Meet Manoj Vasudevan: Founder of SourcePilani, a rural BPO
At first glance, Manoj Vasudevan looks like any other corporate leader. With his formal attire and professional demeanor, he can fool anyone by his appearance. But if you remove the outer shells, you would discover a kurta-clad social enthusiast within him. Manoj started out on a conventional MNC path but soon left it for his true calling – taking development to the heart of India. He realized he wanted different things. He wanted to start a rural BPO! “I told my parents that I was quitting my job to start a BPO in Pilani. I had a tough time convincing them. I overcame the initial resistance from family and finally established SourcePilani, one of India’s first rural BPOs. There is still eight million unemployed rural educated youth in India. They go to the cities, can’t find jobs and they come back. It becomes a vicious cycle. The second trend was that the BPO sector was bleeding. Annual wage increases were too quick, attrition was too high. Solving these two problems, I decided to take the BPO.
Source: https://www.thebetterindia.com/3662/khoj-a-movement-of-by-and-for-the-artists/
