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Dalit businessmen form their own chamber of commerce
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: January 04, 2011 09:49 IST
New Delhi: The government may not have provided any specific
incentive to socially deprived entrepreneurs, but the country's Dalit
businessmen are now coming together, to claim their share of the
economy's pie.
After none of the existing chambers and industry associations voiced
their specific concerns, a group of Dalit entrepreneurs have now come
together and formed their own chamber to represent their aspirations
in the policy quarters.
"I am a first generation in education, and have reached here with my
own efforts to make further progress, I do need a platform like this,"
said Harish Bhaskar, an Education Entrepreneur.
It's not just about one or two Dalit businessmen for instance Devanand
Londhe, an engineer by qualification, has defied many odds to have
reached a certain level, but feels it will be difficult to grow
rapidly from here on, without getting a larger exposure.
"There are around 100 people working in my factory but I want to
expand it to 30 to 40 more villages to create more jobs. It felt bad
when people first thought that my factory will only employ Dalits. I
went there and said i will give jobs to everyone," Londhe said.
Every single face in the gathering of Dalit entrepreneurs speaks a
different story of personal grit and determination. People who chose
the right path to realise not only their dreams but also make this
world a better place for many others.
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