Authors

1. Dr. Bharti Sharma
2. Dr. Honey Goyal

Affiliation

• Associate Professor, International School of Informatics & Management, Jaipur
• Assistant Professor, Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur

Abstract

What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to the social change?
They are the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities
refuse to give up and remake the world for the better (David Borntein). Most of what we know as
“social service” in the early days was aid to help people in need. Gradually we saw the emergence of
relief and welfare organisations. In fact these groups were some of the first NGOs. However, many of
these organisations have moved much further today and involved in what is referred to as
“development”. In recent years, the definition of philanthropy has evolved and got a new meaning. Its
application can be seen in numerous innovative projects introduced by social entrepreneurs. It holds
a significant position in uplifting quality of life of society. They are a new breed of people who strive to
bring social change by their out-of-box thinking. The paper seeks to explore the concept and
meaning of social entrepreneurs. It further illustrates various social entrepreneurs of Rajasthan and
their contribution in bringing change to society and examines their role in generating employment
opportunities to the rural people of Rajasthan. The research methodology which is applied during the
research is descriptive in nature. Secondary data used in this study is collected through existing
available literature related to entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. Therefore, when we
speak of developing a community it is the process or effort of building people or a group on a local
level, to transform their capacities to handle their social relationships, their basic economy, improve
their surroundings and in fact overall strive for a better quality of life.

Keywords

Social entrepreneurs, Role of Social Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurs of India

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