A minute with Sanjay Lalbhai, MD, Arvind Mills

The scion of the Lalbhai family is credited for changing the way India dresses. He not only introduced denim in the country, but also produced it at significantly low cost and became the biggest supplier of denim worldwide

Nothing is impossible. Believe in your dreams and give your 100%. Life is a journey and there should be no regrets

Which entrepreneur do you take inspiration from?
My grandfather Kasturbhai Lalbhai. He was an entrepreneur, philanthrophist, a freedom fighter and a mass leader.

An entrepreneur to you is...
One who dreams about new ideas and opportunities and executes them.

Your business mantra...
Have resilience and a never say die attitude towards work.

Turning point of your career...
Bringing the largest selling fabric in the world, Denim, to India in 1981-82.

An event during you startup days which kept you going...
We were on the brink of collapse in 1997 but we managed to successfully restructure the business.

When you are not at work...
I like to meditate, do a little gardening, read and most of all listen to music.


Lalbhai’s advice to startups

- Carefully work out the details of your project

- Do not over leverage the business

- Build a very solid management team

- Build good systems and processes

- Passionately pursue your dream