Dehradun: 20 Sep 2021: In its endeavor to help Young Entrepreneurs scale up and become competitive at the national and global level, Young Indians (Yi) Dehradun Chapter under its Entrepreneurship & Innovation vertical organized an Entrepreneurs’ Meet with Dr S Farooq, Past Chairman CII Uttarakhand State Council & President, Himalaya Wellness Company at Dehradun.
During the session which was organized as part of India@75 celebrations, Dr Farooq shared the growth story of Himalaya Drug Company started with an investment of only Rs 100 turning into a 5000 cr Himalaya Wellness Company to making it the one of the biggest companies dealing in wellness products. He apprised members to be humble and generous in their approach while they operate their businesses and urged them to conduct business operations in ethical manner. Dr Farooq urged the participants to innovate, adapt and inspire in order to succeed in the current dynamic business environment.
Rahul Singhal, Chair Yi Dehradun Chapter expressed that Yi has been proactively working for the development of Entrepreneurial & Startup ecosystem in the State. He shared that Young Indians through its executive committee and various verticals namely, Accessibility (for equal opportunity and rights of differently abled), Climate Change, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Gift an Organ, Road Safety, Rural Initiatives, Masoom & Thalir (for school students) and Yuva (for college students) organize and undertake various sessions and activities for members development and engagements. He added that such focused interactions are great source of learning and development.
Harshit Gupta, Co-Chair Yi Dehradun Chapter appreciated that such a focused interactive session gives leadership vision to Young Entrepreneurs where they can discuss, debate and seek guidance of the senior industry veterans in their respective areas of work.
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The session was well attended by more than 40 Young Indian Members which was followed by Speed Networking where members introduced themselves in 30 seconds to one another and got to know each member. Yi under its pillar of Thought Leadership aims to organize more such sessions for members and non-members in coming months.
