Diary on the Wheels (Jagriti Yatra 2014)

Jagriti Yatra is an annual train journey covering over 8000 kilometers in eighteen days across 15 states of India. The journey provides an opportunity to selected 500 youngsters to visit several role models in the fields of social and business entrepreneurship all through the country. The book is a firsthand narration of the journey experience through the eyes of the author who was on board in its 7th edition in 2014 as a facilitator. The author, Vidyut Varkhedkar, is a Deputy Collector with Government of Maharashtra and is presently on deputation to Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. She narrates the triumph of the role models and the panelists and the zest of the Yatris all along the journey. The book brings to its readers a fascinating perspective on the entrepreneurship and the idea of emergent India.