Last year, the British Council launched a competition to find India's Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year. The winner will be announced on February 12 2007. More than 1,000 nominations have been whittled down to 20, and here on Outlook, BBC reporter Tanya Datta follows the progress of six of those short-listed candidates.

A new challenge for India's creatives (15/1/07)
What the competition hopes to achieve.
 Listen to part one (7 mins)

Tuesday: The shortlisting (16/1/07)
We meet contestants Priya Patil and Nila Madhab
Listen to part two (8 mins 45 secs)

Wednesday: Interviews begin (17/1/07)
We meet Arjun Pandey and Sheetal Sudhir
Listen to part 3 (8 mins)

Thursday: Final day of interviews in Chennai (18/1/07)
We meet Aparna Rao and Tejinder Singh
Listen to part 4 (9 mins)

Friday: Judges at loggerheads (19/1/07)
Frustrations with the selection process
Listen to part 5 (9 mins)

Monday: The contestants gather (22/01/07)
Who will excel in the two-week business course?
 Listen to part six (7 mins)

Wednesday: Bangalore Institute of Management (24/01/07)
The course intensifies
 Listen to part seven (9 mins)

Friday: Bangalore Institute of Management (26/01/07)
Tejinder Singh from Delhi and Aparna Rao from Bangalore
 Listen to part eight (9 mins)

Monday: Bangalore Institute of Management (29/01/07)
The six contestants reach the final straight
 Listen to part nine (7 mins)

Wednesday: The three finalists travel to the UK (31/01/07)
Who can persuade the British entrepreneurs to invest in their idea?
 Listen to part ten (6 mins)


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