Bhavish Aggarwal: India ka EV aur AI ka Game Changer
By Kishan Baraiya
Published on kishanbaraiya.com
Date: June 6, 2025
Bhavish Aggarwal, Ola ka founder aur CEO, aaj kal har jagah chhaye hue hain! Electric vehicles (EVs) se lekar artificial intelligence (AI) tak, yeh Indian entrepreneur apne innovative ideas aur bold moves ke saath desh ke tech scene ko transform kar rahe hain. Chaliye, dekhte hain unki latest achievements aur controversies ke baare mein, thodi si Hindi aur thodi si English ke masti ke saath!
Ola Electric ka Badhta Dabangpan
Ola Electric, Bhavish ka flagship venture, ab India ke electric two-wheeler market ka king ban gaya hai. January 2025 mein, Ola Electric ne 22,656 registrations ke saath 25% market share claim kiya, jo ki 65% month-on-month growth dikhaata hai. Yeh sab unke new Gen 3 platform aur 4,000 stores ke expanded network ke wajah se possible hua. Bhavish ne February 5, 2025 ko ek naye electric bike ka launch bhi announce kiya, jisme unhone kaha, “Yeh India ke EV revolution ka next phase hai, aur yeh bahut bada hoga!”
Lekin, har success story ke saath thodi controversy bhi aati hai. Ola Electric ko Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) se notice mila, kyunki 2023 se ab tak 11,000 customer complaints aaye hain. Customers ka kehna hai ki after-sales service aur product issues unhe pareshaan kar rahe hain. Comedian Kunal Kamra ne bhi Bhavish pe kaafi taunts maare, ek baar toh unhone kaha, “Aapki scooter nahi chal rahi!” Yeh war of words social media pe kaafi viral hua.
Krutrim: AI ka Naya Dhamaka
Bhavish sirf EVs tak limited nahi hain. Unka AI venture, Krutrim, India ka pehla AI unicorn bana, jisme unhone $50 million raise kiye at a $1 billion valuation. Krutrim ka goal hai Indic languages ke liye foundational AI models banane aur India ka apna GPU chip develop karna. April 2025 mein, Krutrim AI assistant ka version 2 launch hone wala tha, jisme “DeepSearch” feature highlight kiya gaya. Lekin, thodi si memes aur trolling bhi hui jab logon ne poocha, “Krutrim kahan hai?” kyunki Bhavish ka naya AI project DeepSeek zyaada limelight mein aa gaya.
Abhi Bhavish $300 million raise karne ki planning kar rahe hain Krutrim ke liye, though investor appetite thoda kam dikha, jo pehle $500 million ka target tha. Phir bhi, Bhavish confident hain ki bade investors jaldi hi unke saath aayenge.
Kya Chal Raha Hai? Ek Naya Initiative
March 2025 mein, Bhavish ne ek naya initiative launch kiya, “Kya Chal Raha Hai?”, jisme Ola ke employees ko har week 3-5 bullet points mein apne accomplishments ke reports bhejne hote hain. Yeh move Elon Musk ke US federal workers ke liye similar directive se inspired lagta hai. Lekin, isne social media pe thodi hansi bhi khichi, jab Kunal Kamra ne mazak udaya aur kaha, “Bhavish, aapki scooter nahi chal rahi!”
Controversies aur Social Media Trolling
Bhavish ka social media presence bhi kaafi active hai, lekin yeh unhe kabhi-kabhi mushkil mein bhi daal deta hai. SEBI ne unhe warning di jab unhone new store openings ka announcement X pe kiya bina exchange filings ke, jo disclosure norms ke against tha. Iske alawa, Kunal Kamra ke saath unki online nok-jhok, especially Sati practice pe comments ke baad, kaafi headlines mein aayi. Kamra ne unhe “shameless” tak kaha, aur yeh debate author Amish Tripathi tak chala gaya.
February 2025 mein, Bhavish ne Mahakumbh mein holy dip liya aur apne “civilizational roots” ke baare mein post kiya, lekin ispe bhi trolls ne unhe nahi chhoda. Ek user ne likha, “Nahi dhulenge!”
Startup Ecosystem ko Bhavish ka Message
Bhavish ne April 2025 mein Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ke vision ko support kiya, jinhone startups se kaha ki woh consumer tech se aage badhkar deep tech, AI, space, aur climate tech mein innovate karein. Bhavish ne X pe post kiya, “Our startup community needs to introspect… Rockets, AI drugs, EUV machines, new materials—so much to build!” Yeh unki vision ko dikhaata hai ki India ko global innovation leader banana hai.
Bhavish ka Net Worth aur Legacy
Forbes ke according, Bhavish Aggarwal ka net worth $2.6 billion hai, jo unhe duniya ke youngest self-made billionaires mein se ek banata hai. Time magazine ne unhe 2018 mein 100 Most Influential People mein shamil kiya tha. Ola Cabs, Ola Electric, aur ab Krutrim ke saath, Bhavish India ke mobility aur tech landscape ko redefine kar rahe hain.
Final Thoughts
Bhavish Aggarwal ek aisa naam hai jo innovation aur controversy dono ke saath judta hai. Ola Electric ke saath woh India ke EV market ko lead kar rahe hain, aur Krutrim ke through AI mein naye horizons explore kar rahe hain. Lekin, unke bold statements aur social media antics unhe trolling ka target bhi banate hain. Ek baat toh clear hai—Bhavish kabhi boring nahi hote! Aapko kya lagta hai, Bhavish ka next move kya hoga? Comment karke batayein on kishanbaraiya.com!
Sources: Times of India, LiveMint, Business Today, Hindustan Times, News18