Dadasaheb Bhagat who formerly served as an office boy for Infosys, is now the CEO of his own start-ups, and Prime Minister Modi is praising him for it. Take a look at the man's journey who built "made-in-India" Canva out of a shed.
No matter how many obstacles they encounter along the way, those with a strong will and unwavering dedication always succeed. A prime example of this is Dadasaheb Bhagat's success story. Bhagat, who formerly served as an office boy for Infosys, is now the CEO of his own start-ups, and Prime Minister Modi is praising him for it. Take a look at the man's journey who built "made-in-India" Canva out of a shed.
Who is Dadasaheb Bhagat?
Dadasaheb Bhagat, hails from Maharashtra’s Beed, was born in 1994. Bhagat relocated from his village to Pune after completing high school in order to pursue a career. He earned about Rs. 9,000 a month as a room service boy after completing an ITI diploma programme; however, instead of choosing an industrial job, he joined an Infosys guest house.
He was responsible for serving room service, tea, and water to guests at the Infosys guest house. While working at Infosys, he learned the value of software and became interested in the industry. Bhagat was fascinated by the corporate world, but he would never be accepted because he had no college education.
He was encouraged to pursue animation and design while he was looking into other options. He worked at night and pursued his studies in animation during the day. Following completion of the course, Bhagat was hired for a "real job" in Mumbai, which he left after a while to relocate to Hyderabad.
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Bhagat began studying Python and C++ while employed by a design and graphics firm in Hyderabad. He came to the realisation that creating several visual effects took a lot of time and that creating a library of reusable templates would be fantastic. He began to market these design templates online as his idea for it grew.
Quit job and started full-time start-up after accident
Unfortunately, Bhagat was involved in a car accident. Bhagat, who was confined to a bed, quit his job and began focusing all of his time on growing his design libraries. His first business, Ninthmotion, was founded in 2015. He eventually served about 6,000 clients globally in a short period of time, including well-known companies like BBC Studios and the 9XM music channel.
Bhagat made the decision to create a platform similar to Canva for online graphic design. Bhagat's second business, DooGraphics, was born as a result. The platform features a simple drag-and-drop interface that enables users to generate templates and designs. However, he was forced to cease conducting business in Pune and relocate to his village in Beed, Maharashtra, due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown.
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Beginning of Indian ‘Canva’
In order to make temporary arrangements because his village lacked a good infrastructure, Bhagat set up shop in a hilly cattle shed with good 4G network reception. Bhagat began working from the shed with a few of his friends, whom he had personally trained in animation and design. More children from the village received DooGraphics training soon after, and operations began.
In six months, the business had 10,000 active users, the majority of whom were from Maharashtra, Delhi, Bangalore, with a small number also coming from Japan, Australia, and the UK. Bhagat wants to turn DooGraphics, an entirely Indian-made software, into the biggest design portal in the world to support PM Modi's vision of "Atmanirbhar Bharat."
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