[5][6][7][8][9] Porinju was born in a lower-middle-class family[10] in Chalakudy village, Thrissur near to Kochi city and Athirappilly Falls.

[12] Later he joined Parag Parikh Securities in 1994 where he worked as research analyst and fund manager until 1999, when he moved back to Kochi.

[12] In 2002, he founded Equity Intelligence, a fund management firm focused on Value Investing in Indian Equites.

He is also a director with Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, which with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has created a range of Ayurvedic personal care products under the ‘Lever Ayush’ brand.

Porinju Veliyath expresses his views and ideas on Value Investing and opines on current affairs actively on Twitter and has over 1,000,000 followers.