For me, Makar Sankranti has always been a new beginning to a new year. This year, I went to my sasural in Patna to celebrate with my wife and her family. (1/4) I started my day with Ganga Snaan and Surya Namaskar. Whenever I take bath in Ganga, I feel all my worries get washed away with the water. (2/4)

Vedanta-Foxconn has been professionally assessing site for a multi-billion dollar investment. This is a scientific and financial process which takes several years. We started this about 2 years ago. (1/4) Our team of internal & external professional agencies shortlisted few states viz., Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, TN etc to help achieve our purpose. For last 2 years we have been engaging with each of these govts as well as central govt & have received fantastic support. (2/4)

History gets made! 🇮🇳 Happy to announce that the new Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor plant will be set up in #Gujarat. Vedanta’s landmark investment of ₹1.54 lakh crores will help make India's #Atmanirbhar Silicon Valley a reality. (1/4) This project will help fulfil Hon'ble PM @narendramodi Ji's vision of creating a robust manufacturing base in India. It will reduce our electronics imports & provide 1 lakh direct skilled jobs to our people...going from job seekers to job creators! (2/4)

हमेशा की तरह, हमारे माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी से मिल कर नई प्रेरणा मिली। वेदांता फैब और सेमीकंडक्टर परियोजना के साथ-साथ भारत की ऊर्जा सुरक्षा के विषय पर उनके साथ विस्तार से चर्चा हुई। (1/4) भारत में एक और सिलिकॉन वैली बनाने का सपना अब ज्यादा दूर नहीं है। ये रोजगार के अवसरों को भी जन्म देगा और हमारे देश पर बहुत सकारात्मक प्रभाव डालेगा। (2/4)

As always, very motivating to meet our Hon. PM @narendramodi ji. Discussed at length the energy security for India, along with the Vedanta FAB and #Semiconductor project. (1/4) The dream of creating another Silicon Valley in India doesn’t lie that far ahead. This will also give rise to employment opportunities and positively impact our nation. (2/4)

My dear dreamers, always remember that with the two wings of Karma and Dharma, you can fly towards your dreams as high as you want. This is what helped me in my journey...(1/9) ...We set up the first copper rod plant at Lonavala, near Bombay. On most days, I would leave my Marine Line 360 sq ft office and take the train to Lonavala. I would spend my nights working and chatting with our factory people, and then...(2/9)

My dear dreamers, I believe that the biggest roadblock in life is to never take a risk at all. When I landed in America, I had no place to stay but that didn’t matter. I came back to India with dreams bigger than my reality...(1/9) ...As my feet touched the ground, I looked at the vast land in front of me & dreamt of setting up my telecom cable factory. I got the best experts & equipment from America, some from Nokia in Finland, & the best bunch of youngsters to set up the plant in Aurangabad...(2/9)

I found out about the largest manufacturer of jelly-filled cables based in Essex, America. The company had many plants, one of which had recently shut down. At that time, getting a telephone line in India took at least 8 years of waiting. I saw a gap in the market and… (1/8) …I decided to set up a plant in India. I was determined to find a way to talk to their CEOs. Even when I had to go back to India, I continued to find ways to contact them. It took me two years to get a single meeting confirmed. I packed my bags and flew to America…(2/8)

They say good things come only if you work towards it. To enjoy the fruit, you must sow enough in the roots. With the policy change in 1986, my fate changed as well. My first business started picking up pace and I managed to raise… (1/7) …the first 4 crores through public offering of shares. I wanted to buy second-hand equipment to expand my cable business and decided to try my luck once again. With this, a new dream was born, and I was off to my next destination where dreams are made - America… (2/7)

I bought my first company with great ambition, but the next 10 years were the toughest years of my life. In 1976, I acquired Shamsher Sterling Cable Company but I had… (1/8) ...no money to pay the salary of my employees or buy the raw materials needed. I spent my days visiting banks to clear my payments, and my nights reviving the closed cable plant…(2/8)

I had no experience on how to buy a company, but I went ahead anyway. Shamsher Sterling Cable Company had gone bankrupt and I had started dreaming about acquiring that company. Every day, I would go to the receiver's office and knock on one door to another to...(1/6) ...gather more information. I found out that I needed to pay 16 lakh as down payment which I did not have. I spent many sleepless nights thinking about how I would gather such a large sum of money...(2/6)

When I first arrived in Bombay, I knew only two words in English, ‘yes’ and ‘no’. I held on to my dreams of making it big. Socha ki safar bohot lamba hai, par isse taye karna hai. Bohot mehnat ki, mushquilein sahin, phir bhi ubharta chala gaya...(1/4) …In my first three years, I managed to buy a flat of less than 400sq ft in Bombay. That was a great achievement to start my journey with. I got married in Patna, and had my son born in Patna. I eventually persuaded my parents to send my wife and my son to Mumbai kyunki...(2/4)

It is unfortunate to see many Indian companies valued much lower than their international counterparts. One of the example is SAIL, its market value is under $ 5bn with a much larger asset base than Vale (Brazil), which has a market cap of $ 70bn. @SAILsteel Similarly, Hindustan Copper, with finest reserves in Malanjkhand and Ghatsila area has a market cap of less than $1bn which should ideally be over $ 40bn. Existing management of such companies are capable of increasing production when given a free hand and direction. @copper_ltd