Abstract
Bio-geographically, Arunachal Pradesh is the wealthiest province of the entire Himalayas. The picturesque terra firma full of natural beauty and rich cultural opulence, in its entirety, falls under the eastern Himalayan landscape. This north eastern territory of the country was previously called “Terra Incognita” till the beginning of the 20th Century, and hitherto remains one of the least studied states in India today. The state’s socio-economic development is currently in a transitional phase with variations across different districts. Considering the quality of social capital available, there is a dire need to emphasise proper resource flow and foster an understanding of the importance of the existent social capital. It may be noted that entrepreneurs are powerful instruments of development and economic change. So, panacea in the long term is the promotion of social innovation and entrepreneurship, which will give momentum to the State’s developmental agenda and address the state’s social issues. Indeed requires a motivating ecosystem which prioritises essential skills and innovation and adopts a fresh, sustainable view of resources and technology. Therefore, the present paper explores the prospects of social innovation and entrepreneurship in the state with particular reference to contemporary social concerns adopting a practice-based approach.
Highlights
Arunachal Pradesh, literally meaning “the land of dawn-lit mountains”is biogeographically the richest province of the entire Himalayas (Lodrick, 2019)
The picturesque terra firma full of natural beauty and rich cultural opulence, in its entirety, falls under the eastern Himalayan landscape. This north eastern territory formerly belonged to Assam. It was known as North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) from the British colonial era till it was constituted as an Indian Union Territory in 1972
More than two-thirds of the whole population are officially recognised as Scheduled Tribes—a term used to designate indigenous people who do not come under the umbrella of the Indian social structure characterised by the varna system
Summary
Arunachal Pradesh, literally meaning “the land of dawn-lit mountains”is biogeographically the richest province of the entire Himalayas (Lodrick, 2019). Arunachal Pradesh was previously called “Terra Incognita” till the beginning of the 20th Century (Deb, 2013)and today it stands as one of the least studied states in India (Sharma & Chakraborty, 2016). Prospects of social innovation and entrepreneurship in Arunachal Pradesh provide an informed outlook towards emerging prospects and current scenario before concluding the article with a summary of each of the study’s stated objectives. As stated earlier, being one of the least studied states in India, Arunachal Pradesh is among the least known states in the country (Sharma & Chakraborty, 2016) In this backdrop, the current study is an effort on the part of authors serving in the lone central university of the state since 2015 to share the state’s specificities in the context of its social concerns and prospects of social entrepreneurship an overarching objective. The current study is an attempt to build insights with regard to the following specific objectives: To draw the prospects of social innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arunachal Pradesh; To evolve the entrepreneurial strategies for addressing social concerns of the State
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