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With seed money, Delhi govt school students have a shot at entrepreneurship

As many as 24 teams to feature in TV show; top 100 teams to be part of expo to meet entrepreneurs

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Megha and her team, Rangbahar Apparels. (Below) Soofee’s dried dates powder, Mystique Dates, that sells for Rs 250 for 100 gm

Akshara Srivastava New Delhi
Megha (she uses only her first name), a Class 12 student of SKV, Janakpuri, in Delhi was always enchanted by tie-and-dye. So when the opportunity presented itself in the form of Delhi government's Business Blasters initiative, Megha grabbed it immediately. As part of a five-member team, and with Rs 10,000 seed money in hand, she started Rangbahar Apparels, selling tie-and-dye dupattas. “I plan to take this forward and make it bigger by expanding my product range — from towels to sarees,” she says. “I want to be a businesswoman and this initiative has given me a huge push to pursue

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