Notes from a self-made industrialist.
First-person essays on rooftop solar, India's renewable transition, dealer-led distribution, the agri-input sector and the patient capital it takes to compound a multi-sector group from Rajkot.
Tier-1 vs Tier-3 solar panels — the actual difference that decides whether your investment compounds
Spec sheets are a marketing exercise. What actually matters in 2026 — module ratings, warranty depth, LID & degradation, real-world performance — and how to read a quote without getting taken.
Why I keep the office in Rajkot — not Mumbai, not Bangalore
An honest take on why headquartering a multi-sector group in Saurashtra is the right operating decision in 2026 — and why most Indian SME founders should stop apologising for their home city.
PM Surya Ghar Yojana — what every Indian household needs to know
A plain-English walkthrough of India's flagship rooftop solar subsidy — eligibility, the ₹78,000 ceiling, the application flow, and what actually happens after you apply.
Hiring solar installation crews — what 100 wrong hires taught us
The unglamorous reality of staffing a pan-India installation business. Why the resume is irrelevant, what to test for in the first call, and how to design retention into the role before you make the offer.
Saurashtra's first-generation entrepreneurs — the unwritten playbook
What it actually looks like to build a multi-sector group from a Tier-2 Gujarat city in 2026. Not nostalgia — the operating instincts that travel from the textile mills of Rajkot to a rooftop solar business.
Why rooftop solar is the smartest financial decision an Indian household can make in 2026
A founder's view on the economics — payback periods, real-asset returns and why solar is a better deposit than a fixed deposit.
Building a dealer-led business from Rajkot — the Sahayog playbook
First-person notes from a self-made entrepreneur on building distribution in a category that didn't yet have a playbook.
Real assets, patient capital — a self-made entrepreneur's view on investing
Why my capital sits in the things India structurally needs — and almost never in things that promise to disrupt them.
The future of Indian agri-inputs — supply where India needs it
Why fertilizer and chemical distribution still matters in a country with 120 million farming households — and why doing it right is harder than it looks.
Indian fertilizer & agri-input market — the next decade
60 million tonnes a year, 120 million farming households, and a distribution structure most outside observers misread. Notes from Sahayog Ferti Chem.
Solar manufacturing in India — VVP Solar's view from Gujarat
Why I think the next decade of Indian solar manufacturing will be defined in Gujarat — and the operating choices we made to participate in it.
PGVCL and the Gujarat rooftop solar advantage
Why Gujarat's DISCOM ecosystem makes the state the easiest place in India to put solar on your roof — and what the rest of the country can learn from it.
The case for multi-sector family groups in modern India
Why a Rajkot-based group that runs solar, manufacturing, agri-inputs and trading is not 'unfocused' — it's a deliberately Indian capital allocation.