At 15, Assam's Tileswar Handique earned Rs 6 a day as a labourer until a bunch of bananas fetched Rs 24; today his 40-bigha farm reports up to Rs 80 lakh in yearly turnover and Rs 20 lakh profit

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• At 15, Tileswar Handique earned Rs 6 a day as a labourer in Cholapathar village, Assam.
• In 1979, a stranger paid him Rs 24 for a bunch of bananas, twice the market price, prompting him to start farming.