Dr. Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. He is an entrepreneur, journalist, an angel investor and a media observer. Anurag Batra in his latest article celebrates young entrepreneurs who are on the journey to take India to greater heights by following their pursuits in problem-solving for India and to make a wider impact. He identifies that the good future leader is the person for whom the sky is the limit.
Anurag Batra believes that Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and Make in India initiative are the two campaigns by the government of India that had helped the young Indian entrepreneurs to bravely break out of the salaried culture stereotype and to venture into finding new solutions, for a new India. The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan that roughly translates as the self-reliant India campaign, has several facets to it. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi first announced this mission in May 2020, it was an articulation of India’s strategy for self-reliance. But in effect, the seed for this movement had been sown much earlier, when the Make in India initiative was launched in 2014.
Make in India was defined as a programme that encouraged companies to develop, manufacture and assemble products in India and incentivise dedicated investments into manufacturing. According to Mr. Anurag Batra, the biggest impact of this initiative was on Indian startups. Young Indian entrepreneurs were bravely breaking out of the salaried culture stereotype to venture into finding new solutions, for a new India.
Anurag Bertrand BW Business world also celebrated this spirit and embarked on several initiatives that they felt galvanised and celebrated these young entrepreneurs. “Over the years, many startups have turned into Unicorns, many can no longer be placed in a ‘startup’ category even as they relentlessly nurse the spirit that pushes them forward, and many are still reinventing themselves to find their niche. They are dogged in their vision and firm in their actions. The last year will perhaps, go down in history as the year that birthed the most Unicorns in India. This year began with the expectation that the record will be broken repeatedly to create more such successful businesses in India that will make a mark on the global platform to bring to life the Atmanirbhar Bharat ambition”, anticipates Mr. Anurag Batra.
Anurag Batra also expresses his concern about the people. The startup sector is the most driven by people, the entrepreneurs. Its greatest strength is also its biggest vulnerability. “In a business that relies on people, working and valuing them is most important. That is the success mantra of Make in India, which will eventually translate into Atmanirbhar Bharat”, concludes Mr. Batra.
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