From Svyambhu to FutureIcons: How Self-Reliance Became a Living Movement Big change rarely begins with big money.It begins with a simple question: what if people already have what they need, and we just help them see it? That question sat at the heart of Project Svyambhu, when our founder Dr Akshita Bahuguna first called for […]
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India’s startup ecosystem achieved the impossible: 2.09 lakh recognized startups, 1.66 million jobs, $131 billion raised, 119 unicorns. Yet beneath these spectacular numbers lies a structural fragility that threatens the ecosystem’s long-term relevance. On January 16, 2026, as India celebrated a decade of Startup India, few noticed the uncomfortable truth: the ecosystem has optimized for
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Last week, someone slid into my inbox with an exciting opportunity. Not for my work.Not for a project. For my thinking. They wanted to “handle my social media” and “position me as a thought leader.” Monthly packages. Weekly deliverables. Guaranteed visibility. Apparently, my ideas just needed better lighting and a posting schedule. I stared at
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A few months ago, I caught myself doing something deeply ironic. I was preparing for a training session on deep learning and critical thinking. My laptop had more than twenty tabs open. Research papers. Articles. Videos. Quotes. My phone buzzed constantly with updates that felt important. After two hours, I had gathered an impressive volume
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