Srikanth Bolla

Social Entrepreneur

Indian Seetharamapuram, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Quick Info

ProfessionSocial Entrepreneur
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/07/1991
Age34 years
BirthplaceSeetharamapuram, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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Bio/Wiki

Famous for
  • Being a visually impaired entrepreneur
  • Being the Chairman and CEO at Bollant Industries
  • Being the first international blind student admitted to MIT
  • Founding Bollant Industries, an eco-friendly packaging company
  • Employing people with disabilities through ability-first employment model

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Devnar School For The Blind, Hyderabad (1998-2007)
  • Royal Junior College, Hyderabad (2007-2009)
College/UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
Educational QualificationBachelor of Business Management (2009-2014)

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date23/04/2022

Relationships & More

Wife/SpouseVeera Swathi (homemaker)

Family

FatherBolla Damodar Rao (farmer)
MotherBolla Veera Venkateshwaramma
SiblingsHe has a brother.
SpouseVeera 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
  • 2017: Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
Current PositionCo-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bollant Industries Private Limited
Company DetailsBollant Industries is an eco-friendly disposable paper and packaging products manufacturing company based in Hyderabad, India. The company has annual revenues exceeding 150 million dollars and employs more than 500 people directly and around 2,500 people indirectly across five manufacturing plants.
Other RolesDirector of Surge Impact Foundation; Co-founder of Samanvai Center for Children with Multiple Disabilities (2011)

Favourites

ActorDaggubati Venkatesh
CricketerSourav Ganguly
Food HabitNon-vegetarian

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Srikanth Bolla, born blind, is now a successful entrepreneur.
2. He overcame challenges and discrimination in school.
3. Srikanth excelled in chess and cricket for Andhra Pradesh State Blind Cricket Team.
4. He fought a legal battle to study maths and science in high school.
5. After ranking first in class 12 boards, he learned Braille, English, and computer skills.
6. Despite being rejected by an Indian coaching institute, he got into Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
7. Srikanth founded the Samanvai Center for Children with Multiple Disabilities.
8. He started Bollant Industries, which employs 600+ people with disabilities.
9. Bollant Industries creates eco-friendly products and hires visually impaired individuals.
10. Srikanth is the director of Surge Impact Foundation.
11. In 2017, he was listed in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30.
12. His goal is to become the first visually impaired President of India.
13. Bollant Industries is a zero-waste company that recycles all its waste and pharmaceutical effluents.
14. Bollant Industries has four manufacturing plants in Hyderabad, Nizamabad, and Hubli.
15. He became the first international blind student admitted to MIT.
16. He started Bollant Industries in 2012 with co-founders Swarnalatha Takkilapati and Ravi Mantha.
17. Bollant Industries employs 600+ people with disabilities.
18. Bollant Industries has multiple manufacturing plants in Hyderabad, Nizamabad, and Hubli.
19. Ratan Tata invested in Bollant Industries in 2016.
20. Bollant Industries received investment from distinguished businessman Ratan Tata.
21. The company manufactures areca-based items, recycled Kraft paper, disposable products from natural leaves, and transforms plastic waste into useful items.
22. Bollant Industries has manufacturing plants in Hyderabad, Nizamabad, and Hubli.
23. Bollant Industries runs partially on solar power.
24. Bollant's mission is to overcome employment barriers for more than hundred million physically and mentally challenged people.
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