It was an afternoon appointment – as we struggled through the routine traffic c woes on drenched Mumbai roads for the scheduled meeting with the MD of GoAir. Just a few minutes into the conversation, we realised that the sky was not enough for Jeh. And while we are at it, neither is the numbers of parking slots; nor the infrastructure management services made available at airports across the country. The question that immediately came to mind was that if he was so dissatisfied with the state of affairs in the aviation 
sector, then why did he enter the space at all?
Interestingly, the answer lies in his travels with his “leader & mentor” Nanaji Deshmukh, with whom Jeh is actively striving to uplift about 2,000 poor villages to become self-sustainable. In Chitrakoot, for example, this altruist businessman has helped set up seed banks, as also financed development of locally-produced organic fertilisers, besides developing a farming R&D centre in Chitrakoot called Krishi Vidya Kendra.
“A lot of traveling was required with Nanaji & my train journey experiences to Chitrakoot moved me to think in 2004 that if my brothers & sisters have to pay such a price to get such a bad service, where’s the service? You bring in your own food & water; it takes hours to reach, there would be a 5-6 hour delay, stops every 2-3 hours. It was ridiculous. So, I said, there is an opportunity,” explains the vibrant 33-year old Jeh, who is possibly one of the youngest business tycoons in the industry.
sector, then why did he enter the space at all?Interestingly, the answer lies in his travels with his “leader & mentor” Nanaji Deshmukh, with whom Jeh is actively striving to uplift about 2,000 poor villages to become self-sustainable. In Chitrakoot, for example, this altruist businessman has helped set up seed banks, as also financed development of locally-produced organic fertilisers, besides developing a farming R&D centre in Chitrakoot called Krishi Vidya Kendra.
“A lot of traveling was required with Nanaji & my train journey experiences to Chitrakoot moved me to think in 2004 that if my brothers & sisters have to pay such a price to get such a bad service, where’s the service? You bring in your own food & water; it takes hours to reach, there would be a 5-6 hour delay, stops every 2-3 hours. It was ridiculous. So, I said, there is an opportunity,” explains the vibrant 33-year old Jeh, who is possibly one of the youngest business tycoons in the industry.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
