Mahatma Gandhi and Bhavish Aggarwal
It is said that history repeats itself, and many times one incident of ‘insult’ in life changes the course of the entire history. If you sit down to research the history of the world, you will find that many great movements and revolutions started because of this ‘insult’ and a new chapter of India’s freedom movement started because of this ‘insult’. But this is the story of Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, in whose life a similar incident happened with Mahatma Gandhi at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station in South Africa, know him…
Ola started its career as a taxi service company. But the idea of starting this taxi service came to him when a taxi driver dropped him off the taxi midway and left him there. What happened to Bhavish Aggarwal?
When the driver dropped Bhavish off the taxi midway
This happened when Bhavish Aggarwal was studying in college. Then, a taxi driver pulled Bhavish out of the car midway. The main reason for the fight between Bhavish and the taxi driver was the driver’s demand for a higher fare than previously agreed upon. However, at that moment Bhavish felt helpless and full of anger. But it is said that stars change for everyone.
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The same happened with Bhavish Aggarwal and after some time he started Ola Cabs. This service forever changed the way people in the country travel. Today Bhavish Aggarwal has also started Ola Electric. It is one of the largest electric 2-wheeler companies in the country.
In the coming days, the company will increase its focus on many products, including artificial intelligence, electric cars and electric bicycles, which will be a great record in the country’s history.
What happened to Gandhi at Pietermaritzburg station?
A similar incident of “insult” had happened to Mahatma Gandhi at Pietermaritzburg station in South Africa. Its history dates back to 1893 when Mahatma Gandhi was practising law. It was around 7th June, Mahatma Gandhi was travelling in first class on a train. At that time apartheid or rather racism was at its peak in South Africa. Then a white man expelled Mahatma Gandhi from the first class at Pietermaritzburg station because Mahatma Gandhi was not white.
This incident shook Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from within. After this, he started a huge movement against racism in South Africa itself. Everyone knows the story of how Gandhi came to India and then changed the entire direction of the country’s freedom struggle.
The role of the ‘insult’ in Tata’s formation also
However, this is not the only incident of retaliation for “insult”. Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata was also treated in a similar “insulting” manner in a Mumbai hotel, so he took revenge by building the “Taj Hotel” in Mumbai. Today it is one of the most luxurious hotel brands in the world. There are always foreign guests on its guest list.
