The Millionarie Madonna

From struggling to buy a new pair of shoes as a young girl, to owning nine cars – the jouney of Kalpana Saroj as an entrepreneur is an absolute rags-to-riches story. Needless to say, the path to success was peppered with several trials, tribulations and of course few strokes of luck in between. Hailing from a humble background from Akola, Saroj was married off at 12. However, when her nuptial life turned upside down in no time it shook her from within. Though broken, she was not ready to accept defeat only to be determined to rewrite her life’s story. Saroj moved to Mumbai (then Bombay) and started working as an assistant tailor earning `2 a day. Things had just begun improving when life suddenly took a downturn; Saroj lost her sister to a deadly disease because the family couldn’t afford to pay medical bills. The incident made realise the importance of money and hence...