Everyone has heard of how Narayanmurthy started Infosys with just 250 $, & how Dhirubhai Ambani created the biggest corporate history in India. These people stayed in the biggest metropolis, pooled the best brains in the field & did the magic.

But Pai’s of Manipal did a bigger magic with the barest of resources, in a barren, dry & hilly terrain called Manipal. (Literally means Mannu palla (Soil pond). The magic is how Pai’s have transformed Mannu palla to Money PAL (Friend of Money)

The success story of Manipal group is equally fascinating. The respected Mr. Ramesh Pai (Mr. Sudhakar Pai’s father) was a genius. He financed Reliance group when they were just beginning & was the real hero behind the phenomenal growth of Reliance. He was honored with the directorship of Reliance which post he held till his sad demise recently.

He was the strategist to build world class educational institutes in Medical, Engineering, Law, Business administration etc. Today Manipal group has medical colleges in Malaysia, Sikkim, Nepal, Dubai, Bahrain etc.

The success story of Pigmy deposit started by Syndicate bank is a unique banking experience for the smallest of the small. When Indira Gandhi nationalized the 14 most successful banks, Syndicate bank was in the forefront.

Health care was pioneered by Pai’s of Manipal. They built world class hospitals in many places.

The own your own college was their biggest success in imparting education to the rural poor. If any village comes out with 50 % of the cost of building a college, Manipal group contributed the rest & immediately built the college in the smallest of the small village. This helped lakhs of rural poor to realize their dream of completing the graduation.

Mr. Ramesh Pai’s son Mr. Sudhakar pai is now the most successful business tycoon of the south. He has nearly 25 business units under his dynamic leadership. The total turnover of this division is Rs. 1600 crores.

Mr. Sudhakar Pai was also the prestigious chairman of the south India chamber of commerce.