From earning Rs 4 per month to owning 22 restaurants across the world; the success story of Suresh Poojari

It was in the early 1950s that a 10-year old hailing from Padukone, a village Karnataka, arrived in Mumbai aspiring to make it big in the city of dreams. Starting off as a casual helper at a small eatery near a temple is South Mumbai for Rs 4 per month, he later moved to the Bombay Port Trust canteen, where he earned Rs 6. Soon he went on to open up his own food joint. Today, he has 22 joints in the world. This is the story of Suresh Poojari, 76, a successful man who has gone from rags to riches. Starting out with a small wooden cart and going on to shaking hands with Amitabh Bachchan, Suresh has seen it all. Suresh now owns a shopping mall, an ice-cream factory and a three star hotel in Bengaluru. Despite his fortune, Suresh continues to be humble and down-to-earth, giving back to his native village Padukone by assisting the children there in terms of education. He even decided to have a free community hall and takes care of his staff’s entire medical bills, apart from being generous with them on paid leaves. Having learnt the struggle himself the hard way, Suresh now offers loans to his employees who are in need and even encourages them to start up their own businesses. Being a true selfless entrepreneur, Suresh is an icon of simplicity and humbleness, certainly an inspiring personality to look up to.