Meet the man with 27,500 daughters.
They don’t call him CEO.
They call him Appa.
KP Ramaswamy, founder of KPR Mills in Coimbatore, runs a ₹34,000+ crore textile empire.
But his real legacy isn’t measured in profits.
It’s measured in graduation certificates.
It all began with a single sentence from a young mill worker:
“Appa, I want to study.”
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They don’t call him CEO.
They call him Appa.
KP Ramaswamy, founder of KPR Mills in Coimbatore, runs a ₹34,000+ crore textile empire.
But his real legacy isn’t measured in profits.
It’s measured in graduation certificates.
It all began with a single sentence from a young mill worker:
“Appa, I want to study.”
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Most owners would smile, nod, and get back to business.
Ramaswamy built classrooms inside his factory.
Here’s what he created:
4-hour evening classes after 8-hour shifts
Full-time teachers, yoga sessions, even a principal
Completely free. No conditions.
Ramaswamy built classrooms inside his factory.
Here’s what he created:
4-hour evening classes after 8-hour shifts
Full-time teachers, yoga sessions, even a principal
Completely free. No conditions.
Result?
24,500+ women have graduated
Some became police officers, nurses, teachers
This year alone: 20 gold medals from Tamil Nadu Open University
The obvious fear: What if they leave?
Appa’s answer:
“They are here because of poverty, not choice. My job is to give them a future, not a cage.”
24,500+ women have graduated
Some became police officers, nurses, teachers
This year alone: 20 gold medals from Tamil Nadu Open University
The obvious fear: What if they leave?
Appa’s answer:
“They are here because of poverty, not choice. My job is to give them a future, not a cage.”
And they do leave.
To build careers, start families, and send younger girls from their villages to the same mill.
The circle grows.
This isn’t CSR.
This is nation-building disguised as HR.
The kind of leadership where you measure success in transformed lives, not quarterly reports.
To build careers, start families, and send younger girls from their villages to the same mill.
The circle grows.
This isn’t CSR.
This is nation-building disguised as HR.
The kind of leadership where you measure success in transformed lives, not quarterly reports.
In a country where millions of women drop out of school by 15,
One man quietly turned his factory into the largest women’s college you’ve never heard of.
And maybe…
the most beautiful HR policy ever written.
One man quietly turned his factory into the largest women’s college you’ve never heard of.
And maybe…
the most beautiful HR policy ever written.
By the numbers:
27,500 women educated
1 textile tycoon
0 contracts forcing them to stay
Infinite ripple effects across families and villages
KP Ramaswamy may run a mill.
But what he really manufactures is dignity.
27,500 women educated
1 textile tycoon
0 contracts forcing them to stay
Infinite ripple effects across families and villages
KP Ramaswamy may run a mill.
But what he really manufactures is dignity.
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