Saturday, April 30, 2011

why chetan bhagat was demonized: The good and bad of Gujarat - Chetan Bhagat

apr 29th, 2011 CE

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: sri
Subject: The good and bad of Gujarat - Chetan Bhagat
To:


The good and bad of Gujarat

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/all-that-matters/The-good-and-bad-of-Gujarat/articleshow/8068651.cms

Chetan Bhagat | Apr 24, 2011

Narendra Modi is back in the news. Coincidentally, just last week i
was in Gujarat and became acutely aware of how much emotion one chief
minister can generate. The youth wing of GCCI, an industry body of
Gujarat, had invited me to a felicitation function in Ahmedabad. I
have always felt the dynamism of Gujarat's the various industry
bodies, which run some wonderful youth initiatives such as career
fairs, business plan competitions, mentoring programmes and
entrepreneurship guidance cells. It was a wonderful opportunity to
visit Ahmedabad, a city that inspires me and to which i owe much.

 The function was simple enough. A few speakers spoke about Gujarat's
development. The economic numbers were fantastic. The development
model seems to be working at the grassroots level too. While India's
agriculture GDP growth has averaged 2.5% in the last 10 years (with
the government targeting 4%), Gujarat's agriculture grew at a
staggering 9.8%.

 ... deleted

No comments: