Bharti founder Sunil Mittal's business journey spans 50 years
In short
Sunil Bharti Mittal started a small bicycle-parts unit in Ludhiana in 1976 when he was about 18.
Fifty years later, the profile says Bharti Enterprises has grown into a major business group with Bharti Airtel as a large global telecom company, and it has also moved into submarine cables and satellites.
What the reporting says
Sunil Bharti Mittal's journey from a bicycle-parts unit in Ludhiana in 1976 to Bharti Airtel's global telecom scale was highlighted in a Business Standard profile. It also notes the group faced setbacks from policy changes and three major crises that Mittal calls Bharti's "Mahabharatas".
Why it matters
The Business Standard profile traces Sunil Bharti Mittal’s 50-year business journey from bicycle parts in Ludhiana to telecom and satellite communications. It says Bharti Enterprises and Bharti Airtel grew through bets that often moved ahead of the market, while policy changes and three major crises shaped the group’s path. The piece is a retrospective on the founder and the company’s expansion.