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Special Guest column:
Gurcharan
Das – ‘One Crore micro capitalists’
Professor
Christopher Lingle on Entrepreneurship
Editorial
At 60,
the vision of India that comes to my mind is not that of an aging goner
but of a hopeful nation. Globally, India is touted as the next super
power and not without hard facts- a sustained growth rate, a demographic
dividend waiting to be reaped, democratic traditions and a growing consumer
market. On closer inspection, these macro indicators can mean little
when you see the other facets of India, where hunger, malnutrition,
disease illiteracy and government coercion breed. The ray of light that
shimmers is undoubtedly the youth of India. They feel a sense of hope
and the ambition to work towards a better future is palpable. I say
that from my own experience of attending the Communicating
Freedom Workshop held at Navi Mumbai this August. The young people's
dreams are potent and they are in a hurry to better their world. Some
participants wanted to create a borderless world and some of them wanted
to shape a place where everyone has equal educational opportunities.
They realize that social change cannot be brought about overnight, and
are ready to do their bit- start from improving their self, neighborhood,
their college, their social network. This issue of eCatalyst celebrates
the spirit of the youth and liberty on the occasion of CCS’s 10th anniversary!
We look
forward to hearing from you- your opinions, essays, research papers
or articles on what liberty means to you
at ecatalyst@ccs.in. Looking forward
to hear from you!
In Liberty,
Yavnika Khanna
Editor,
eCatalyst
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