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Hyderabad entrepreneur is new DICCI Working President
The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) elevated its south India president Narra Ravi Kumar, an entrepreneur from the city, as its National Working President.
His appointment was announced in a communication issued by DICCI Chairman Milind Kamble and the Governing Council, a release said.
Born to slum-dweller parents in Hyderabad – his father was a daily-wage mason and mother a daily-wage labourer – Mr. Ravi Kumar struggled to get education. He did his postgraduation in law and also acquired PG diploma in journalism as well as in public relations.
After his studies, he got into construction business. He is the managing director of several businesses—Apna Door Step Services Pvt Ltd, Smart Green Infra and Logistics Management India (P) Ltd and Aditya Communications.
As Working President, he will be second in command of the Pune-headquartered body of 8,500 Dalit entrepreneurs that has 26 State chapters and seven international chapters. “My challenges as National Working President of DICCI is to bring together all Dalit entrepreneurs under one umbrella and make the organisation a one-stop resource centre to promote entrepreneurship among Dalits as a solution to their socio-economic problems,” he said in the statement.
Mr. Ravi Kumar is the first Dalit entrepreneur to be awarded Padma Shri from south India, for his contribution to the growth of Indian industry. He played an active role in formulating a role model policy support for entrepreneurs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which is now being adopted by various States, the release said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 17th, 2018
T-Hub to mentor Canadian tech firm
Invites entries for Communitech’s programme for companies to access Indian market
The T-Hub has called for applications from Canadian start-ups and scale-ups for a Global Bridge programme of Communitech, a Canada-based public-private innovation hub, to help them build expertise in scaling their operations in India.
Through mentorship, T-Hub would enable Canadian entrepreneurs to offer high-quality solutions to Indian consumers and supercharge innovation, while bolstering trade relations and knowledge-transfer between the two countries. The T-Hub and Communitech had signed an MoU during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India earlier this year. “India unlocks huge opportunities for global entrepreneurs to scale their businesses,” T-Hub CEO Jay Krishnan said in a release on the programme. Canadian start-ups stood to benefit from the vast market, while India would receive technology solutions in critical areas such as sustainability and healthcare, he added. Being accepted into this programme offered by Communitech, the Canadian Digital Media Network and T-Hub would result in a much more successful entry into India for Canadian tech companies, said Lisa Cashmore, Communitech’s director of international strategy.
Selected companies – in the areas of clean technologies and sustainable infrastructure; health and biotechnology; and B2B enterprise solutions – would receive two-and-a-half months of virtual coaching and access to resources, followed by three weeks in market.
While in India, the company representatives get to participate in formal programming in Hyderabad and network and travel for sales meetings around the country. Companies would receive up to $4,000 CAD to help offset travel and accommodation costs to be reimbursed by the CDMN, the release said. Last date for application is August 15. Visit https://t-hub.co/globalbridge_ca_in for more details.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 17th, 2018
A near-professional U-15 football team in the making
To play league matches exclusively for Hyderabad Football Academy
The coming week, Hyderabad Football Academy (HFA) would become the only sports school in the city to have an under-15 football team that would exclusively play for it. Besides, the team would play for the academy in league matches at the national level approved by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The U-15 tournaments hosted by the AIFF include Indian-league (I-league).
The team would be selected from a group of children who are already being trained at the academy. The HFA holds three regular training sessions for children in a week. The U-15 team would, however, be trained throughout the year.
According to HFA director Tejo Ananth Dasari, the team would start playing at the national level in 2019, after completing over six months of training in Hyderabad. “When they play in national tournaments, they get more exposure and their game improves. It also helps them improve their discipline and performance. Each of the States in the country, including Telangana, has about 40 U-15 teams, though a very few play at the national level. Each professional football club in India too has U-15 teams as they work as talent pool for the club,” said Mr. Dasari.
The HFA that feeds talent to Kerala Blasters also hopes to make its U-15 team rise to professional standards. “In Europe, U-15 players get to play a lot of matches at the national level. Our aim is to develop the same culture here,” Mr. Dasari explained.
The academy organised an U-14 and U-16 tournament in 2017 in which 22 teams participated. “Children who have talent should be encouraged to play league matches nationally as it makes them feel like a professional in some way. We want our U-15 team to play 11-a-side matches (11 players on each side),” Mr. Dasari said.
Most children’s football matches are held with five or seven players on each side. “The U-15 team will also play against children from different backgrounds. Students from government, private and public schools should play together so that we get to see the talent from rural districts too,” Mr. Dasari said.
The academy that was founded in 2014 also hopes to run residential facility for its team. “We hope to set up residential facility and develop our own ground in two years,” the HFA director said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Nikhila Henry / Hyderabad – July 15th, 2018