Abstract
Ancient Indian literature and artefacts bear witness to a flourishing economy and trade in the subcontinent. From the middle of the second millennium to the colonial period, indigenous enterprise took a backseat and there was dependence proneness. The post-liberalized era from the 1990s has resurrected entrepreneurship, stoked optimism and instigated opportunism in India. Entrepreneurs add value to various domains, enhance national wealth, create new opportunities, inspire others, engineer social transformation and upgrade the milieu, but they also collude with others, manipulate systems and adopt dubious means to make fortune that increases inequality and causes many other societal problems. This chapter discusses the changing nature of entrepreneurship in India through the ages and its effect in the Indian mindset.
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Sinha, J.B.P. (2014). Entrepreneurship Amidst Dependence Proneness. In: Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1804-3_6
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