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‘Miles To Go Before I Sleep’ unfolds the life of an ordinary man, Rakesh Kumar Rastogi, who faces various twists and turns and comes out stronger after every heart-wrenching life event. Masses can resonate with his experience. His positive attitude in gloomy times and zeal to never give up can inspire all ages.
Rakesh Kumar Rastogi dreamed big when he had nothing and always worked towards the ultimate goal of starting his own business. He made several attempts and failed repeatedly. His burning desire to achieve goals became stronger. It is interesting to see how he started manufacturing a small product—Shoelace—to fulfil his dream of being an entrepreneur. He kept diversifying into new businesses. Failures became his success mantra. There were instances from his personal life that jolted him badly, but he bounced back every time. With every passing day, he has the same passion to dream big and set high goals for himself. This is a must read for people who feel helpless during bad times and think about surrendering to the circumstances.
Rakesh Kumar Rastogi
Rakesh Kumar Rastogi is an entrepreneur, strategist, philanthropist and a visionary. He loves helping people to become better in their personal and professional lives. He completed his MTech from HBTI, Kanpur followed by a Diploma in Project Management from Punjabi University, Patiala. Born to a lower middle class family, Shri Rakesh Kumar Rastogi aspired to setup a business legacy.
He founded his first venture Neelam Lace Industry in the year 1984 which was a shoe lace manufacturing unit. He diversified his business in chemical and textile field. With his excellent project management skills, accurate market research and futuristic vision, he added more companies.
An entrepreneur in true sense and a great believer of team work, he established ASSA Group in 1990 and ventured into the field of Polyurethanes. Today ASSA GROUP is one of the few companies manufacturing Polyurethanes System for footwear under the Make in India initiative.
In the past, Mr. Rastogi has been an active member of FICCI. These days his energy is devoted to giving back to the society by mentoring budding entrepreneurs.
