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RAGS TO RICHES: THE STORY OF RITESH AGARWAL, FOUNDER OF OYO ROOMS
Highlights
• Ritesh Agarwal started an accommodation portal named ‘Oravel Stays'
• Agarwal was the winner of Thiel Fellowship and secured grant of $100,000
• In the month of September 2018, OYO Rooms managed to raise funds of $1 b...
RAGS TO RICHES – THE STORY OF DO WON CHANG, FOUNDER OF FOREVER 21.
Highlights –
- Do Won Chang is an American businessman who was born in Korea.
- He is the founder of Forever 21, a clothing retail store.
- Do Won Chang was born in a very poor family in Seoul, South Korea.
- Do Won Chang moved to California i...
Rags to riches Novak Djokovic
“I want the same thing I've wanted since I was 7 years old. I want to be No. 1.”
Novak Djokovic – Tennis Player
Early Life
Born on 1987 in Belgrade, in ...
Rags to riches- Dhirubhai Ambani
“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”
Founder of Reliance Industries
A visionary leader who had the foresight to make India known as an entrepreneurial hub of the world. He was...
Rags to riches story 17: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
"I would be happy if people just called me an actor.”
Today’s celebrity has the most interesting success story in the history of Indian cinema. Nawazuddin Siddiqui has gained acclaim not only from the home industry but is also a recognized figure among the inte...
Rags to Riches Story 16: Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is one such celebrity who created a cult in understanding feminism and fashion in New York. Carrie Bradshaw aka Sarah Jessica Parker, however was not swimming in labels from the start.
Throughout her career, Parker has won two Emmy awards, four Golden Globe Awards f...
Rags to Riches Story 15: Tom Cruise
When it comes to billionaires with humble beginnings, Tom Cruise’s life story will take first place. Read on how the mission impossible star made it interestingly possible against all odds.
Early life
“I feel good about the fact that I finally...
Rags to Riches Story 14: Rajinikanth
“When desire ends, peace begins.”
There cannot be a more genuine rags to riches story than that of the popular filmstar, Rajinikanth. On 12 December 1950, Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad into a Marathi family in Bangalore, Mysore state of present day Kar...
Rags to Riches Story 13: Robert Downey Jr.
“People rise out of the ashes, because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds.”
Born on April 4, 1965 into a family of film fraternities, many would think Robert Downey Jr. probably had all that t...
Rags to Riches Story 10: MS Dhoni
“You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country.”
Born in the Indian town of Ranchi, Jharkhand, on July 7, 1981, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the one of the most successful cricketers in history. Dhoni has captained the Indian Cricket team. Under his captai...
Rags to Riches Story 9: Eminem
Early life
“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They’re only powerful when you got your back turned.”
Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph Missouri, after his mother went into a...
Rags to Riches Story 8: Jay Z
“I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.”
Early life
Jay Z was born as Shawn Corey Carter in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Abandoned by his father, Carter grew with his...
Rags to Riches Story 7: Jennifer Lopez
“Being an artist doesn’t start because you’re 21, and it doesn’t end because you’re 51. You are who you are until the day you die.”
The multi-talented Jennifer Lopez has established herself as a singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer, busi...
Rags to Riches Story 6: Walt Disney
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Old and young can immediately associate cartoon characters at the name of Disney. Born on December 5 as Walter Elias Disney in Chicago, Illinois, Disney is a pioneer in the world of animation.
Rags to Riches Story 5: Halle Berry
“There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.”
Halle Berry is one of the most attractive women in Hollywood. She however ha...
Rags to Riches Story 4: Leonardo DiCaprio
“Don’t think for a moment that I’m really like any of the characters I’ve played. I’m not. That’s why it’s called ‘acting’.”
Early life
“Be thankful for t...
Rags to Riches Story 3: Oprah Winfrey
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
It takes a great deal of resilience to become the ‘Queen of All Media’. Born on January 29, 1954 in Kosci...
Rags to Riches Story 2: Jim Carrey
My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.
The audience has lauded James Eugene Carrey, popularly known as Jim Carrey for his humor, he however did not have as amusing a start for his career. Jim Carrey’s life strug...
Rags to Riches Story 1: J.K. Rowling
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
They say successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose. We often believe that luck plays a crucial role in the life of successful people around us. However only rarely...