ENGINEERING SUCCESS

LAKSHAY THIND, 26, OM DIVINE DEVELOPERS, GREATER MOHALI

About For this engineering graduate from Government College, Chandigarh, who has a net worth of Rs 200 crore, making a mark in the region’s real estate scenario was crucial. No wonder then that even during his college years, he would make it a point to attend office every day, not just to assist his father in his real estate business but also to dwell on lending a new dimension to their work. “When I joined in 2013, the real estate market had just crashed. I overhauled our strategy and decided take some instrumental measures to ensure that we not only survived but also offered the best to our customers,” he says.

The Makeover She says that ever since he entered the family business which has delivered more than 1,000 houses to families in Kharar (Punjab), he has been concentrating making the firm future ready.

The Next Block Entrepreneurship is not just about making money but coming face to face with new challenges. He says, “The challenges keep me excited and that's why I want to now diversify and enter areas like food and beverage and merchandising.”