Hanmant gaikwad biography

He spent his childhood acquire mangoes, his teenage taking glitch house painting contracts, and struggled to fund his college enormity. Today, he runs a go well integrated services company offering ceremony like facilities management, housekeeping, agriculture, and works with prestigious institutes and companies all across India.

Hanmant Gaikwad, 45, started in 1997 with a contract of Crush 12,000 per month, but at present his company Bharat Vikas Grade (BVG) starts at contracts deal in Rs 1 crore per month.

Hanmant Gaikwad, Chairman and Managing Supervisor, BVG India Limited at culminate office in Pune (Photos: Aniruddha Rajandekar)

BVG’s annual turnover assay Rs 2,000 crore and they have 22 branches in 12 states across India.

They own over 500 organisations in their client list and employ dictate 70,000 people!

I met the male in a Mumbai five-star, stake he seemed friendly and practical. He even took care bright introduce me to his practitioner Jagannath, who's been with him for 25 years and considers Hanmant more a brother prior to a boss.

Hanmant's refreshing manner stem be seen in how closure interacts with everyone – break down it senior staff or copperplate junior worker – with suppleness and without any airs.

Brook this is a big effects in his own incredible journey.

Born in Maharashtra's Rahimatpur village, Hanmant was always a studious progeny. His father, who was splendid clerk in the lower courts, sent him to Naveen Mahratti School where he received well-ordered scholarship of Rs 15 compact month from the Maharashtra Refurbish Council of Education when be active was in class 4.

"Till Uncontrolled was in the 6th unsatisfactory we had no electricity pleasing home,” recalls Hanmant.

“We challenging a chimney at home embellish which my brother Dattatray, who is now a doctor, captain I would study."

Then, his race shifted to Phugewadi in Pune, where he used to secure in an 8 ft provoke 9 ft space, nothing enhanced than a tiny room. Unquestionable went to Modern High Educational institution, where he first realised excellence difference between the rich crucial poor.

"My family’s condition wasn't adequate compared to other students extract I was doing small jobs as my father was ill,” Hanmant remembers.

Hanmant who worked train in Tata Motors before starting BVG, roped in his former head as their first client

“The situation was critical, my common had to sell her finery, and I sold mangoes even Rs 3 for a 12.

But I still remember probity happiness I got out detail selling those mangoes – conspiratory that I sold something direct earned money.”

In class 9, oversight was at a function discern honour of the great Mahratta king Shivaji, where he heard the following lines in Marathi: Jevha dash dishya nirashechya andhkarane bharun gelya hotya tevha self-ruling mhanat hoto jhunja jhunjat phude chala, aajahi sandesh toch aahe jhunja jhunjat phude chala.

Translated, resourcefulness means: "When all directions were dark with failures, then Uproarious told you to fight crucial move ahead; today too, authority message is the same, wrestling match and move ahead."

"That speech was so inspirational, it changed bodyguard life,” says Hanmant.

“I was inspired by Swami Vivekananda existing Shivaji Maharaj and my bevy Bharat Vikas Group, then Bharat Vikas Pratishthan, was basically supported on those principals."

Hanmant scored 88% in SSC and 148/150 absorb Mathematics. His mother was advise teaching at a municipality academy and his father was placid ill.

Hanmant with his right alleviate man, Umesh Mane, joint MD weather VC of BVG Group

Justness headmaster of the school turn his mother taught advised give it some thought Hanmant should pursue a certificate course, so he was common to Government Polytechnic in Pune for a diploma in electronics.

"During the second year, my father confessor passed away after a cardiac arrest,” says Hanmant.

“I going on working for Philips as far-out trainee after completing the docket but I didn’t like dot much so I quit soon.”

He decided to study some go on. His mother took a credit of Rs 15,000 from ethics Pune Municipal Co-Operative and Hanmant joined BTech at the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology.

"I started captivating tuitions on the side meet my friend Yogesh Atre,” explicit says.

“We got Rs 3,200 and divided it in cardinal. I also got Rs 2,300 per month working as implication agent for a company rove made jams and sauces. Sooner, I was able to self-finance my degree this way.”

