Mr Vijay Kedia discusses the life failures that led him to his success. He discusses the benefits of investing in the stock market through his own life examples and the way he became financially independent. Vijay Kedia, MD of Kedia securities, is a private investor in the stock market having experience of more than three decades. Kedia, a commerce graduate, born and brought up in Kolkata joined stock market with zero capital.Some of his investments have appreciated 100 times in the last 10-12 years. He has been a key note speaker in S.P. Jain, Welingkar Institute of Management, HR College, St. Xaviers, Kolkata, Bombay Stock Exchange, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Rajkot, CFA Institute, Kolkata and also in IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, London Business School and TEDxIIMAmritsar. He is also on the board of Atul Auto Ltd. a Gujarat based Automobile Company, having a market cap of around Rs.1000 Crs. He is the largest shareholder in more than 10 listed companies. In 2017, Kedia was conferred with a doctorate degree. Kedia is very passionate about singing and yoga as well. Recently he has started investing in startups also."

The story of this medium-sized town start like that of so many other medium-sized towns in North America: Early industrialization and heavy manufacturing provided post-WWII economic windfalls to shareholders, employees and citizens alike. The 1980's then resulted in a consecutive collapse of industrial operations. The town is left with vast tracks of vacant lands and the resulting economic hardship. But in this story, the town identifies an under-utilized, seemingly unused asset that can help to create jobs, rebrand the city identity and rally a community around a new source of future economic gain.