About Jayant Sinha:

On the momentous occasion of India’s 73rd independence day, I have with me a very special guest on The One Percent Project, Mr Jayant Sinha, Member of Indian Parliament and former Minister of state of finance & civill aviation government of India. Mr Sinha is alumni of some of the most prestigious universities across the world, the Indian Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School. He had a remarkable corporate career prior to joining politics, from heading the global IT practise at McKinsey to impact investing at Courage Capital and Omidyar Network.

We talked about:

His early life and career;
How his education and corporate experience has helped him with good governance;
His views on grass-root entrepreneurship and if migrant workers will become the new micro-entrepreneurs;
The recent success of Jio in attracting foreign capital;
How governments need to plan for the future based on the learnings of COVID-19;
And finally, his vision for India and its youth

Rapid Fire:

A book or a blog that has influenced your work and personal life.
- Lord of the Rings.
The hardest thing about your job.
- Making sure that I have enough time for my family as well.
What do you know that you didn't know before you joined politics?
- How hard you have to work as a member of parliament.

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Episode 12: India on the 74th Independence Day