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Dr. V.G.Patel Memorial Lecture Series
EDII lost its founder Padma Shri Dr. V.G. Patel on April 4, 2019. To commemorate Dr. Patel’s great work in the field of entrepreneurship, the Institute started the annual lecture series in 2019. Recognised by the entrepreneurship fraternity as the ‘Pioneer of Entrepreneurship Movement,’ Dr. V.G. Patel devoted his life to propagate entrepreneurship within India and globally. Not only did he succeed in establishing the credibility of his belief across India, but also went on to establish the National Resource Institute, EDII, in 1983. Over the years, the Annual Lecture Series has witnessed discourses by eminent personalities.
1st Dr. V G Patel Memorial Lecture: Distinguished Speaker for the inaugural lecture was Shri Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary & Former First Governor of Jharkhand.
The topic was – ‘Entrepreneurship with an Ethical Twist’
“My hypothesis is that the ethical movement in our country has to start from Indian entrepreneurs. We cannot expect it from the multinational companies. We have seen Enron, Volkswagen, Johnsons’ and Johnsons’, and many others failing the test of ethics and social accountability. Therefore it is imperative for celebrated institutions like EDII to come forward and be in vanguard of ethical movement.”
– Shri Prabhat Kumar
2nd V.G.Patel Memorial Lecture (Virtual): Distinguished Speaker: Shri Acharya Devvrat, Hon’ble Governorshri of Gujarat and Guest of Honour, Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta, Founder, The Honey Bee Network, National Innovation Foundation and GIAN.
The topic of the lecture was – ‘Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Natural Farming.’
“Amidst all the talks about healthy living and environment protection, a branch of farming gaining prominence is Natural Farming. The primary reason it is gaining grounds across the world is that it causes minimal damage to the environment, promises healthy produce and good health. I believe it is important to educate our farmers on Natural Farming as a strategy that could help them ensure sustainable capitalization of agriculture. Gujarat has made commendable progress in farming and agriculture, with focus on natural farming.”
– Shri Acharya Devvrat
“Natural farming is an old age tradition but needs to be backed by extensive research for wider promotion and acceptance. There should be an all-India coordinated research project on participatory natural farming research. It is important to empower organic certification by network of organic farmers, jointly with official agencies, and all certifications can be uploaded on national website for peer scrutiny. Separate agro service Centres for herbal input need to be set up and children & youths should be oriented towards this. It is essential to escalate support to organic farmers and towards innovations in the area.”
– Prof. Anil Gupta
3rd Lecture of the Dr. V.G.Patel Memorial Lecture Series (Virtual): The Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt. Anandiben Patel, delivered the third lecture in the series. Also present on the occasion were Guest of Honour Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Hon’ble Education Minister, Gujarat State.
The topic was ‘Importance of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Learning Institutions.’
“Higher learning institutions can play a critical role in shaping student- mindset. They need to design and offer courses that are at the intersection of innovation, business skills and entrepreneurial mindset. It is important to equip students with knowledge on business skills and entrepreneurial competencies. Such a blend will escalate their confidence and knowledge, yielding in impact-making businesses. It is also desirable to expose students to business ideas and help them identify as to which ideas can primarily go through the incubation process. Such mentoring and hand-holding can ready the entrepreneurs for the incubation phase by providing the required skills and knowledge that help them validate and assess their ideas and define their business model vividly.”
– Anandiben Patel
“Gujarat is one of the first states to come up with Student Start-up Innovation Policy to spur the entrepreneurship at institutional level. We are also conducting two hackathons every year where participating students are encouraged to find solutions for important issues through their ideas. The state has created a conducive ecosystem by establishing a Gujarat Startup Innovation Hub, I-Hub, where startups are provided with networking, co-working, lab, mentorship, and funding facilities. In addition, the state is facilitating collaboration between government, industry and youth to address start-up concerns through innovative and sustainable solutions. Gujarat has also been at the forefront of promoting women entrepreneurship by starting women centric startup policies.”
– Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
V.G. Patel Memorial Lecture- 4th in the series: Dr. J.M. Vyas, Vice Chancellor, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar was the distinguished speaker.
The topic was ‘How to Determine Success for Entrepreneurs’.
“Be it in business or life, disciplining the mind to process every situation and outcome, is of utmost importance. Happiness and success are a state of mind, and no matter what the situation is, if the mind learns to act with objectivity, insight and wisdom, it will always devise ways to perceive situations of conflicts and failures in such a way that the state of happiness for the individual does not get affected. The goals we set and the choices we make should be well evaluated as an individual or an entrepreneur; and our 100 percent efforts must go in. Whatever are the results of our efforts, an emotionally mature and rational mind will always remain unaffected.”
– J.M. Vyas
V.G. Patel Memorial Lecture- 5th in the series: Distinguished Speaker of the event was Shri Piruz Khambatta (PhD), Chairman, Rasna Group; Founder Trustee – Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust and Chairman- Rasna Foundation; Ambassador – Make In India initiative and NITI Aayog; Honorary Consul General, Republic of Korea.
The topic of discourse was ‘Entrepreneur: The Nation Builder’.
“It is my honour to come and speak on the momentous occasion as EDII hosts their 5th lecture in Dr. VG Patel Memorial Lecture series. Dr. Patel, a legendary figure, was a true visionary who not only introduced entrepreneurship to our nation but also instilled the values of self-reliance through it. He talked about Startup India and Atmanirbhar Bharat even before the ideas became popular. I give my best wishes to EDII for all their future initiatives.”
– Shri Piruz Khambatta
V.G. Patel Memorial Lecture- 6th in the series: Distinguished Speaker of the event was Shri Savjibhai Dholakia, Founder & Chairman Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd.
The topic of the Lecture was ‘Entrepreneurs are the Pillars of Nation Building’.
“It is my honour to come and speak on this momentous occasion. Dr. Patel, a legendary figure, was a true visionary who not only introduced entrepreneurship to our nation but also instilled the values of independence & self-reliance through it. Only an accomplished entrepreneur could convince the sponsors in 1983 to set up an Entrepreneurship Institute. What a great achievement that was, and all that followed as a part of his work continued to create history. I think Dr. Patel’s attitude and skills are a learning for today’s entrepreneurs. He, in a way, sowed the seeds of Start Up India and Atmanirbhar Bharat that we talk about so proudly today. The youths who want to become entrepreneurs have to understand that hardwork and the strength to get up after every storm, is what makes entrepreneurs. If you are entering into the field to earn money alone, please stay away. Entrepreneurship is about resilience, strength of mind, countless hours of hard work, sleepless nights and a positive midset. Dr. V G Patel stood for all these entrepreneurial values. I am glad Dr. Shukla is carrying forward the legacy. My best wishes to EDII for all their future initiatives.”
– Shri Savjibhai Dholakia
Core Activities
The Journal of Entrepreneurship
The Journal of Entrepreneurship (JoE), a quarterly journal published by Sage Publications since 1992, is a reputed academic
Biennial Conference
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) has been organizing ‘Biennial Conferences on Entrepreneurship’ since 1994.
Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CREED)
EDII set up the Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CREED) on its campus,
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
Till now, EDII has brought out 10 GEM Report. The GEM India Report is an outcome of collective efforts of GEM India
The Policy Brief Series
The Policy Brief Series is a thoughtful initiative in the direction of creating awareness among policymakers, institutions, entrepreneurs, and other esteemed audiences about major policy interventions. It aims to create a knowledge repository.
Publication Division
EDII and Taylor and Francis have collaborated to bring out research studies, books and reports on Entrepreneurship.
Rajasthan Patrika
EDII and Rajasthan Patrika have entered into a collaboration to jointly organize Entrepreneurship Development Programmes for emerging women entrepreneurs. Against the backdrop that entrepreneurship is the need-of-the-hour, especially among the women community, the two organizations have joined hands to institute meaningful, outcome-based programmes and bring the results and interventions before the society at large to earn a winning response for the development tool of entrepreneurship.
Dr. V.G.Patel Memorial Lecture Series
EDII lost its founder Padma Shri Dr. V.G. Patel on April 4, 2019. To commemorate Dr. Patel’s great work in the field of entrepreneurship, the Institute started the annual lecture series in 2019. Recognised by the entrepreneurship fraternity as the ‘Pioneer of Entrepreneurship Movement,’ Dr. V.G. Patel devoted his life to propagate entrepreneurship within India and globally.
Dr. V. G. Patel National Memorial Award for Entrepreneurship Trainer/ Educator/Mentor
In 2020, EDII instituted Dr. V. G. Patel National Memorial Award for Entrepreneurship Trainer/Educator/Mentor to honour the late legendary, Dr. V. G. Patel who emphasized on the significance of instituting a cadre of entrepreneur trainer-motivators to sustain the entrepreneurship movement.
