ISBR College organized a visit to Vindhya E-lnfomedia for PGDM 2017-19 batch on 18th July 2017. The students were given an introduction to the company before they left the campus.
Ms. Pavithra Y S, Managing Director, Vindhya Infomedia, a first-generation entrepreneur who has a childlike approach towards doing things, shared the story from inception. She informed that the company started its operation in 2006. Sign language is the official language here. She taught few basic signs like good morning- a gentle gesture- placing right palm onto the left followed by a rising sun animation with the same hand, sorry- placing your closed fist on your heart. She expressed their vision-“To be a socially responsible enterprise that aims to create impact over the specially-abled people and at the same time strike a balance in the company with profit & philanthropy.”
Post her talk; students had Q&A with the MD, Ms. Pavithra Y S.
What kind of challenges did you face initially?
I, like many others, had the same conception about specially- abled people and I was not aware of the term RISK and knew my husband will support me at my worst. With this open mind, I began this organization employing the disabled. Passion is all that is needed to achieve your dreams. Life is not at all easy straight corridors. I never think of failure, fear is just around our ego. Only by learning and evolving myself, I have achieved this stature.
Did you have any difficulty in training the employees?
For that, we have sign language as the official dÜguage of the organization. Our interpreters teach the language to every new employee. Also, Buddy’s âssistance and extensive classroom training are 8iVen tomakethemflawIess.They have an impressive *f°’cord Of client services.
‘Culture’-culture is very important in an organization. Culture, multitasking, self-motivation, and fearlessness are the key indicators of a successful entrepreneur. We also have accommodations for the outsiders.
Vindhya Pvt., how did the name come up?
That is my daughter’s name, it represents the Vindhya hills that continue to rise in altitude each year (the only growing mountain), attributing this to her company’s growth.
We observed how various departments of the company works. It was similar to any other office. An important lesson we discovered was people working here were given task according to their abilities. A deaf person was given a back-end document job while a vision-impaired person worked on the voice process. Vindhya, what an inspiration for all of us! An epitome of courage, passion, zeal to drive forward and never look back even when one has a life filled with failures. Let’s make this world a better place by developing an inclusive environment. Being diligent, surviving through the critical phases and striving through life is what budding entrepreneurs ought to learn. One important aspect of being an entrepreneur is to multitask, which was depicted by team Vindhya. This experience was something surreal.
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