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“You give but little
when you give of your
years in inventing, engineering, problem- twinkle with pride even now when they solving, and helping, while doing his remember the past and YKK’s early years. life’s work: creating technical textiles. His
possessions. It is when you actions are woven into the fabric of the “Success usually comes to
give of yourself that you industry whose birth he has been a part those who are too busy to
truly give.” – Kahlil Gibran of. Even as he, himself, was delivering be looking for it.” – Henry industrial fabrics that would become the
backbone of many industries, equally, he David Thoreau
Born in 1940, Yogesh Kantilal Kusumgar
came into a world that was being torn
apart by the violence of Hitler on the one
hand and being drawn together by the
non-violence of Gandhi, on the other. found you a solution. the 1920s, the manufacture of manmade
was helping others looking for a slice of Yogesh Kantilal Kusumgar’s family were the same pie. Anyone who had a problem traditionally in the business of cycle knew that YKK would not rest until he imports and they were doing very well. In
The consequences of one’s actions upon “What does one person fibres had been steadily gaining attention society, the ripple that a single stone can in India as pure silk had become costly.
create in a pond were woven into YKK’s give to another? He gives International innovations in artificial DNA. Thus, as his life played out, not of himself, of the most silk and rayon had begun to percolate to
only did he generate wealth for himself precious he has, he gives the subcontinent. Many manmade fibre through an expertise in industrial fabrics, weaving units were set up across British
YKK innovated solutions for others, too. of his life.” – Erich Fromm, India between 1925 and 1935. YKK’s
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson Henderson
YKK turned 80 in 2020. Of these eight decades, he has spent at least 50 full
The Art of Loving family decided to try its hand at this, too. Through his actions, YKK grew in stature. They put up a weaving unit for artificial
Kusumgar Corporates’ most senior members are two who started out as YKK’s students 60 years ago and who have worked with him since. ‘Sir’ became ‘Saheb’ when they transitioned from students to colleagues and their eyes
silk yarn but it did not do well. So, the Kusumgars decided to cut their losses and move on. YKK was a young man at the time. He took the loss as a personal challenge and decided to make his name in the very area that his family had lost