YouTube tutorials and a government scheme transforms a brick kiln worker into a successful entrepreneur
The HinduIn a quaint village nestling amidst lush green fields, A. Ayyanar, 36, his wife Baby, 33, and other family members sit under an asbestos roofed-shed, packing incense sticks and sambrani cups. Once employed in a brick kiln in Avadaiyarpattu village near Vikravandi in Villupuram district, Ayyanar, and his wife, have now become successful entrepreneurs, and are proud owners of the ABK Mayil Mas Traders that sells across Tamil Nadu For Ayyanar who has studied till class 8, this was not an easy journey. Earning a decent living was a big dream, but Ayyanar had to drop out of school and join his parents who were employed in the brick kiln in their village since 2008. Ayyanar was subsequently sanctioned a second loan, and this time he used the money to expand the unit and started making sambrani cups employing six persons.
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