Rural issues
Khadi- New Fashion Statement
Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a young, hip, Bengali designer is insisting that khadi can be a great fashion statement. Khadi, which is simple homespun weave championed by Gandhi in the 1930s to boost the rural economy and give India a sense of nationalist pride during the fight for independence, is refined, sophisticated, eco-friendly and comfortable, and has too long been regarded as the poor man’s fabric.
Educating Rural Indian Youths
Yahoo India news article titled “Giving young India a foothold into the future”. The leading companies in India have joined hands with the central government to improve the career prospects of bright young people from rural India.
Attracting Youngsters in Agriculture Sector
More than 70% of India’s population depend on agriculture. With the advent of YRI generation now, more farmers in next couple of decades will be young. Swaminathan, who is the chairman of National Commission on Agriculture says that a small-farm management revolution will not be possible in the country without attracting the new generation into the farming sector and promoting the farmers of 21st century.
Bright Prospects in Rural India
Because of buying power of the rural India, the Economy in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year (January-March 2009), the economy grew 5.8% against expectations of less than 5%. Is rural India’s growth a short term anomaly or a secular trend that is going to aid India’s long term growth? Knowledge @ Wharton article says that it could be a long term trend.
Outsourcing to Rural India
Indian tech majors Infosys Technologies and Wipro are set to enter the booming domestic back-office service market by setting up operations in rural India according to the Business Week article titled: Infosys, Wipro Focus More on Outsourcing in Rural India
