USHERING IN A NEW DAWN

Do you know who can tackle India’s employment challenges? Women entrepreneurs in the country have the potential to generate 150-170 million jobs by 2030, which is more than 25 per cent of the new jobs required for the entire working-age population, according to a joint report released by Bain and Co. and Google titled ‘Women Entrepreneurship in India—Powering the economy with Her’. Accelerating quantity and quality of entrepreneurship towards such benchmarks can create over 30 million women-owned enterprises, the report said.

- Punita Sabharwal with Priyadarshini Patwa, Amrita Ghosh, Shreya Ganguly, Debroop Roy & Prasannata Patwa

INDIA'S UNDISPUTED STAR SHUTTLER

As PV Sindhu is all set to become the golden girl by chasing the Olympic dream, Entrepreneur India caught up with the Olympic Silver Medalist & India’s most successful female athlete to find out how she is acing her game.

PV SINDHU INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER

When Sindhu struck a silver, it was truly a happy moment for India, thereby raising our expectations as we knew she would be the one who can soon bring Gold. Come April and Sindhu would be preparing further for the Olympics to be scheduled for July. The Olympic year calls for another level of physical endurance. Talking about the differentiated training she would be receiving, she says, “I am working out on my strokes but physical fitness is equally very important.” Currently, she does 6-7 hours of training every day. “Apart from playing, I do weight training, endurance, because endurance is important in long matches for which you need to be physically strong,” she adds. Though winning and losing is a part of the sport, Sindhu aims to give her best to each game. “You just can’t be over confident that you will win against the opponent. In the game, top 10-15 players are of the same standard so you have to strategize accordingly. It’s an equal game and depends on who gives one’s best.”

WINNING STRATEGY