Inauguration of Swadeshi Mandi

On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day, NITIE Inaugurated Swadeshi Mandi in virtual mode. To grace the occasion the event was joined by our Director Prof. Manoj Tiwari, NITIE faculty members, and our Chief Guests from Ministry of Human Resource. 

We were graced with the kind words of who important guest- 

1. Shri Abhay Jere – Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of HRD, Govt. Of India

2. Madam Apeksha; founder of “Zyka Ka Tadka” [NITIE Alumini]

Few highlights from both of there speech are - 

Shri Abhay Jere -

• He talked about the real motive of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
• Emphasized on Develop in India more than Make in India.
• Promotion of R&D activities in India.
• Talks about how the ranking of India has improved in the last 6 years and appreciated NITIE for its farsightedness in early focus on entrepreneurship.
• To achieve the $ 5 trillion economies, we all need to play a big role in it. Taking a pledge would not suffice.

[I have also expressed a similar view on Aatmanirbhar Bharat in my first post (Link)] 

Apeksha Madam -

She graduated from NITIE in 2007. She left her job in P&G as she always had a corner of her heart reserved for her/our country and so she started the 'Zayka ka Tadka' which is a cooking tutorial channel. Her popularity can be seen as the channel has 4.38 lakh subscribers on the channel. The most-watched video is viewed more than 31 lakh times.

She has started her startup with just RS. 30,000 with a simple idea in mind and now we see how far she has gone. Her story is inspiring as she showed so much courage to leave a job which is a dream for most of the people. Her decision makes us think that - Should we continue running the rat race or we should select our own path as Apeksha did?

Hoping for a new innovative and intellectually rich Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Jai Hind !!