1996
बदललेलं स्वप्न
The dream that changed course
B.Sc. Microbiology, Garware College, Pune. The Indian Army was the goal; eyesight limits closed that door.
Nov 1996
अक्षर सेवाची सुरुवात
Akshar Seva begins
A one-month screen-printing course became a proprietary firm — the first enterprise in the family.
1997–2004
अक्षरागणिक वाढ
Growing word by word
DTP, project reports, corporate print and college prospectuses. Vendor to Sudarshan Chemical, Camlin, Tata Batteries, Avaya, Cognizant and Symantec.
2005
स्वतःचा छापखाना
A press of our own
A specialty screen-printing press, spot UV varnishing brought to Pune, and a team of ten.
2011
बदलाची चाहूल
Reading the change early
The press was sold before screen printing declined, and real estate work began.
2013
बालाजी रियल इस्टेट्स
Balaji Real Estates
A proprietary firm — and a school in what a good broker must never do.
2015–16
नातू प्रॉपर्टीजचा जन्म
Natu Properties is born
On brand consultant Savita Patwardhan's advice, the firm took the family name. Emails, systems and punctual site visits set it apart in Kothrud.
2017–19
पगार नाही, यशात वाटा
No salaries, shared success
Sunil Khatravat, then Ashutosh Bhagat and Mahesh Mali, joined on a shared-commission model. MahaRERA agent registration in 2018.
2020–21
लॉकडाऊन आणि नातू प्रॉपर्टीज २.०
Lockdown, and Natu Properties 2.0
A team of three held together through COVID-19, and the franchise network took shape.
Nov 2022
मूळ विषयाकडे परत
Back to microbiology
Milind and Alka Natu formed Natu Agro Udyog LLP: cow-dung cakes, dung powder, manure, vermicompost and vermiwash.
2022–23
नातू उद्योग समूह
One umbrella
Natu Udyog Samuha (AOP) was conceived, and the three running ventures were brought under its name.
2023
पहिली तुकडी, फर्म म्हणून ओळख
First batch, and a firm in its own right
Among the few agents in the first batch of the MahaRERA agent exam; Natu Properties registered as a firm (A52100041919).
2024–25
माय भारत बिझ — प्रयोग आणि निरोप
My Bharat Biz — tried and closed
A free directory of local Hindu entrepreneurs, closed after a year. Knowing when to stop is also a lesson.
2026
आज
Today
Four active franchisees, all business verticals getting AI-ready — and Shri Ram-Rameshwar Devasthan proposed.