Srikanth Bolla

Srikanth Bolla is an Indian industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries. He is the first international blind student in Management Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] Early life and education Bolla was born visually impaired at childbirth in Seetharamapuram of Machilipatnam, a city in Andhra Pradesh in 1991. His family was mainly dependent on farming[2] After his matriculation, he pursued science in his 12, but was not permitted to do so. Bolla filed a case, and after a six-month wait, he was allowed to pursue science at his own risk. Bolla topped his class with a 98% on his XII board exams.[3] Bolla was denied admission to coaching institutes for Indian Institute of Technology, where he wanted to study engineering, because he is blind.[4] He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was the first international blind student.[5][6] He was given corporate opportunities in America, but he was looking for some innovative idea in India.