This refers to the editorial, "Under new management" (July 9). In a prolonged lull in the information technology (IT) industry in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, we have not heard a single sob story. Instead, it has proved a boon with an explosion of individual entrepreneurs. If Indians can boast of leading the bulk of new start-ups, year after year, in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, they might as well do it here. While IT majors must get on with their bread and butter role, hordes of these gifted IT independents need support. This is where the Centre and states can augment the existing venture capital set-ups and other support systems. Agencies like Nasscom and others would do well by focussing their energy on how to grow these crusaders of a new IT boom within India, rather than lobbying abroad.
R Narayanan Ghaziabad
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