The 22-year-old is now a crorepati with his brand at 22 locations across the country and plans to open an international location soon. He finished 2020 with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 3 crore.
When Prafull failed to pass the CAT on his third attempt, he was crushed. But he yielded that into his strength and worked his way to the top.
Prafull went to cities in quest of work, against his father’s advice that he pursue MBA for a “secure” future. He went to work at a McDonald’s restaurant.
After a few months of employment, the boy began selling tea in addition to his job. He requested his father for a Rs 10,000 loan for the cause of ‘education,’ but instead bought tea supplies. He started selling tea from a cart outside his dream college, IIM Ahmedabad.