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”’Savitaben Parmar”’ is an [[Indian people|Indian]] social [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] from [[Ahmedabad]], India. She is known for starting a succesful business despite her background of poverty and [[Caste discrimination in India|caste discrimination]] as a member of the [[Dalit]] community. Her biography was profiled as one of the fifteen stories in ”Dalit Millionaires: 15 Inspiring Stories. |
”’Savitaben Parmar”’ is an [[Indian people|Indian]] social [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] from [[Ahmedabad]], India. She is known for starting a succesful business despite her background of poverty and [[Caste discrimination in India|caste discrimination]] as a member of the [[Dalit]] community. Her biography was profiled as one of the fifteen stories in ”Dalit Millionaires: 15 Inspiring Stories.” |
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Parmar lives in [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat. She belongs to a [[Dalit]] community. Her husband worked as a bus conductor.”<ref name=”:0″ />” |
Parmar lives in [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat. She belongs to a [[Dalit]] community. Her husband worked as a bus conductor.”<ref name=”:0″ />” |
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Parmar began her business career to support her family due to financial constraints.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-07 |title=Business unusual |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/business-unusual/article5985663.ece |access-date=2025-11-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> She initially gathered and sold half-burnt coals (cinders) discarded by textile mills in Ahmedabad, a trade which earned her the name “Savitaben Kolsawala” (Savitaben the coal-seller).<ref name=”BusinessStandard3″>{{cite news |date=6 May 2014 |title=Inspiring stories of Dalit millionaires |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/inspiring-stories-of-dalit-millionaires-114050600460_1.html |access-date=19 November 2025 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> She eventually expanded her operations from trading coal to manufacturing. She established a business producing ceramic tiles in 1991, which grew into a profitable enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woman started with selling coal now owns a huge business empire. What does it take? |url=https://bookofachievers.com/articles/sold-coal-for-a-while-and-now-how-did-she-own-a-huge-business-empire |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=BookOfAchievers |language=en-IN}}</ref> As of 2015, her tile manufacturing business had an annual turnover of [[Indian rupee|₹]]50 crore and employed over 200 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=वर्गीज |first=Anil Varghese अनिल |date=2015-10-14 |title=Fighting the Brahmin and Baniya raj |url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2015/10/fighting-the-brahmin-and-baniya-raj/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Forward Press |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Parmar began her business career to support her family due to financial constraints.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-07 |title=Business unusual |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/business-unusual/article5985663.ece |access-date=2025-11-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> She initially gathered and sold half-burnt coals (cinders) discarded by textile mills in Ahmedabad, a trade which earned her the name “Savitaben Kolsawala” (Savitaben the coal-seller).<ref name=”BusinessStandard3″>{{cite news |date=6 May 2014 |title=Inspiring stories of Dalit millionaires |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/inspiring-stories-of-dalit-millionaires-114050600460_1.html |access-date=19 November 2025 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> She eventually expanded her operations from trading coal to manufacturing. She established a business producing ceramic tiles in 1991, which grew into a profitable enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woman started with selling coal now owns a huge business empire. What does it take? |url=https://bookofachievers.com/articles/sold-coal-for-a-while-and-now-how-did-she-own-a-huge-business-empire |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=BookOfAchievers |language=en-IN}}</ref> As of 2015, her tile manufacturing business had an annual turnover of [[Indian rupee|₹]]50 crore and employed over 200 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=वर्गीज |first=Anil Varghese अनिल |date=2015-10-14 |title=Fighting the Brahmin and Baniya raj |url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2015/10/fighting-the-brahmin-and-baniya-raj/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Forward Press |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Savitaben Parmar is an Indian social entrepreneur from Ahmedabad, India. She is known for starting a succesful business despite her background of poverty and caste discrimination as a member of the Dalit community. Her biography was profiled as one of the fifteen stories in Dalit Millionaires: 15 Inspiring Stories.
Biography
Parmar lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She belongs to a Dalit community. Her husband worked as a bus conductor.[1]
Parmar began her business career to support her family due to financial constraints.[2] She initially gathered and sold half-burnt coals (cinders) discarded by textile mills in Ahmedabad, a trade which earned her the name “Savitaben Kolsawala” (Savitaben the coal-seller).[3] She eventually expanded her operations from trading coal to manufacturing.[1] She established a business producing ceramic tiles in 1991, which grew into a profitable enterprise.[4] As of 2015, her tile manufacturing business had an annual turnover of ₹50 crore and employed over 200 people.[5]
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