Savitaben Parmar | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Savitaben Kolsawallah |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Savitaben Parmar is an Indian social entrepreneur from Ahmedabad, India. She is known for starting a succesful business despite her background of poverty and caste discrimination as a member of the Dalit community. Her biography was profiled as one of the fifteen stories in Dalit Millionaires: 15 Inspiring Stories.
Parmar lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She belongs to a Dalit community. Her husband worked as a bus conductor. [1]
Parmar began her business career to support her family due to financial constraints. [2] She initially gathered and sold half-burnt coals (cinders) discarded by textile mills in Ahmedabad, a trade which earned her the name "Savitaben Kolsawala" (Savitaben the coal-seller). [3] [4] She eventually expanded her operations from trading coal to manufacturing. [1] She established a business producing ceramic tiles in 1991, which grew into a profitable enterprise. [5] As of 2015, her tile manufacturing business had an annual turnover of ₹50 crore and employed over 200 people. [6]