Specially Written for Vikalp Sangham https://vikalpsangam.org/article/how-punams-journey-into-entrepreneurship-was-bolstered-by-the-margshala-fellowship How businesses can be community-centric, environmentally sensitive and thrive with the right support systems in place Written by Tanya Singh Punam runs a homestay that provides a glimpse into Read more…
Specially Written for Vikalp Sangham https://vikalpsangam.org/article/ektas-journey-in-the-lonely-landscape-of-a-rural-entrepreneur The role of networking and community in building a business bottom-up Written by Tanya Singh Entrepreneurs working in rural India are the unsung heroes of our economy, driven by Read more…
Specially Written for Vikalp Sangham https://vikalpsangam.org/article/et-aevums-honey-business How Ashish found his solution to job security in his own backyard Written by Tanya Singh “Shuru majboori me karna pada tha, par ab maja aane laga hai”. And Read more…
“Allow your passion to become your purpose and it will one day become your profession.” -Gabriella Bernstein This quote by Gabriella Bernstein beautifully embodies our Margshala alumna Tanuja who is currently in her final year, Read more…
Being an entrepreneur is full of challenges but is equally rewarding, especially for Devendra. Hailing from Pithoragarh, Devendra is an entrepreneur who started his own company – Creative Inventors which designs websites and is the Read more…
Entrepreneurship has its own thrills. For Harish, entrepreneurship implies long-term stability. India and Bharat Together’s Margshala program was designed originally for the youth of Pithoragarh to get exposure to various career options. Young people today Read more…
India and Bharat Together’s Margshala was born out of the idea of transforming opportunities to Indian rural youth. Rural and small-town youth need exposure to improve their awareness about livelihood choices and opportunities available to Read more…
While Margshala continued, Kishore also started getting into his trekking venture, motivated by his own passion and Margshala mentors. The lockdown has devastated and transformed lives, but it could not destroy dreams and hopes. Kishore has also started renting out a vehicle for tourist expeditions. His entrepreneurial nature has motivated him to expand his venture and realize that dreams can come true for the mountain youth.
It was the plight of the handloom weavers of Himachal who had begun losing market access and income that inspired Kiran Thakur to come up with HimalayanKraft. HimalayanKraft is an e-commerce venture based in Himachal and neighbouring states and directly involves the weavers.
Buying packaged food items like Soan Papdi, Gajak or Gur Patti from multinational or national companies has always been a norm for us, we have grown up doing that. But won’t it be amazing if a local company that you trust starts producing them and you know it is of good quality?
