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| Sending children incognito is a family tradition with the Dholakias and Dravya was just keeping up with that. |
July 22, 2016, NewsCrunch
Gujarati billionaire Savji Dholakia sent his only son Dravya, 21, to Kerala to learn about life by surviving on low paying jobs for a month
Savji Dholakia owns Rs 6,000 crore Hare Krishna Diamond Exports, with presence in 71 countries, and was in news last year for showering lavish gifts - cars and flats - on his employees.
He gave Dravya Rs 7,000, which could be used only in emergencies. The son was also asked not to spend more than a week in any job or use his mobile phone.
Savji Dholakia told the Times of India that he wanted him to understand how the poor struggle to get a job and money.
A chip off the old block, Dravya decided to make the challenge tougher by going to Kerala, where he would face an additional language handicap.
Dravya, who took the identity of a XII student from a poor farmer's family inGujarat , had to contend with 60 rejections.
Gujarati billionaire Savji Dholakia sent his only son Dravya, 21, to Kerala to learn about life by surviving on low paying jobs for a month
Savji Dholakia owns Rs 6,000 crore Hare Krishna Diamond Exports, with presence in 71 countries, and was in news last year for showering lavish gifts - cars and flats - on his employees.
He gave Dravya Rs 7,000, which could be used only in emergencies. The son was also asked not to spend more than a week in any job or use his mobile phone.
Savji Dholakia told the Times of India that he wanted him to understand how the poor struggle to get a job and money.
A chip off the old block, Dravya decided to make the challenge tougher by going to Kerala, where he would face an additional language handicap.
Dravya, who took the identity of a XII student from a poor farmer's family in
He eventually managed to work in a bakery, a call centre, a shoe shop, and a hotel. He struggled but managed to earn the Rs 300-400 he needed to survive everyday.
The New Indian Express says sending children incognito is a family tradition with the Dholakias and Dravya was just keeping up with that.
Three of his cousins had done similar 'training’ in Pune,
There is also an interesting story on how this family tradition started. A few years ago, the Dholakia family had gone to England and ordered Gujarati dinner at a hotel.
They were shocked to find that the bill had come to 100 pounds a head as they had ordered without paying attention to the menu.
That is when the family decided that their youngsters should grow up realising the value of money and hit upon the idea of sending them incognito for a month.
They were shocked to find that the bill had come to 100 pounds a head as they had ordered without paying attention to the menu.
That is when the family decided that their youngsters should grow up realising the value of money and hit upon the idea of sending them incognito for a month.
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| Sending children incognito is a family tradition with the Dholakias and Dravya was just keeping up with that. |
TNIE also recounts an interesting encounter between Dravya and Sreejith, the financial head of Geeko Logistics.
Sreejith was impressed by the English and Hindi speaking Dravya, who served him at a restaurant at Cheranalloor.
Though Sreejith offered Dravya a good job at his firm, he found that he was reluctant to take it. During a meeting he came to know about the truth.
Dravya is leaving for theUS early August to pursue a BBA course.
Sreejith was impressed by the English and Hindi speaking Dravya, who served him at a restaurant at Cheranalloor.
Though Sreejith offered Dravya a good job at his firm, he found that he was reluctant to take it. During a meeting he came to know about the truth.
Dravya is leaving for the