Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs - Softcover

Devesh Kapur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8184005709 ISBN 13: 9788184005707

Publisher: Random House, 2014

Synopsis

Defying the Odds is about the new Dalit identity. It profiles the phenomenal rise of twenty Dalit entrepreneurs, the few who through a combination of grit, ambition, drive and hustle and some luck-have managed to break through social, economic and practical barriers. It illustrates instances where adversity compensated for disadvantage, where working their way up from the bottom instilled in Dalit entrepreneurs a much greater resilience as well as a willingness to seize opportunities in sectors and locations eschewed by more privileged business groups.

Traditional Dalit narratives are marked by struggle for identity, rights, equality and for inclusion. These inspiring stories capture both the difficulty of their circumstances as well as their extraordinary steadfastness, while bringing light to the possibilities of entrepreneurship as a tool of social empowerment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8184005709
• ISBN 13: 9788184005707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336