Dehradun, Nov. 11 -- The news that thousands of engineering graduates and even PhD holders have applied for police constable vacancies in Madhya Pradesh is an indicator of the employment culture in India. People are eager to have 'safe' jobs (that also carry under the table perks), rather than become part of an entrepreneurial class that would add to the economy. Why are young people not willing to take on the challenge of finding the best in themselves?
Developing an entrepreneurial spirit among India's lower-middle class requires shifting the mindset from basic survival to scalable value creation. In present-day India, rapid digitisation and government-backed infrastructure have made micro-entrepreneurship highly viable. The cheapest ent...