A labourer's daughter, Jyothi Reddy scripted one of the most inspiring rags-to-riches stories in recent times. Jyothi Reddy rose against the odds to become the CEO of a billion dollar software company. She was then forced to get married at 16 and was the mother of two daughters at 18 years of age. With her financial stress increasing, she worked in farm fields for a shocking daily wage of just Rs 5. The company grew gradually to mark a turnover of $15 million and eventually into a billion dollar company in 2017.

Source: dna December 14, 2023 19:24 UTC