to make a social impact, but was surprised by the business clarity and technical knowhow in someone so young," Ravi says.
  • 8. Ravi’s accomplishments are awe-inspiring. We bow to his tenacity. Thank you