Born into an agricultural family in Tamil Nadu's Nazareth town, A.D. Padmasingh left his job to start Aachi Masala in 1995. He wanted to sell ready-to-use premixed spice blends that his mother made. Today, Aachi is Rs 2000 CR brand and the 3rd biggest spice company. Tata and Wipro have offered 51% of Aachi for Rs 1000 CR.