Wipro's First Blind Marketing Manager

Meet the man who did not let disability come in his way and is now the Wipro's Marketing Manager

Ankit Jindal lost his eyesight when he was 13 and today he is a successful Marketing Manager at Wipro. From following an ambitious career path and dealing with competition to finding the love of his life, here an amazing story of success.

He was in school when a regular visit to an eye doctor broke this news to his family – that he had been suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disorder which causes progressive vision loss.

"When I was 13, most of the kids of my age would go out, play, and plan a bright future. But I had to deal with the harsh reality that I would soon be blind,” recalls Ankit Jindal.

By the time Jindal turned 20, he had lost his vision entirely, and was completely dependent on others for even basic tasks.

He started pursuing an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi and when no one found time to handhold him, he would get the notes converted into audio format.It was a college project that got Jindal the recognition that he truly deserved. He led a team which stood at second position at the Tata Business Leadership Awards.

Today he is working as Marketing Manager for Wipro Infotech and is apart of Global Infrastructure Services for three years now and this requires him to travel frequently, meet new people and plan strategies, which he enjoys to the core.

Helping the disabled
Jindal had the desire to do more and reach out to other people with disability to make their life easier. A meeting with an inclusion activist Vidhya Ramasubbam converted into an amazing initiative called Kickstart cabs. Along with Ramasubbam, Jindal launched these cab services in 2013 that catered to the needs of people with disability.

No story is complete without a happy ending in the personal life, and Jindal got that when he met his wife Kanika. A match fixed by Jindal’s parents soon transformed into love and today Kanika is his biggest strength and stands tall with her genius husband. “It was an arranged love,” laughs the couple.

The Future
An adventure enthusiast, Jindal never lets his visual impairment stop him from enjoying his thrills. From white-water rafting to cliff jumping, he has done it all. “I would like to do bungee jumping too,” he says. Content with what life has given him so far, Jindal wants to climb the success ladder even further and become CEO of a company some day.

Willing to continue his efforts in the inclusion sector, he has big plans in store which he promises to reveal only when they take proper shape. We indeed are waiting for this amazing man’s future endeavours and wish him good luck.