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3.  Abhay Singhal
Earlier job: Fund Manager, Brahma Capital
Quit in: March 2011
Now runs: E-commerce venture, Just One Planet

When your world is about to change, it doesn’t take a decade, and that’s what happened with Abhay Singhal, Ex-Fund Manager, Brahma Capital. In just 100 days Abhay Shinghal shifted his air conditioned Brahma Capital in Mumbai to Rajasthan. From being a hard-charging fund manager Abhay took a step that was completely different from his previous business venture. He commenced his e-commerce venture, Just One Planet, an online enterprise selling handicrafts from across India. The company is a for profit organization that promotes selling the handicrafts furniture and artefacts procured from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Jammu.

"We expect the e-commerce business for handicrafts in India to grow at a rapid pace, given the challenges faced by the offline retail business," says Aashish Bhinde, executive director, Avendus Capital, reported Economic Times.

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