300 Riders take part in ‘Ride for Entrepreneurship’ a Cycle Rally by Young Indians
Mangaluru: Being a lazy Sunday, when most of the young and old were still in bed cuddling with their partners or pillows, however, nearly 300 enthusiastic riders woke up early and gathered near the Mangala Stadium to take part in the ‘RIDE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP’- a Cycle Rally organized by YOUNG INDIANS on Sunday, 15 October 2023 at 6 am.
Young Indians (Yi) is a dynamic movement within the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), established in 2002 to empower India’s youth to shape the nation’s future. In the vibrant coastal city of Mangaluru, Young Indians (Yi) was founded in 2020. Under the leadership of Ms Sameeksha Shetty as Chapter Chairperson and Ms M. Athmika Amin as Chapter Co-Chairperson, Yi Mangaluru is a dynamic and forward-thinking chapter committed to unleashing the potential of Mangaluru’s youth and driving positive change in the region.
One of the key initiatives of Young Indians Mangaluru is Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The focus is on fostering entrepreneurship and innovation among Mangaluru’s youth, thereby driving economic growth and job creation. The Yi Entrepreneurship team nationally is observing Sept 15th – Oct 15th as the month of Entrepreneurship. Common programs at the chapter level are being conducted, which will conclude with a regional fest post Oct 15th. This Fest is being branded as “Jai Ho” – Celebrating the Spirit of Entrepreneurship.
As a part of the programmes, one such event being a Cycle rally – Ride for Entrepreneurship was organised to celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship. The flagging off ceremony commenced with Yi Mangaluru Chair Mrs Sameeksha Shetty briefing the crowd about Young Indians Mangaluru. Yi Mangaluru Co-chair Ms M Athmika Amin welcomed the guests. Anantesh V Prabhu the Convenor – Agri & Food Processing panel CII Mangaluru and President of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Ajith Kamath, Co-Chair of CII, Mangaluru Chapter flagged Off the Rally. Both of them encouraged the riders to stay healthy through exercises and also by cycling.
.Ms Amin also spoke about the importance of Entrepreneurship and how to create awareness and to encourage the young and budding entrepreneurs of Mangaluru. Road Safety Chair of Young Indians Mangaluru Mr Sharan Shetty gave instructions to the participants about the rally which was on a 12 km route from Mangala Stadium – Urwa Store – Bejai Kapikad Road – Bharath Mall – M G Road – City Point – Mahamaya Temple Road – Car street – Kudroli – Mannagudda – Urwa Market – Ladyhill – Mangala Stadium.
Mangalore Cycle Company volunteers spoke about the do’s & don’ts during the cycle rally. All participants were asked to bring their own bikes and bottles. The closing ceremony took place at the same venue at 7:30 am, with a Zumba session for the participants to cool down after the rally. Renowned Fitness Instructor Kaushik Boloor who is also trained in MMA and Muay Thai internationally, was invited as guest for the valedictory and spoke to the riders on the importance of fitness & physical activity for entrepreneurs. Refreshments and juice were provided to the participants and volunteers.
Young Indians Mangaluru Chapter Mentor Dikshith Rai, Immediate Past Chair Ashith B Hegde and Gaurav Hegde, Immediate past Chairperson of CII, Mangaluru Chapter supported the cause greatly. Young Indians Mangaluru Yuva Chair Shohan Shetty, Masoom Chair Mrs Salome Lobo Pereira, Rural Safety Chair Eshwar Shetty, Climate Change Chair Aajeeth Kumar and members Abhinav Bansal, Mrs Aditi Bansal, Aditya Pai and Mr Rakshith Suriya worked together as a team towards this cause. The idea of the Rally was to encourage the youth to look at the beautiful City-Mangaluru as a hub for growth and prevent brain drain by making them aware of the opportunities in our city.
During the ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONTH:- One of the key initiatives of Young Indians Mangaluru was Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The focus was on fostering entrepreneurship and innovation among Mangaluru’s youth, thereby driving economic growth and job creation. The Yi Entrepreneurship team nationally observed Sept 15th – Oct 15th as the month of Entrepreneurship. Common programs at the chapter level were conducted, which concluded with a regional fest post Oct 15th. This Fest is being branded as “Jai Ho” – Celebrating the Spirit of Entrepreneurship.
Yi Mangaluru successfully conducted “Budding Business Leaders – Rs.500 Challenge” contest in its Thalir school Lourdes Central School on 10-10-2023. The contest had about 190 enthusiastic students participating and pitching their ideas to the panellists. Each team was asked to come up with an idea to utilise Rs 500 and come up with a business plan to generate profits. Yi Mangalore members Mrs. Sharon D’souza, Masoom Chair Mrs. Salome Lobo, IPC Ashith Hegde, Founding Chair. Dikshith Rai, Road Safety Chair Sharan Shetty, Climate Change Chair .Aajeeth Kumar and Entrepreneurship Chair & Yi Co-chair Ms. M Athmika Amin actively participated and were crucial to make this event a grand success.
A series of video interviews with Local Entrepreneurs was published on social media to ensure the visibility for these entrepreneurs of our region and stress on the importance of hard work leading to more successful people in our region.
“Ode To Entrepreneurship,” an art contest that celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of Mangaluru city through various art forms such as Rangoli, Sand Art, Street Play, Graffiti was conducted. Students of Thalir schools and Yuva colleges were asked to let their creativity shine to capture the essence of entrepreneurship in our local community.
A Design thinking Workshop was organised on 14th October 2023, conducted by CodeCraft Technologies in collaboration with Young Indians Mangaluru at VertexOne Managed Workspace. The workshop was taken up by Ishraq Rehman, Manoj R, Shradha Agarwal and Surbhi Rani from CodeCraft Technologies.
Under entrepreneurial interaction ‘Saahas’ was organised on 13-10-2023 where CA Anantesh V Prabhu, Convenor – Agri & Food Processing panel CII Mangaluru spoke about the Food Industry and the growing challenges. On 16-10-2023, Vincent Cutinha, the man behind Ideal Chicken and Director at Provit Foods visited A J College of Management where he shared his journey stressing on the obstacles he faced and how he overcame them which led to him being successful resulting in tremendous growth for his company.