While markets may not transcend caste they mitigate its social salience, while the experience with reservations have only increased its political salience.” Book “Defying The Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs

The Dalit entrepreneurs are in a wide variety of sectors, from manufacturing to construction to newly emerging services like healthcare and education. They come from across India … Book Defying The Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs

A common thread among the Dalit entrepreneurs is the jugaad employed by them to find start-up funds for their new ventures. These funds are often provided by family and friends-the wife selling her jewelry, the mother relinquishing her savings, and other family members and well-wishers chipping in. Without this initial capital, it is unlikely that these fledgling entrepreneurs would have made a success of their ventures.’Book ‘Defying The Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs’

For every successful Dalit who defied the odds to become a trailblazer, there are countless others who have fallen and given up, beaten down by life’s impossible odds’. Book ‘Defying The Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs.