He drove an auto, worked at Pizza Hut, then built a Rs 10,964 crore empire

He drove an auto, worked at Pizza Hut, then built a Rs 10,964 crore empire

Dr Faruk G Patel, son of a bus conductor, worked at an optical shop, drove an auto and worked at Pizza Hut before starting a business with Rs 1 lakh in 1994. Today, he heads KP Group, with three listed companies, a Rs 10,964 crore combined market capitalisation and a 10 GW renewable energy target. He reveals in a conversation how calculated risks and timely pivots shaped his success.