From The Beginning, I Believed In Only Selling Products That I Had Made Myself

Venturing into the field of business rather than restricting himself to office jobs is what helped Yogesh Dua, MD, UTL, come a long way. Currently, his firm has gained a strong foothold in the electronics industry. In a candid conversation with Sudeshna Das, senior executive editor and Baishakhi Dutta, business journalist of Electronics Bazaar, he shares his amazing 20-year journey as an entrepreneur.

About me

Year of birth: 1974

Hobby: Watching movies (science fiction)

Favourite music: Hindi film music

Favourite food: Pav bhaji

Favourite movies: Three Idiots

Favourite actor: Aamir Khan

Favourite actress: Vidya Balan

Favourite singer: Arijit Singh

Childhood

I am from Hisar, Haryana. My father passed away when I was just seven years old. Since then, I knew that I had to do something big. During my childhood, we stayed in a small house and both my parents used to work. In government service, when a person passes away, any one person from the family gets that job. The same happened with us, and my elder sister took up my father’s job after he passed on, since I wanted to do something else. Eventually, after I completed my engineering, I decided to start my own business venture.

Family

My mother supported me a lot. She took on the responsibility of raising the four of us all by herself after our father’s demise. Teaching us, sending us to school and college, bringing all of us to a certain level, —everything was on her shoulders alone. My younger brother is an IIT engineer and is in the USA now. He has also inspired me a lot. At times, he asks me certain questions that directly or indirectly enhance my knowledge and vastly help in my personal improvement.