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Jan
25
Sat
2014
Chief Guest – Lady Doak College (LDC) 48th Graduation Day @ Madurai
Jan 25 all-day
Chief Guest - Lady Doak College (LDC) 48th Graduation Day @ Madurai

How many can sing?

Oct
9
Fri
2015
Rajasthan Startup Fest @ Jaipur
Oct 9 – Oct 10 all-day
Rajasthan Startup Fest
Rajasthan Startup Fest . Startup Policy launch!
Rajasthan Startup
CM of Rajasthan, Kunal Upadhyay, CEO, CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad; Veenu Gupta, Principal Secretary,Industries, Rajasthan;Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Industries Minister, Rajasthan; Arun Nanda, Chairman Mahindra Resorts, C S Rajan, Chief Secretary, Rajasthan;Rajesh Agarwal, Co-founder & Managing Director, Micromax; and Nagaraj Prakasam, Partner, Acumen Fund

Rajasthan Startup

Proud to join Rajasthan CM when she launched Rajasthan Startup Policy. Pretty progressive! Fantastic 2 days at Jaipur, as Rajasthan Startup fest rocked!

“For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need inspiration, innovation and scale,” said Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Rajasthan.

“India’s biggest strength for entrepreneurs is its wide range of problems to solve,”  Nagaraja Prakasam, co-founder of IAN Impact.


From sand to silicon: the first ever Startup Rajasthan Festival!

Jaipur was host to two terrific startup events this week – YourStory’s TechSparks city meetup (more on that later!) and the first ever Startup Rajasthan Festival, with two days of expo, conference and workshops. The government announced a Startup Policy, becoming the fourth state in India to have such a policy (after Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat).

“Entrepreneurship is in the blood of Rajasthan,” said Arun Nanda of the Mahindra group.  Rajesh Agarwal, MD, MicroMax, offered a range of lessons from his own startup journey, with included India-specific innovations such as a dual-SIM phone and a low-cost QWERTY phone. “Love what you do and build it further. Quickly learn from your mistakes,” he said.

“India’s biggest strength for entrepreneurs is its wide range of problems to solve,” joked Nagaraja Prakasam, co-founder of IAN Impact. India also has a huge youth dividend, which bodes well for its startup ecosystem. “70% of India’s population is less than 32 years old,” said Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Industries Minister, Rajasthan.

“For entrepreneurs to succeed, they need inspiration, innovation and scale,” said Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Rajasthan. In addition to the high-level pronouncements from government, there was lots of energy at the startup exhibition area outside.