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What youngsters want from India Inc: Freedom to explore, and space to fail

Pure financial incentives losing hold over Gen Z as they now have bigger dreams, but not necessarily one dream job

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As India celebrates National Youth Day on January 12, it is important to understand that its youth have a different relationship with their work.

Swapnil Joglekar New Delhi
Ankon Bhattacharya always wanted to study at Harvard. The Boston, MA-based institute had also waived 50 per cent of the course fee after he cleared a special test. But the associated costs were still a barrier. And then there were the job offers he had received. From a top venture capital fund to international consultancy firms, he had quite a few global bigwigs knocking on his door.

Someone from an earlier generation could have "settled" for them. But choosing one of them would have meant breaking up with his dream of an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

So, the 21-year