Business
Rajinder Gupta is the Chairman of Trident Group, a successful textile and paper industry in India. His story is one of a kind and inspires millions of people across the nation.
He was born into a cotton dealer family in Punjab. He had to give up his studies at the mere age of 14 due to financial stress and started doing odd jobs to survive.
He worked as a candle maker for Rs 30 per day. After years of menial work, he decided to start his own business. He started a fertilizer company named Abhishek Industries in 1985.
In 1991, he started a joint company, Katai Mill, from where he delved into the textile and paper industry and established Trident Group. He has several units in Punjab and MP.
His company is now partnered with global giants like JCPenney, Walmart, and others. He also received the Padma Shri award in 2007. Gupta has a net worth of Rs 13800 crore.