Aspiring business leaders explore new horizons

January 02, 2016 12:00 am | Updated September 22, 2016 09:16 pm IST - CHENNAI:

Students from Jagriti Yatra, (University on wheels) interact with M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF in Chennai on Tuesday. Photo : S. R. Raghunathan

Students from Jagriti Yatra, (University on wheels) interact with M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF in Chennai on Tuesday. Photo : S. R. Raghunathan

Eureka is an architect from faraway Assam and is now in Chennai as part of Jagriti Yatra, a 15-day ‘entrepreneurial journey across the country.

She is part of the 475-member team that reached M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, mid-way through their 8,000-kilometre journey. Ms. Eureka wants to be exposed to different languages and people in the country before taking up entrepreneurship.

Rachana Shah, an engineering graduate from Pune, finds the experience of the yatra overwhelming and adventurous. Recalling the experience with other participants while travelling by train for the past four days, visiting Mumbai, Hubli, Bengaluru and Madurai, she says the trip so far has been inspiring.

Scientist M.S. Swaminathan talked to them about the challenges and the role of the youth in taking forward the agricultural revolution. Amit Raj, Executive Director, Jagriti, says the yatra is being undertaken for the eighth year. The participants visit different cities and interact with leaders, in an attempt to become business leaders in the future, he adds.

M.S. Swaminathan spoke to members about role of youth in agricultural revolution

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