DK Kapila The Oracle

Entrepreneurship and The Indian Scenario Specially Agribusiness (Based on Notes for the Address at MMU, Sadopur Campus, Ambala District) - Some Inputs, Some thoughts (includes notes fifteen odd years old) By Dinesh K Kapila I have always advocated the concept of entrepreneurship. This is one economic activity which is open to entry, on merit, to a large extent. Concerns of access to finance are certainly there, as specially in rural areas, banks are the only source of finance. However of late, NBFCs and NBFC MFIs have made a presence. Plus the projects are mostly basic and do not attract glamour or attention. Yet they are the foundations of small rural areas and as they add up in mass and scale, they evolve as vital cogs of the economy. Facilitative Government Policies over the years have created a huge core of entrepreneurs across all communities and are leading to many young citizens exploring the option of entrepreneurship. I feel during my interactions a tremendous hunge...

Just sharing. Do people even know how loud they are on mobile phones in public places. There is this guy we sort of crossed paths with a few days back. This was in the park where we go for walks, mostly in the late evenings. He was really loud on the phone and I bet quite a few of us walkers who managed to hear or rather had to hear his conversation went away very amused. The gist is he was telling a friend in Punjabi that he would certainly attend a happening party but would be unable to contribute financially. He actually wanted to contribute financially as he used to earlier but now would contribute in the enjoyment part. He loudly stated he made the mistake of asking for a debit card in his wife’s name and handed it over to her. He planned to get rid of all the domestic chores (Syapa Ghar da) by giving it to her. He always had Rupees Four Lakh plus in his account. But when he checked his account after a couple of months of handing over the debit card to his wife, well the bala...