Today Ma Foi Management Consultants is the largest HR services provider and staffing company in India, with a turnover of Rs 435 crore (Rs 4.35 billion).
Ma Foi has so far helped generate career opportunities for more than 169,000 people in 35 countries.
K Pandia Rajan started it in 1992 with a capital of just Rs 60,000. Ably assisting him in his long journey has been his wife, Hemalatha Rajan, who is also the director of the company.
To know the inspiring story of the Ma Foi couple, read on. . .
Text: Shobha Warrier
Image: K Pandia Rajan with his wife Hemalatha, at their office in Chennai. | Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj
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