Meet The Captain Who Made India Fly: Air Deccan’s One-Rupee Ticket Revolution
Captain Gopinath’s journey didn’t begin in a plush office or global boardroom. It began in the rugged terrain of the Indian Army, where discipline and tenacity were the currencies of survival. In 2003, India witnessed an aviation upheaval that few could have imagined. With a single symbolic one-rupee ticket, Air Deccan transformed from a risky startup into a household name. Behind this improbable flight path was Captain Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath, a former Army officer who dared to question the inaccessibility of air travel in a country of over a billion...