Ramaswami Subramanian

1 Subhiksha founder Ramaswami Subramanian did his B Tech. from IIT-Madras in 1987 and followed that
up with an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad with a gold-medal. His first job was with Citibank’s investment
banking division with a salary of Rs 5,500.
2 He quit the Citibank job in three-four weeks and joined two-wheeler maker Enfield.
3 After a brief stint Subramanian borrowed Rs 2.5 crore from Enfield Chairman S. Vishwanathan and
launched Viswapriya, a financial services company.
4 When he started Subhiksha with a capital of Rs 5 crore in 1997, Viswapriya was Rs 100-crore company.
5 Currently, Viswapriya is an NBFC with interest in real estate as well, but Subramanian is no longer into
managing that business.
6 His recommended list of reading includes Alfred P Sloan’s My Years with General Motors, where the
author describes his systematic and of course the “logical style” in which he built the business.
7 Subhiksha has bought a majority stake in Madras Stock Exchange-listed Blue Green Construction and
Investment Company for Rs 3 crore