B. Prabhakaran  B Prabhakaran (born April 17, 1973) is the owner and the managing director of Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited. It is India's largest MDO (Mine Development Operations), handling 40 MTPA Run of Mine, including coal, iron ore, limestone, bauxite, copper, lignite and graphite with group turnover of INR 2456.667 Crore for the year 2017–2018. He is also a trained private pilot license holder, having flown the Cessna-152, Cessna-172 ,gulfstream - g450and Pilatus PC12 aircraft. In recognition of successful entrepreneur and his significant contribution in transforming the lives of people in mining regions and beyond, Mr.B. Prabhakaran was named "PSG Distinguished Alumini 2019” at PSG & SONS Charities 93rd Founder's Day held on 25 Jan 2019 in Coimbatore. Born in 1973, B. Prabhakaran (Balasubramanian Prabhakaran) is the son of Palanivelu Balasubramanian and B. Vasuki. His family was from a farming community. He completed his graduation from Coimbatore, then went on to found Thriveni Earth Movers Private Limited. Under his leadership, Thriveni has been operational for over 25 years in the mining industry. The company is India's largest mining MDO accredited with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2009 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 with 50 MTPA capacity in India with around 6,000 employees and over 300 clientele. The company has one billion tons of mineral reserves. They specialize in mine management, production, maintenance and contract mining ventures, offering a high level of expertise in contract excavation and hauling, mineral processing, stationary/mobile screening and crushing. The business verticals that they serve are MDO in Iron Ore, Coal Mining at Indonesia, MDO in Coal Mining in India, Leasing Large Scale Equipments, Investment in Gold Assets, Contract Mining and Aggregates Division. Thriveni had seen a breakthrough in contract business and earned a good name in the mining industry. Between 1993 and 2000, the company worked with big names in the industry, including India Cements Ltd, L&T, L&T ECC, Madras Aluminium Co, Alagappa Cements, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, and Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited.