Inspirational Story of Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s journey is nothing short of an extraordinary rags-to-riches story. From growing up in a small town in Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) to founding Paytm, one of India’s most trusted digital payment platforms. Vijay Shekhar Sharma`s life is a story of hard work, dedication, grit, resilience, and unstoppable ambition. Today, he stands as a billionaire entrepreneur and a living example that no dream is too big if pursued with persistence and determination. Early Life – A Boy from Aligarh with Big Dreams Born in 1978 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Shekhar Sharma came from a humble middle-class background. His father was a school teacher, and resources were limited. However, Vijay Sharma was a gifted student and excelled in academics during school. When he joined Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University) at the young age of 15, he faced his first real…