Meet Bhavesh Bhatia: The blind, bullied man runs Rs 350 Crore Turnover Candle Empire

Meet Mr. Bhavesh Bhatia blind, bullied & broke kid behind Rs 350 Crore revenue generating company named 'Sunrise Candles'

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Bhavesh was born with retina muscular deterioration disease in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India

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Bhavesh lost his sight in his prime year at 23

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Grief-stricken Bhavesh seemed destined for poverty, ignoring job searches to mourn his mother. But he embraced her teachings, creating candles to express himself through shape and scent

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Despite his blindness, Bhavesh learned from National Association for blind. With determination, he sold his candles from a borrowed cart in local market

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One fateful day, Bhavesh met Neeta, their connection grew into a love, Despite societal disapproval, she helped him with his candle cart business

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Bhavesh's sales took off, but banks dismissed Bhavesh due to blindness. Undeterred , he secured Rs 15000 loan

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With help of loan, He bought wax, dyes, and a cart, lead to 'Sunrise Candles', investing Rs 50 per day for the cart and Rs 25 for raw materials

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Today, Sunrise Candles employs over 9,500 visually impaired individuals, with 71 manufacturing units in 14 states

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Today, Sunrise Candles ships candles to 67 countries, earning over Rs 350 Crore per annum

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Inspired by his story, Bhavesh is called as a chief guest and keynote speaker for many programs at International Universities

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Today, Bhavesh is also involved in Social Work like Blanket, Clothes, Food Distribution to poor & needy peoples

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