Break-out stars
Rwitwika Bhattacharya - Founder, Swaniti Initiative “2014 was a wonderful year. It challenged me to venture into unexpected domains. Like using data and technology in Indian governance; when you get into the thick of it, you realise there is a complete dearth of data in the Indian governance space, especially in influencing decisions. In 2014, Swaniti launched the Jigyasa platform to map the output of various administrations, correlating it to schemes and policies and trying to analyse whether they had worked. We thought that there would be a resistance to data, given how dense it can be, but instead we formed partnerships with state governments to establish dashboards for them that would aid in their decision making. We established a partnership with two major Indian newspapers, and for the first time I got an inside look at the talented journalists in our country and the outstanding work that they are doing. It was a year of learning. Tremendous learning.” The Forbes India impact: “Forbes India’s 30 under 30 affected me on two levels: Professionally by offering me and my work credibility and showing that there are people who believe in what I am doing, which turned more attention to our work. It had an even more tremendous impact on a personal level, making me confident and encouraging me to walk down the uncharted path! Thank you for that.”
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(This story appears in the 20 February, 2015 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
the trend is changing toward india.
on Aug 13, 2015