Jugadu Kamlesh is an Indian farmer and owner of an agricultural products company named ‘KG Agrotech’. He appeared as a pitcher in the TV show ‘Shark Tank’ (2022) to receive investment from the judges (Sharks) for his pesticide trolley cart.
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Kamlesh Nanasaheb Ghumre was born in 1996 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Dewarpade, Malegaon, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from NS Deshmukh Vidyalaya Chikhal o – Malegaon, Maharashtra. He dropped out of BCA 2nd year from Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad College, Malegaon, Maharashtra.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father is a farmer. His elder brother Nilesh Ghumre is serving in the Indian Army.
Jugaadu Kamlesh with his brother
Wife
He is not married till 2022.
livelihood
After facing some setbacks in his career, he started a small hotel in his hometown, but soon he had to close the hotel permanently. Talking about this in a talk show he said,
I started a hotel in my hometown, everything was going well. But one day my friends took my phone and called an unknown girl. The matter became serious and a big controversy arose. People started judging my character. Everyone in the village used to taunt my parents about my character. But my parents supported me, they had faith in me that I would never do anything wrong. My mother once told me that we are so confident that you will do something great that these people who are taunting us will come to us to help you.’
After this Kamlesh started working as a farmer with his father. One day, while he was working there, he noticed that the pesticides they sprayed in the fields were causing serious health problems to his father. He shared the entire incident in an interview. He said,
One day when I was in the fields I saw that my father was spraying pesticides and because of the pesticides he developed many skin diseases, but he never complained about it. But I decided to do something for my father and the rest of the farmers of the country. I thought of simplifying the process. I was no engineer, but I had a plan to go to nearby scrap shops to get some spare parts or scrap. Initially, it was like a bicycle structure and not very efficient, but gradually I continued adding elements to it and changing it as per the needs.
It took him about 7 years to make the pesticide trolley cart. In 2012, he uploaded a video of his trolley cart on YouTube which went viral on social media. He also received offers from various companies to sell his product, but he rejected the offer.
In 2021, he watched the promo of the TV show ‘Shark Tanks’ on his mobile. After seeing the advertisement, his brother-in-law asked him to participate in the show. After several rounds of auditions, he appeared before the judges (as the Sharks are called in the show) in 2022 along with his brother’s son Naru. In his voice he said,
Hamare muhna mein, aankh mein ye pesticide gen se malaise hoti ho to mere papa ko bhi ye baari thi (These pesticides cause diseases by going into our mouth and eyes. My father also had this disease).”
When a shark asked him why he didn’t choose a job at the company, he replied,
If I do a job, I will be someone’s slave for 24 hours, and we are farmers, we do not want to be anyone’s slave. someone’s slave)
Their idea and pitch were appreciated by the judges, but the investment proposal was rejected by four judges (Sharks) Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Vinita Singh and Ghazal Alagh and only Piyush Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, accepted the proposal. accepted. , Piyush offered him Rs. Rs 10 lakh and loan for 40% stake in Kamlesh’s company ‘KG Agrotech’. 20 lakh at zero percent interest rate.
Jugadu Kamlesh with his pesticide trolley cart.
A few days after the show, he was called by Piyush Bansal to his home in Delhi and discussed the product. He shared an Instagram live video with Piyush in which he talked about launching the product in the market.
Jugaadu Kamlesh with Piyush Bansal
Kamlesh has also tried his luck in acting and has appeared in some Marathi web series like ‘Patang Premacha’.
Jugadu Kamlesh in Patang Premacha
He has also acted in the short film ‘Kaal’ based on the Corona virus epidemic.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In his teens, he wanted to join the Indian Army, attempting the entrance exam several times, but gave up preparing for it after fracturing two of his toes. After the fracture he remained bedridden for a few months.
- While he was in college, he participated in various acting and singing competitions. After seeing his acting skills his friends inspired him to pursue a career in acting. Later he went to Mumbai to try his luck in acting. One of his friends in Mumbai helped him stay there and audition, but he was rejected in the audition round due to his looks and language. He then decided to quit acting and returned to his hometown.
Jugaadu Kamlesh singing in a program
- Then he tried for a job and a person from his village assured him of getting a government job if he paid Rs. 1 lakh and submitting some original documents. He agreed to it, but later the man turned out to be a fraud. After this Kamlesh decided that he would never do a job. After continuous failures in his career he went into depression and tried to commit suicide twice.
- His interviews have been covered by various renowned media houses.
- In 2021, she received the 24 Hour Rise Startup Unicorn Award by Zee.
- Kamlesh has appeared in Josh Varta (2022) in which he shares his life story.
Jugadu Kamlesh in Josh Talks
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