How Arun Kharat went from running an STD booth to building a Rs 140 crore travel company
Dr. Vivek Bindra
Monk-Turned-Entrepreneur | CEO & Founder, Bada Business | Business Coach to 100+ Top CEOs | 12x World Record Holder | Empowering Entrepreneurs with Gita-Inspired Leadership
49-year-old ArunKharat once lived in a small chawl in Pune and operated an STD booth. Today, Arun lives in one of the most prestigious areas of the city, and runs Wings Travels, a car rental, radio cab and staff transport Management Company that employs 600 people and has an annual turnover of Rs 140 crore. During his early days, Arun was never keen on studies and dreaded the books his brother, who is today a doctor, read. After his Class 10 board examination, Fascinated by the idea of running his own business, Arun finished his diploma in Mechanical Engineering. After switching a few jobs over the next few years, Arun decided to start his own travel business. He started with an STD booth, and slowly evolved into a ticket agent for a private bus company. By 1993-94, he started renting out cars, and in 1996, he started buying cars of his own and building his own fleet.
Today, Wings Travels runs cabs in nine Indian cities – Mumbai, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Baroda. He has also expanded into Thailand.
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