Billionaire dad sends his son to kochi to survive on odd jobs

​Kochi: Savji Dholakia Gujarat's diamond merchant and proprietor of a surat based company spread accross 71 countries persuaded his only son to go to Kochi in disguise and also to survive by doing odd jobs for an month.

Dravya Dholakia doing MBA from US came India for a holiday, arrived Kochi june 21 with just only three pairs of clothes and 7,000RS in his pocket which can only be used only if there is an emergency.

As quoted to Times of India Savji Dholakia "I gave him three conditions: I told my son that he needs to work to earn his money and he couldn't work at a place for more than a week; that he can't use his father's identity nor use the mobile phone nor Rs 7,000 taken from home for a month. I wanted him to understand life and how the poor struggle to get a job and money. No university can teach you these life skills except experience,". Incidentally, Dholakia had hit the headlines after his firm gifted cars and flats to employees as bonus.