TTK Services Pvt Ltd, is an Indian business

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with a presence across the world, In different segments of industry including

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services and Real estate services, headquartered in

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. TTK Services Pvt Ltd is a company of the

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; The TTK Group was founded in 1928 as an indenting agency by Mr.

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. The Group also has other

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like TTK Healthcare Limited, TTK Protective Devices Limited, Cigna TTK Limited and Prestige Smart Kitchen.

History

Early formative years

The company's YourManInIndia service was the first to provide a range of concierge services that enabled Indians living overseas to get things done in India, virtually. In that, they even handled parental care and other errands, back home on their behalf. One such Indian expat in NY, Mr Misha went on to share his experiences with his friend Mr AJ Jacobs (AJ), the editor-at-large of the popular men's magazine ''

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''.

2000–2007

AJ Jacobs, at that time inspired by

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’s ‘

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’ wondered why the benefits of outsourcing should be limited to only the Fortune 500s, why not to an individual like him. So he set upon to experiment and approached YourManInIndia in May 2005 with a request to virtually handle his personal life. While the bizarre request did seem to sound like a joke, the company nevertheless went ahead with the experiment. He outsourced his personal life by sending across things he wanted to do in NY to YourManInIndia. AJ went to write a humorous article My Outsourced Life in the Esquire which captured people’s imagination and the attention of the international press. The experiment gained popularity and was featured on ABC’s Good Morning America,

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and other international

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. Sensing an opportunity, the company formed a separate division for virtual assistant services and christened it as ‘GetFriday.' The service was again featured as YourManInIndia (YMII) in Tim Ferriss’s New York Times best-selling book ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ published in 2007.

2011 – present

In 2011, TTK Services expanded its services to real estate and launched HomeShikari, a real estate portal. It currently offers property related services across six major Indian cities.

References

{{reflist Outsourcing companies Real estate companies of India Companies based in Bangalore TTK Group Indian companies established in 2000 Real estate companies established in 2000 2000 establishments in Karnataka Conglomerate companies established in 2000

History

Early formative years

2000–2007

2011 – present

See also

References