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India's First Call Centre

Pramod Bhasin returned to India in 1997 after working abroad for years. He spotted an opportunity to start a new industry that would employ hundreds of thousands of Indians.

Pramod Bhasin returned home to India in 1997 after working abroad for years. He spotted an opportunity to start a new industry that would revolutionise the country's economy. He tells Witness how he set up India's first call centre in spite of telecom challenges that might have put most entrepreneurs off.

Photo: Pramod Bhasin in one of the call centres he started. Credit: 大象传媒.

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Mon 21 Jan 2019 13:50GMT
大象传媒 World Service News Internet

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