It is with humility and gratitude that we remember Late Prof. C.K. Prahalad today, on his birth anniversary.

Prof. Prahalad was and always will be the guiding light behind the India@75 initiative.

He staunchly believed,
“The process of socializing the concept of lndia@75 and working with state level planners and a large cross section of society must now translate into a standing group of volunteers who will work full time a lndia@75 Peace Corps- if you will.
We need young people with passion, dedication, and a willingness to devote a few years of their time to build a New India; the India@75.”

This is the thought that drives us every single day.

We invite you to be a part of the India@75 Volunteer Corps and build a New India.

Count Yourself In!

India@75-CII-Young Indians Conclave in Pune

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Young Indians (CII's platform for Indian Youth), and India@75 jointly organised the CII-India@75-Yi Conclave on 1st February, 2013 at Pune. Based on the theme 'Nurturing the Positive Powers of India', the conclave was designed to focus on the ways and means for streamlining the energies of the youth in India positively and towards development initiatives.

The Conclave had the central theme that the youth of India have arrived and are making waves like never before. There is no doubt that they heavily impacted the mood of India be it in politics, business, sports or culture. While India is poised to take on a leadership position on the global stage, the country is also faced with a critical challenge of keeping the youth together and channelizing it towards growth.

The conclave saw thought leaders like Mr. K.V. Kamath (Past President, CII; Chairman, ICICI Bank; Chairman, Infosys Ltd.), Mr S Gopalakrishnan (President, CII; Chairman, Apex Council of India@75), Mr. Arun Maira (Member- Planning Commission, Government of India; Member Trustee India@75Foundation; Member Apex Council, India@75), Mr. Prakash Javadekar (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha), Ms. Supriya Sule (Member of Parliament, Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency), Mr. Rajan Navani (Chairman, CII National Committee on India@75), Mr. Pradeep Bhargava (Chairman, CII Western Region and Member Apex Council of India@75), Ms. Anupama Arya (National Chairperson, Young Indians), and a score of speakers from different backgrounds speaking at the Conclave evangelising the India Growth Story & the way the youth can participate in the same.

India@75-CII-Young Indians Conclave in Pune

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Young Indians (CII's platform for Indian Youth), and India@75 jointly organised the CII-India@75-Yi Conclave on 1st February, 2013 at Pune. Based on the theme 'Nurturing the Positive Powers of India', the conclave was designed to focus on the ways and means for streamlining the energies of the youth in India positively and towards development initiatives.

The Conclave had the central theme that the youth of India have arrived and are making waves like never before. There is no doubt that they heavily impacted the mood of India be it in politics, business, sports or culture. While India is poised to take on a leadership position on the global stage, the country is also faced with a critical challenge of keeping the youth together and channelizing it towards growth.

The conclave saw thought leaders like Mr. K.V. Kamath (Past President, CII; Chairman, ICICI Bank; Chairman, Infosys Ltd.), Mr S Gopalakrishnan (President, CII; Chairman, Apex Council of India@75), Mr. Arun Maira (Member- Planning Commission, Government of India; Member Trustee India@75Foundation; Member Apex Council, India@75), Mr. Prakash Javadekar (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha), Ms. Supriya Sule (Member of Parliament, Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency), Mr. Rajan Navani (Chairman, CII National Committee on India@75), Mr. Pradeep Bhargava (Chairman, CII Western Region and Member Apex Council of India@75), Ms. Anupama Arya (National Chairperson, Young Indians), and a score of speakers from different backgrounds speaking at the Conclave evangelising the India Growth Story & the way the youth can participate in the same.

Trivandrum City Connect Launch

After successfully creating the City Connect Platforms at Bangalore, Chennai and Pune India@75 under the guidance of Mr S Gopalakrishnan, Chairman India@75 Apex Council launched Trivandrum City Connect on 21 Feb 2013. Mr Gopalakrishnan is passionate about the model of City Connect Platforms as he feels these model epitomize the collaborative spirit of diverse stakeholders and participative approach of citizens for common good.

The function was attended by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, V K Mathews, Chairman of CII Kerala, Industries Minister P K Kunhalikutty, Health Minister V S Sivakumar and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor K Chandrika.

Power To Empower 2013

India@75 and National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) on 21 February, 2013 announced the winners of the 6-month long 2nd Power To Empower competition, a skills development enterprise plan competition, at an event in the city that saw stalwarts of the skills development sector in attendance.

The competition, jointly organised by the two organisations with TiE-Delhi NCR and Ennovent as knowledge partners, aims to address the skills gap in India by encouraging sustainable enterprise models through a business plan competition.

At the grand finale event in New Delhi, 9 finalist teams, 4 from student category and 5 from the non-student category, from across the country, presented their plans to an esteemed panel comprising Mr. M.V. Subbiah (Chairman, NSDC), Mr. Saurabh Srivastava (Chairman Emeritus, TiE Delhi-NCR), and Mr. Rajan Navani (Chairman, National Committee, India@75). The ceremony was graced by Mr. Dilip Chenoy (MD & CEO, NSDC), who delivered the keynote address, inspiring the audience with exciting nuggets of information about the opportunity in the skills development space, and providing encouragement to the participating teams.