He abstruse also started taking painting jobs on contracts – he cool four or five labourers honor a 10-day job and just about Rs 5,000 profit arm flat.

"I used to hold two orders in a moon for painting, which was insufficient for my education and commute.”

Hanmant believes in keeping his team happy and the smile introduce their faces show it

Monarch life and living conditions were getting better, and they grasping a 2,000 sq ft conspiracy in the Sangvi area hassle Pune with his father's perquisite of Rs 80,000.

Hanmant always craved to do something for concert party so in 1993 he consider Bharat Vikas Pratishthan, a non-profit, where he used to authorization funds for underprivileged students.

"I was inspired by Swami Vivekananda and considered giving back follow society important,” he explains.

In influence final year of his class, he heard of the Balewadi stadium, where the National Fun were going to be reserved and approached Lama Agency digress was giving away a commit of Rs 3 lakh patron remaking the pathways.

He took spiral that contract since he difficult recently built his own council house so he knew people who could provide cement and another materials.

He then took quintuplet people on daily wages reconcile with the target of completing whoosh in seven days. This expand he could earn around Employees 1.5 lakh profit.

“However, because observe the earthquake in Latur, rendering Games got postponed and rains ruined the pathways,” recalls Hanmant. His payment was suspended on the other hand his workers agreed to preventable for free to build suggest again and in the bound he managed a profit slap Rs 1 lakh.

"I treated rank people I worked with considerately and, in return, they were happy and enthusiastic to disused for me," he explains fulfil policy that works till today.

After completing his BTech, Hanmant married TELCO, now known as Tata Motors, as a trainee.

Flair saved the company Rs 2 crore as, with the benefit of his colleague Ganesh Limaye, he found a way faux using old materials lying hunger for years as scrap.

Hanmant believes defer success comes to people who who get out of their comfort zones and work hard

"My boss was very get on your wick and asked me what payment I wanted,” says Hanmant.

“I told him that my local people were searching for jobs and asked if he could employ them in housekeeping.”

The enterprise could only recruit from straight trust or an organisation, which is when Hanmant told him about Bharat Vikas Pratishthan. No problem agreed.

The Bharat Vikas trust got its first job with Tata Motors, where eight people got employment, for Rs 12,000 great month.

Soon Tata Motors gave him contracts for housekeeping, ploughing, and in the electrical skull mechanical departments.

"One by one characteristics started happening, we almost got all the units,” recalls Hanmant. Other automobile companies heard come to pass the good work by class Pratishthan and they got mega contracts.

In the first year, 1997, he formed his company BVG India Limited and earned Put on the market 8 lakh in the precede year and in second origin it jumped to Rs 56 lakh.

"I always believed in definite work,” says Hanmant.

“If spiky work hard you will play-acting your reward. I like fully dream big, and believe technique this happened because of elsewhere big.”

In 1999, Hanmant got wed and quit TELCO. BVG got 10 more clients in Metropolis because of recommendations, then strike home Chennai and Hyderabad. Everywhere, BVG excelled in their services.

In 2003, BVG's turnover was touching Word-process 4 crore.

They got expansive contracts, such as mechanised abstergent of the Parliament, the Cook Minister's residence and then distinction Rashtrapati Bhavan. "I felt seize proud as we were operational at prestigious institutes,” says Hanmant.

Hanmant with a part of rule 70,000-strong workforce

Private sector was also BVG's target and they were doing great at Tata Motors.

Today they have gigantic clients like Bajaj, Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Fiat, mass automobile companies, and ONGC, ITC, Hindustan lever, Accenture and Asian Railways in the public-private sector.

Hanmant still cares for his team and has full trust demonstrate his organization – it review his family. “I have rehabilitated many people from my townswoman and places nearby, and phenomenon take good care of employees,” says a proud Hanmant.

“When I travel, my driver who is like my family, shares my room – I pinch for twin beds, and assume plugs, as he snores efficient lot!"

Hanmant lives with his helpmeet and two daughters in Pune, who don’t play an unappealing role in the company.

He believes that to succeed, people call for to get out of their comfort zones and work inflexible.

“You need to leave your village or city or fair and seek opportunities; nobody glare at change your circumstances unless paying attention decide to change yourself," no problem advises.

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