Comments on: Opportunities in rural India? http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/ Catching the Internet wave in India Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:36:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: vslog http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 vslog Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:25:30 +0000 http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/#comment-3667 I doubt it. Yes, may be they can check the prices of grains real-time, but they need to learn to read and write first. Yes, they can check weather info or they can listen to the radio. For most of what villagers need, SMS will do it for them. Seriously, other than porn (which actually sounds like a pretty cool idea :), I cannot imagine any viable business models in rural India I doubt it. Yes, may be they can check the prices of grains real-time, but they need to learn to read and write first. Yes, they can check weather info or they can listen to the radio. For most of what villagers need, SMS will do it for them. Seriously, other than porn (which actually sounds like a pretty cool idea :), I cannot imagine any viable business models in rural India

]]> By: Madhur http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-3563 Madhur Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:21:36 +0000 http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/#comment-3563 vijay, agree with you, customized solutions is the key, hopefully pre-packaged in some device like mobile phone that people already use. vslog, agreed that bare minimum necessities need to be provided much ahead of Internet, but I still think some scenarios can be fulfilled in a much better way with some basic Internet capability, which can really make a difference. Essentially just cheaper, richer and better communication with the outside world. vijay, agree with you, customized solutions is the key, hopefully pre-packaged in some device like mobile phone that people already use.

vslog, agreed that bare minimum necessities need to be provided much ahead of Internet, but I still think some scenarios can be fulfilled in a much better way with some basic Internet capability, which can really make a difference. Essentially just cheaper, richer and better communication with the outside world.

]]> By: vslog http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 vslog Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:35:26 +0000 http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/#comment-3503 Why do we need internet in rural India? Lets get them clean water, electricity, primary education and health care first. Urban India is a large enough market for the internet industry to blossom in the meantime. Why do we need internet in rural India? Lets get them clean water, electricity, primary education and health care first. Urban India is a large enough market for the internet industry to blossom in the meantime.

]]> By: vijay kurhade http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/comment-page-1/#comment-3427 vijay kurhade Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:16:38 +0000 http://ileher.com/2007/03/26/opportunities-in-rural-india/#comment-3427 rural india does hold maximum of indias population, so opportunity wise its a promising land but biggest issue for entire country is infrastructure a better thought about and planned one. gobal warming is already killing agriculture, middle men conning is already putting farmers at verge of suscide etc.. whoever is going to target rural area, need to have customized solutions since a widened gap and culturally different earning's and lifestyle of urban and rural area exists to great extent. rural india does hold maximum of indias population, so opportunity wise its a promising land but biggest issue for entire country is infrastructure a better thought about and planned one.

gobal warming is already killing agriculture, middle men conning is already putting farmers at verge of suscide etc..

whoever is going to target rural area, need to have customized solutions since a widened gap and culturally different earning’s and lifestyle of urban and rural area exists to great extent.

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