Entrepreneurship in Rajasthan

Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon are few Indian cities famous in the global business map, and the hotspots of outsourced IT. A new entry to the list is Jaipur. Backed a team of local businessmen, Rajasthan born Silicon valley entrepreneur Naren Bakshi is all set to make Jaipur as the next IT hub of India. A place where computers were banned in the year 2002, and where women cant work after sunset, Bakshi and his team deserves the credit to bring a paradigm shift in the government mentality and management of the state. Laws has been altered, goals has been defined, a new era has dawned in Rajasthan with the emergence of technology companies. Genpact, a tech company which operates 24x7, opened up its offices, and so did Duetsche Bank. Industry stalwarts like Narayan Murthy of Infosys and Anand Mahindra of Mahindra & Mahindra have shown serious interest and discussed with the state government regarding the future developments of the sun basked state. The government now sends officials to silicon valley regularly, for drawing experience and gathering knowledge to set up an environment which facilitates the growth of technology companies in the state. With an ambitious young population and a willing government, the pink city Jaipur is all set to position itself in the global outsourcing map.