Bhatia was born with a delivery defect, retina macular degeneration, a situation that affected his imaginative and prescient and retina. Nonetheless, that did not cease him from fulfilling his dream.
It’s believed {that a} rehabilitation centre that taught folks candle-making rejected Bhatia attributable to his incapacity. However, he wasn’t dejected, the autodidact aced candle-making and based his enterprise nearly three many years in the past. He based Dawn Candles in 1994 and turned his destiny round. From being a avenue hawker promoting candles on a handcart to operating greater than Rs 350 crore each year enterprise, he’s really a self-made man.
Bhatia’s inspiring story struck a chord with billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra.
The Chairman of Mahindra Group mentioned he was impressed by his (Bhatia) mom’s phrases. ‘Toh kya Hua ki tum duniya nahin dekh sakte. Kuch aisa karo ki duniya tumhe dekhe.’ (So what if you cannot see the world? Do one thing in order that the world can see you.)
The 68-year-old auto boss mentioned that this is among the most inspiring messages he has encountered to this point. He additionally expressed embarrassment for not having heard of Bhatia till he got here throughout the 45-second-long video. “I’m embarrassed that I hadn’t heard about Bhavesh till this clip dropped into my inbox. His start-up has the facility to inspire entrepreneurship extra powerfully than a zillion unicorns… Maintain Rising, Bhavesh,” he tweeted.
Through his company, he provides employment, financial freedom, upskilling opportunity and independence to more than 10,000 visually-impaired women and men – who make candles.
In 2012, he additionally based a non-profit organisation, Oshonic Imaginative and prescient For The Blind Welfare Society to assist extra folks scuffling with imaginative and prescient issues.
Supply: India Times