Kochouseph Chittilappilly's career kickstarted in 1973 at Telics, a Thiruvananthapuram based electronics company manufacturing voltage stabilizers and emergency lamps, in the capacity of a supervisor where he worked for three years.
14 Facts About Kochouseph Chittilappilly
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly which had 2 employees at its modest manufacturing facility in Thrissur at inception, grew over the years to become the largest selling stabilizer brand in India.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly has an Indian market share of 20 percent in UPS segment, 15 percent in pumps, 12 percent in water heaters and 7 percent in wiring cables segments.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly published his first book, Practical Wisdom, in 2005, which is an account of practical management techniques he derived from his personal experiences.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly narrates the inspiring story of how he donated his kidney and became 'rich' at heart in his book The Gift.
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Chittilapilly Foundation, founded by Kochouseph Chittilappilly Chittilapilly, is a non-profit organization and serves as the conduit for his philanthropic activities.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly is the chairman of the Stray Dog Free movement, which advocates action against the risks allegedly posed by stray dogs in Kerala, including the amendment of legislation forbidding the killing of these dogs.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly has staged hunger strikes to protest this legislation, and what he claims is governmental failure to address this issue.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly has stated that the government's actions amount to valuing stray dogs over human lives and property.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly has encouraged citizens to pressure the government to amend these laws, and to kill stray dogs themselves despite the accompanying 50-rupee fine.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly has been arrested under statutes preventing cruelty to animals after tying four stray dogs in front of a police station.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly was selected as the Malayala Manorama Newsmaker of the Year 2011, the year he became an organ donor, the award reaching him in 2012.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly is a recipient of awards such as Millennium Businessman of Kerala from Business Deepika, Tourism Man of the Year 2000 from Destination Kerala, Manager of the Year 2000 from the Travancore Management Association and Tourism Man of the Year 2011 from the Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India.
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly was conferred the Kerala Sree award instituted by Government of Kerala in 2022.