Hari Kishan Pippal

Hari Kishan Pippal
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Dalit businesses

Hari Kishan Pippal is a leather exporter from Agra, India. He used to pull rickshaws earlier but now owns a number of companies.

Personal life

Hari Kishan Pippal was born in Jatav community to Ramsingh Pippal. His father had a small leather processing unit and he used to pull rickshaw to meet daily needs. He accumulated some money and took collateral loan from "State Trading Corporation" to expand his leather unit after the death of his father. ^[1]

He even contested in 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from Agra Cantonment on a Congress ticket.^[2]

Business

H.K. Pippal is Managing Director of People's Exports (P).Ltd and People`s Heritage Hospital Ltd, which is one of the largest private medical facilities in Braj.^[3] His leather products consists of Hush Puppies shoes for Bata and are traded to Bulgaria, England and other countries.^[4]

He also owns a Honda dealership, a banquet hall and a publication house in Agra region. He has a turnover of more than Rs.100 crores. He is also the president of DICCI.^[5][6]

Pippal featured in the book, 'Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs' written by Devesh Kapur, D Shyam Babu and Chandra Bhan Prasad.^[7] And also featured in Milind Khandekar's 'Dalit Millionaires'.^[8]

References

1. "From riding rickshaw to running multi-crore business: Hari Kishan Pippal's inspiring story". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. "Hari Kishan Pipal (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- AGRA CANTT. (SC)(AGRA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
3. "Rich Indian 'outcast' defies tradition". The Washington Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
4. "Growing breed of talented, self-confident Dalits make its presence felt in variety of fields". India Today. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
5. "Why only Tatas, why not give sops to dalit businessman?". Governance Now. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
6. "Story of A Rickshaw Driver Who Became Millionaire". India Time Mail. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
7. Kapur, Devesh; Babu, D. Shyam; Prasad, Chandra Bhan (18 July 2014). Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-639-1.
8. "Inspiring accounts of Dalits who became millionaires (Book Review)". Business Standard India. IANS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2020.