Shankh Air's Shravan Kumar Vishwakarma: A tempo driver from UP enters the cockpit to give India new wings

He once drove a tempo through Kanpur’s traffic, counting trips and fuel, not take-off slots. Today, Shravan Kumar Vishwakarma is preparing to launch an airline. In a sector ruled by giants and guarded by regulators, the rise of Shankh Air is less a startup story and more a reminder that in India, even the longest journeys can begin in the slow lane.