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Vande Bharatam selects over 50 innovators from 26,000 applications
Gautam Adani, a very important businessman in India, started something called Vande Bharatam.
It is like a big contest to find amazing new ideas from regular people.
More than 26,000 people sent in their ideas.
Only about 50 people were chosen.
These chosen people are called innovators.
They all came to a city called Ahmedabad for a special week.
During this week, they learn from mentors, who are experienced business people.
The ideas can be about farming, health, protecting nature, or new technology.
The mentors say it is wonderful to see so much talent in India.
Vande Bharatam gives resources to founders who may not have easy access to them.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani's initiative Vande Bharatam selected its inaugural cohort of more than 50 innovators from over 26,000 applications.
Applications were received from every state and Union Territory across India.
The selected innovators are in Ahmedabad for the Vande Bharatam Immersive Week, undergoing mentorship sessions.
Submitted ideas span mobility, sustainability, technology, agriculture, defence, healthcare, manufacturing and education.
Mentors including Aarti Gill of Oziva and Ashutosh Valani of RENEE Cosmetics praised the initiative for giving founders resources and accessibility.
- Who
- Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, who launched Vande Bharatam; over 50 selected innovators; and mentors including Aarti Gill (Oziva) and Ashutosh Valani (RENEE Cosmetics).
- What
- Adani Group's initiative Vande Bharatam selected its inaugural cohort of more than 50 innovators from over 26,000 applications for a mentorship programme.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, India, where the Vande Bharatam Immersive Week is being held; applications came from every state and Union Territory in India.
- When
- The organisers announced the selection on Tuesday; the Immersive Week is currently underway.
- Why
- To support grassroots innovation and entrepreneurship by providing resources and accessibility to startup founders across the country.
Key facts
- Initiative
- Vande Bharatam
- Launched by
- Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani
- Innovators selected
- Over 50
- Applications received
- More than 26,000
- Application coverage
- Every state and Union Territory of India
- Event
- Vande Bharatam Immersive Week, Ahmedabad
- Sectors covered
- Mobility, sustainability, technology, agriculture, defence, healthcare, manufacturing, education
Quotes
Ashutosh Valani
Co‑founder of RENEE Cosmetics, a beauty brand
“"Vande Bharatam is a very good initiative....it is so inspiring to see that people are solving such complex and difficult problems, and we have such amazing talent in India"”
thehansindia.com
“"Not everyone has resources and accessibility. So, what Vande Bharatam is providing today is exactly that: resources and accessibility"”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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