The Saga of MakeMyTrip
Category
Company Brands & Tech Giants
Era / Tenure
Historic Legacy
Leaderboard Rank
#343 in Company Brands & Tech Giants
Verified Hearts
29,476 Hearts
ORIGINS & FORMATIVE YEARS
Roots, Upbringing & Early Influences
MakeMyTrip was founded through Deep Kalra in 2000 in Ahmedabad, launching to cater to the US-to-India NRI travel corridor during the early dot-com days, driven by visionary commercial ambition and entrepreneurial determination.
THE STRUGGLE & HARDSHIPS
Facing Adversity, Rejections & The Grind
The enterprise's ascent required extraordinary resilience, as MakeMyTrip overcame surviving the 2001 dot-com crash by cutting salaries to zero, partnering with Indian Railways and emerging low-cost airlines like Air Deccan in 2005 before commanding market leadership.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
MakeMyTrip was founded through Deep Kalra in 2000 in Ahmedabad, launching to cater to the US-to-India NRI travel corridor during the early dot-com days, driven by visionary commercial ambition and entrepreneurial determination.
