It has been decades but the stone that has been laid as Prabha Engineering is now a strong foundation of world-class success. It began with Mr. Yeshwant N. Chaphekar, the man who dared to dream and imbibed untiring efforts to achieve it.

A simple boy with humble beginning, he came from a poor family. With means of proper education at his end he still dreamed of achieving big. His journey began as a regular worker at an engineering factory in Parel, Bombay. Being a sole earner he had big responsibilities yet fate had other plans. He lost his job to an untimely strike, but instead of wailing, waiting and expecting someone will offer him chances, this man decided to take matters in his own hands.

With strong determination and gust of self-sufficiency by his side, he set up a small workshop and manufactured tools and dies with only his hands as tools of precision. It were those days when technical revolution were in its initial stages. Thus began Prabha Engineering’s journey of success with Mr. Yeshwant. N. Chaphekar, at the ripe age of 58 years. When people think of retiring, here was a man indulging in a start-up. Such was his conviction that he thought nothing was impossible.

Hence from one person the dream grew and expanded to 1000 people in a span of 22 years. And all this happened because people believed in his dream, believed in his vision and trusted his single-minded focus of creating world-class products to eventually stamp his authority on world map.

His ideals have always been pearls of wisdom for all those who want to follow his example and realize their dreams.

Following the footsteps of his great visionary father, current Chairman-Mr. Jaywant. Y. Chaphekar has not only excelled but taken the dream of growing Prabha Engineering to new heights. Working shoulder to shoulder with his father, he started making tools and dies, but with a vision to excel he kept moving up the value chain by disrupting his existing businesses. From making tools & dies he moved to making sheet metal components thereon to making sheet metal products and finally diversified into auto electrical manufacturing wiper system and windshield washer systems.

From his humble beginnings in a small chawl, he grew up in a society that saw anti-social activities on a daily basis, but he never got fazed with it and concentrated on pursuing his studies. Studies began in municipal school which then ventured into technical school.

His one mantra of life is- Walk the talk and continues to inspire the team to think out of box and accept ever growing challenges.

Young, charismatic and goal driven personality, Mr. Shrikant Chaphekar is a man of tomorrows dreams. He is a people’s person with modern outlook. Besides focus on business, the cause of the wider community is central to his vision. He took over the reins and since then it has been a story of unprecedented growth, and his leadership was instrumental in scripting the success story.

Mr. Shrikant Chaphekar holds a Graduate degree in Commerce with additional qualifications as an MBA in marketing. He has been blessed with business ethics from childhood. He would accompany his father to business trips wherein most of the important values of life were imbibed in him. Observing how his father interacted with people, these morals became and are still a part of his personality. He has a tremendous belief and faith that caring for people, being persistent and meeting commitments are precious values of life which everyone should adhere to. And the same reflects in his day to day behavior with one and all. He lives by Frank Zappa's quote:

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”