India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
ASPIRE: Turning Rural Ambition into an Enterprise
On a rain-soaked morning in Mawsynram, Meghalaya, Mr. Banshailang Marbaniang stood watching dark clouds roll across the hills. The rain fell steadily, as it often does in the world's wettest place. Yet it was not the weather that occupied his thoughts; it was the question that had followed him for years: how does a young man from one of the remotest corners of the country build a future when opportunities are as scarce as the rain is abundant?
For years, Mr. Marbaniang had watched friends and neighbours leave Mawsynram in search of work elsewhere. Resources were limited, and starting a business of his own seemed beyond reach....