Thursday, March 3, 2011

About "Sangamitra Jena":Founder of this Organization

Excerpts from a beautiful Forbes India piece by Mindtree CEO Subroto Bagchi.
… it is called Dangamal.
"This is a tiny village bordering 672 sq. km. of luxuriant mangroves that are home to the giant Indian saltwater crocodiles. It is an unbelievably beautiful and relatively un-spoilt place. There is the usual forest rest house here, but for the real enthusiast, there is tented accommodation of commendable quality run by a first generation woman entrepreneur named Sanghamitra Jena. I am here to see her."


She says: Every time someone threw a stone at me, I picked it up and made it a part of my foundation.
In life, you have to always look at what is left.
 

Sanghamitra Jena talks about setting up a touring business in the middle of nowhere, against all odds


This is an absolutely terrific example of entrepreneurship. A couple of facts are commendable (1) She did this in Orissa (A state in which most people frown on entrepreneurship) and (2) She did this as a woman in Orissa (How many even Oriya men can have the guts to start a business in Orissa). 

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