Srikanth Bolla Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Social Entrepreneur
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	07/07/1991
Age	34 years
Birthplace	Seetharamapuram, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Famous for	Being a visually impaired entrepreneur Being the Chairman and CEO at Bollant Industries

Physical Stats & More

Height	175 cm
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Devnar School For The Blind, Hyderabad (1998-2007) Royal Junior College, Hyderabad (2007-2009)
College/University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Business Management (2009-2014)

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	23/04/2022

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse	Veera Swathi (homemaker)

Family

Father	Bolla Damodar Rao (farmer)
Mother	Bolla Veera Venkateshwaramma
Siblings	He has a brother.
Spouse	Veera Swathi

Career

Awards, Achievements

Distinguished Youth Service Award
2015: Entrepreneur of the Year Award at NDTV Indian of the Year Award
2016: Emerging Leadership Award by ECLIF Malaysia
2016: Leadership Energy Award at LESA
2016: Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award by CII
2016: 2nd Place at the 93rd India Science Congress
2018: Youth Excellence Award by the Telugu Fine Arts Society of New Jersey
2018: Emerging Winner in SME - Pride of Telangana Awards
2018: Business Line Young Change Maker Award
2019: Entrepreneur of the Year Award by One Young World
2019: National Entrepreneurship Award by the Government of India
2019: Nava Nakshatra Sanmanam Award by TV9
2021: Young Global Leaders Award

Favourites

Actor	Daggubati Venkatesh
Cricketer	Sourav Ganguly
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

Some Lesser Known Facts

Srikanth Bolla, born blind, is now a successful entrepreneur.
He overcame challenges and discrimination in school.
Srikanth excelled in chess and cricket for Andhra Pradesh State Blind Cricket Team.
He fought a legal battle to study maths and science in high school.
After ranking first in class 12 boards, he learned Braille, English, and computer skills.
Despite being rejected by an Indian coaching institute, he got into Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Srikanth founded the Samanvai Center for Children with Multiple Disabilities.
He started Bollant Industries, which employs 600+ people with disabilities.
Bollant Industries creates eco-friendly products and hires visually impaired individuals.
Srikanth is the director of Surge Impact Foundation.
In 2017, he was listed in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30.
His goal is to become the first visually impaired President of India.