DK Kapila The Oracle

  Migration of Labour to Punjab  and Disquiet .  An Assessment.  Dinesh K Kapila. CGM (Retd) NABARD  (A very well edited piece appears in The Tribune of 09/12/2025).  “ Migration isn't a one-directional process; it's a colossal process that has been happening in all directions for thousands of years ” .  Says  Mohsin Hamid.  The large-scale migration of  labour  from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Punjab has been a major socio-economic phenomenon for decades, primarily driven by the demand for cheap  labour  in Punjab's agriculture (post-Green Revolution) and industry, and the lack of economic opportunities in Bihar/UP.   This migration has led to significant economic interdependence but has also sparked cultural and social tensions. It is a sensitive issue and needs to be assessed from varied prisms. The trigger for this thought and reflection are varied posts by some otherwise  well educated  and aware ci...

  Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship By  Dinesh K Kapila CGM (Retd) NABARD  (Published by Business Sandesh on 1st December 2025).  The thoughts  flow from attending a boot camp at the Maharaja Agrasen University,  Baddi  (HP) and having an opportunity to address the participants.  H imachal  P radesh , a  hilly state, with its unique challenges and natural resources, demands a  new economic blueprint . That blueprint  is Innovation and Entrepreneurship .  Stakeholders have to  transition  the  educated youth from being  job seekers to job creators , anchoring the next wave of development to the mountains themselves.  This applies to most  s tates in  our   nation,   many states  stay low on the entrepreneurial cum manufacturing indices.  I firmly believe that the growth of our nation rests on the creation of wealth through encouraging  broad based en...