Gulati politely declined to state his annual turnover, beyond saying it was "profitable". This is after he shares a part of his proceeds with his workers proportionate to the effort they have put in.

Life hasn't always been so comfortable for Gulati. In fact, it has been pretty harsh, considering that he and his four sisters too are visually impaired.

One day his mother came across an advertisement for a government school in the President's Estate here that took in visually handicapped students and enrolled her children there.

After that, Gulati obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Delhi University's Hindu College and a master's in the same subject, as also a master's in social work and a diploma in rehabilitation counselling.

He thereafter worked with various NGOs in cities as well as rural areas.

Gulati feels that though disabled get opportunities from various organisations, including the Indian Habitat Centre, Hotel Broadway and some caterers, there is need for greater opportunities to enable them prove themselves on a higher level.

"Retail chains such as Reliance Fresh and Big Apple should give us bigger opportunities for work. They need to have faith in us that we can work properly and can deliver assignments on time," Gulati maintained.

He thinks they are deprived of such opportunities because of a mental block that the disabled can't work as normal people.

"I want to prove that if given a chance, the disabled can work equally well," he contended.

According to Gulati, the availability of greater opportunities would benefit not only the disabled but also the corporate world.

"If corporates provide us with adequate opportunities, their public image would also rise many times as people would laud their sensitivity," he added.