Retirement is just a beginning

 I went to Qatar in 1976 for my studies. Initially, I went only for a two-year program under my father’s sponsorship, but after graduation, I continued my education in a government school in Qatar. My hometown is Changaramkulam, Cheruvalloor—a pure village with no hospital or school nearby. While I was experiencing goodfacilities in Qatar, my own community lacked these basic amenities and exposure. Seeing the contrast inspired me to start something different in my hometown.

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At the age of 20, along with my friends, we started Arafa Hospital Private Limited in the 1990s at Changaramkulam. The initial phase was very challenging—meeting manypeople, identifying funds, sourcing resources, managing fund exchanges, and transferring currency between two countries. I met with several teams, received help from a few, and learned a lot.Finally, we launched my first dream into reality. It took six years to complete all the procedures. Today, Arafa Hospital has been taken over by Sunrise Hospital

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During this time, I also started a trading business. My vision was to help people in Qatar secure a permanent income in India during  and after their retirement. So, we began a trading venture, and later, I moved into the education sector and started an engineering college at Thrissur, Akkikkavu. The idea came from the fact that most schools were located in towns, while villages lacked the necessary facilities. Often, students in my locality had to relocate, and girls especially couldn’t move to cities at that time. This inspired me to start an engineering school in a rural area.

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Initially, I faced many disappointments and strong negative comments. People questioned who would come to study in a rural village. But I had a plan to bring in students from the very beginning. After launching Royal Engineering College, I started a waste management project in Palakkad and later ventured into the meat business, named “Meatin.” The idea for the meat business also came from Qatar, where high standards of hygiene and quality control for meat—such as inspections, disease checks, hygienic storage, etc.—are strictly followed. I wanted to implement the same in my country and hometown. That’s how the meat brand started. Today, we operate a meat business in Palakkad (Pozhinjampara) with more than 78 branches.

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We identified similar problems in the fish industry as well, so we started a fish brand called “Kifi” to eliminate the use of chemicals and promote fresh fish in the market, just like in Gulf countries. We now have several outlets and an online presence.

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At the same time, we launched a farm in Tamil Nadu called “Cattle Valley Pvt. Ltd.” Here, animals are quarantined for three days, just like in European countries, in a 205-acre farm in Madurai District. The goal was to provide fresh meat.

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We are also working on a Biodiversity Park in association with the Kerala Government. The government had a vision to bring all cattle breeds into a single place and provide opportunities for veterinary students and doctors to study. Though the government project did not take off, we are now jointly building a biodiversity
park that houses all cattle breeds, aiming to attract attention from Europe in the future. This project will be launched in December.

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We also started an online education platform called “Hurrazone” to address language issues for students from Kerala. Today, our company provides training for all syllabus across all mediums. Through this online platform, I plan to build an online university.

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My ultimate goal is to build an international sports city in Kerala for students with autism and other disabilities—empowering them and ensuring they have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.

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