Recently, I visited Surat as a part of karROX to be a guest at the ‘Business Opportunity Aapke Ghar‘ workshop. This got me thinking about the future prospects of the Information Technology industry in the state. According to the Department of Information Technology (DIT), the IT  industry grew six times over eight years. Skilled and cheap workforce form the basis of this ‘IT hub’ tag bestowed on us. Companies look at India as a destination for outsourcing too, of which information technology outsourcing forms the backbone. Apart from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and other cities, there have been recent developments in establishing new centers of technology.

Supplementing its industries, Gujarat is making strides in Information Technology too. I believe the Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar knowledge corridor is touted to be the next big SEZ. All this is due to the fact that the government is encouraging the growth of the IT sector.

No doubt, the future looks bright, but, the problem, as I see, that can arise out of this rapid growth is the lack of necessary knowledge regarding technology. People may be interested in investing in Information Technology to improve their businesses and to develop their products, but may not have sufficient knowledge regarding the same. Honestly, to be in this race for supremacy, having the latest knowledge is essential. So, the need of the hour is to include IT education in the normal curriculum of school to supplement the growing demand of the industry. For other people too, there are IT training centers that cater to the demand of the industry. An example of latest technology is cloud computing which is thought to be the next big thing. Knowledge and incorporation of this new technology will go a long way in the progress of the industry.

I will be visiting Gujarat again to search for entrepreneurs interested in the franchise business. For further details, you can contact me:

Kushark Jaiswal

http://in.linkedin.com/in/kushark

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Nelson, 34, hoped her nine-hour test of endurance would raise money for two cancer charities and heighten awareness about a plight affecting millions of women , without knowing that God is also supporting her in this endurance when he sent Shark ‘named Larry’ to support and escort her full 40 miles stretch.

30-foot minke whale swam alongside her 14-foot board and accompanied Nelson as she stood and paddled for two of those nine hours, thus joining the cause. This minke whale did not merely swim close to Nelson. He rolled around repeatedly alongside her and blew bubbles beneath her board. A film crew was on the escort boat and CNN, Fox News and ABC are just some of the networks lucky enough to cover this incredible unforgettable incident..

“It was a day that all of us involved will never forget,” Nelson said, in reference to Angela Robinson, her best friend, and the rest of a crew aboard an escort boat.

Minke whales are not commonly seen off Southern California, and those spotted by boaters are often elusive. So when a mammal Nelson named Larry joined her endeavor to become the first woman to make this long paddle, she took it as a sign.

“To me it was a total God thing,” the San Clemente resident said. “We prayed at 4 that morning that God would reveal his beauty and creation and nature, and allow me to endure this long trek, so for me it’s not such a huge surprise that this happened.”

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, an American Cetacean Society whale researcher, said minke whales can be friendly but added: “This type of quality encounter is highly unusual.”

Nelson raised only about $6,000 in advance of the paddle, disappointingly short of her target of $100,000 for the Keep a Breast Foundation and Boarding for Breast Cancer. A few of her celebrity friends let her down, she said, but when this story reaches a national audience she expects the pool to grow considerably.

“I thought, ‘I don’t need so-and-so,’ ” she said of a particular celebrity, whom she declined to name. “Because I honestly feel like Larry is going to help us reach the $100,000 mark with our fundraising effort.”

Larry or no Larry, completing a standup paddle over 39.8 miles of ocean and sharks speaks volumes about Nelson’s strength, stamina and determination.

Larry took her mind off the task for two magical hours, but her mind never strayed from the cause. “I can’t even begin to compare what I did to what cancer patients are going through,” she said. “But I wanted to put myself out there in a dangerous and scary, overwhelming situation; something that was big and just to show people that you can win that battle with that big, scary thing called cancer.

“I wanted to draw some kind of parallel and just encourage people to keep fighting.”

Those wanting to help Jodie with her mission can do so via her page on the Keep a Breast Foundation website.
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Photos: courtesy paddlewithpurpose.com

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