Sudhir Choudrie’s From My Heart Tells the Story of a Hero
Sudhir Choudrie is a renowned name in the business and philanthropy world. The Indian billionaire who once had a serious heart problem now lives to encourage those who are going through serious medical issues. He encourages people going through transplants and those willing to donate organs to others. He has been through a transplant, but that never stopped him from giving back to the community and his family.
At eight years old, Sudhir Choudrie was diagnosed with a rare heart condition where his heart was skipping a beat due to a severed valve. This condition was to expose him to health risks and increased susceptibility to infections. Even though he knew his heart would stop any minute, he never stopped but instead went ahead to be the greatest in his village and beyond.
Today, the 1949-born entrepreneur is the executive director at Magnum International Trading Company Ltd, a company he founded in 1975. He has worked with many businesses across different industries, including hospitality, clothing, footwear, and much more.
Between 1999 and 2005, Sudhir Choudrie became the non-executive director of Ebookers PLC. In 2003, he invested in India’s first budget airline, Air Deccan. In 2006, he left for London to help his son in his venture, C&C Alpha Group. Some of the sectors he has specialized in include health, travel, education, and hospitality. Besides making investments in different businesses, Sudhir Choudrie is also involved in helping businesses realize their objectives as well as helping startups find their footing.
Sudhir Choudrie is one of the longest surviving heart transplant patients. It has been 20 years since he had a heart transplant, but he still goes strong. He educates his family on the titin gene that caused his condition (and that of his brother who died in 1997).
Through his book, From My Heart: A Tale of Life, Love, and Destiny, he details life after a heart transplant. He did not mean the book to be a biography but as a lesson for people going through tough times, especially transplants. Through his Professorship of Cardiology Program at Columbia University Medical Center, he funds research on heart problems.