At just 18, Avinash Mada found himself facing a life-changing dilemma. Growing up in Andhra Pradesh, he watched his family struggle after his father, a farmer, suffered heavy business losses that left them burdened with nearly Rs 40 lakh in debt. His mother, a homemaker, stood by the family as they searched for a way out of the financial crisis.
At the time, Avinash was in the first year of his BTech degree. But he soon realised that even if he completed engineering and secured a conventional job paying Rs 30,000–Rs 40,000 a month, it could take years to repay the family’s debt.
Instead of following the traditional path, he decided to take a different route.
TAKING A RISK THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE
Avinash made the difficult decision to drop…