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Success Story- Born in an ordinary family in Kerala, Porinju Valiath’s childhood was spent in extreme poverty. His ancestral house was sold due to debt. Then he had to live in a small room with his family. They should run home …Read more

Porinju Veliath’s childhood went through extreme poverty.
Highlights
- Porinju Veliath’s childhood went through poverty.
- Floor trader became a floor trader in Kotak Securities in Mumbai.
- Equity is the founder of Intelligence India Private Limited.
Famous Financial Advisor Tapas Chakraborty has shared the struggle and success of Porinju Veliath through a linkedIn post. His story looks like a script of a Bollywood film. Famous financial advisor Tapas Chakraborty, while sharing his story, wrote that this story reminds of the character of Sunil Shetty of the film ‘Dhadak’ – who traveled from 50 paise to 500 crores. The only difference is that Porinju’s story is real, inspiring and is absolutely connected to the ground.
Job started at the age of 17 years
When Porinju was just 17 years old, he came to Ernakulam from his house with 1000 rupees in his pocket. There he started a clerk job on a telephone exchange. After some time, he started studying advocacy along with the job. After a few years in Ernakulam, he came to Mumbai after working and studying.
Changed luck in Mumbai
Come to Mumbai was very auspicious for Porinju. In Mumbai, he started a job as a floor trader in Kotak Securities. It is from here that he started learning the shares of the stock market. He slowly started making small investments. His first big profit was received when he bought Shreyas shipping shares for ₹ 20, and this stock proved to be a multibagger by giving him 10 times a return. He worked for four years in Kotak Security. After this, he joined Parag Parakh Securities as a fund manager. Porinju spent five years in Parag Parekh.
Porinju left the job after five years and established his company Equity Intelligence India Private Limited. This portfolio management company, established in 2002 and registered by SEBI, is known for its unique and contrast (Contrarian) investment approach. The company has won the trust of investors with a continuous better performance since 2003. The company manages portfolio ranging from a few lakhs to several million, which includes businessmen and common people from India and abroad.