Born and brought up in a middle-class business family of North Karnataka, Sankeshwar was the fourth child among seven siblings. His family was into the business of publishing and printing books. Once after the completion of secondary education, his father sent him to college for higher education. His father always motivated him to join the family business. After the graduation, at the age of 19, Sankeshwar acceded to the company, and simultaneously started a survey to set up another business with an investment of Rs 2 to 3 lakh.

After an extensive research, he decided to establish a transport business. In 1976, he formed VRL Logistics with a single truck and gradually expanded the services to Bangalore, Hubli and Belgaum. With eight heavy vehicles the business converted into a private limited company by the name of Vijayanand Roadlines in 1983. By 1990, the company emerged as a successful venture with an annual turnover of Rs 4 crore.


All my ventures were based on trial and error method. I took maximum risk and I am proud of everything I have achieved so far.

After initial success, Sankeshwar decided to start courier services in Karnataka. A few year later, the company began passenger bus operations with four coaches, and today VRL Operates about 400 buses on 75 routes, across eight states of India.

Vijay Sankeshwar also holds the Limca Book of Records for having the largest fleet of vehicles. His entrepreneurial journey is indeed an inspirational one.

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