91福利社

Last year, the British Council launched a competition to find India's Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year. The winner will be announced on February 12 2007. More than 1,000 nominations have been whittled down to 20, and here on Outlook, 91福利社 reporter Tanya Datta follows the progress of six of those short-listed candidates.

A new challenge for India's creatives (15/1/07)
What the competition hopes to achieve.


Tuesday: The shortlisting (16/1/07)
We meet contestants Priya Patil and Nila Madhab


Wednesday: Interviews begin (17/1/07)
We meet Arjun Pandey and Sheetal Sudhir


Thursday: Final day of interviews in Chennai (18/1/07)
We meet Aparna Rao and Tejinder Singh


Friday: Judges at loggerheads (19/1/07)
Frustrations with the selection process


Monday: The contestants gather (22/01/07)
Who will excel in the two-week business course?


Wednesday: Bangalore Institute of Management (24/01/07)
The course intensifies


Friday: Bangalore Institute of Management (26/01/07)
Tejinder Singh from Delhi and Aparna Rao from Bangalore


Monday: Bangalore Institute of Management (29/01/07)
The six contestants reach the final straight


Wednesday: The three finalists travel to the UK (31/01/07)
Who can persuade the British entrepreneurs to invest in their idea?



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