AceyMac

In the midst of a fierce war in 1965, the then Indian premier, Shastri said “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan!” (Hail the soldier, Hail the farmer!). It was the truth for the India of then, an agricultural economy, protected by its brave hearts. To a great extent, half of that remains the reality in India after 55 years. While we are still protected by the world’s 4 th most powerful military, we are no longer an agricultural economy. That said, the new age “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan!” (add science) almost entirely ignores the farmer in the middle. Half of the Indian population depends on agriculture, a sector which contributes a little over 15% of the GDP. While these numbers are almost opposite in the modern IT and Engineering Services sector in India  (about 60% contribution to GDP with a little over 20% of India's working population employed in it) , one can see how the economic disparity takes shape. While the world sees a highly efficient ITES industry, where each Indian emp...