Hi, I’m Nishanth Muraleedharan (also known as Nishani)—an IT engineer turned internet entrepreneur with 25+ years in the textile industry. As the Founder & CEO of "DMZ International Imports & Exports" and President & Chairperson of the "Save Handloom Foundation", I’m committed to reviving India’s handloom heritage by empowering artisans through sustainable practices and advanced technologies like Blockchain, AI, AR & VR. I write what I love to read—thought-provoking, purposeful, and rooted in impact. nishani.in is not just a blog — it's a mark, a sign, a symbol, an impression of the naked truth. Like what you read? Buy me a chai and keep the ideas brewing. ☕💭 For advertising on any of our platforms, WhatsApp me on : +91-91-0950-0950 or email me @ support@dmzinternational.com
In what sounds more like the plot of a political satire than a news report, 4,000 tonnes of coal have allegedly gone “missing” in Meghalaya — with the minister’s response being that the rain might have washed it away to Bangladesh. Yes, you read that right — apparently, Meghalaya has...
By Nishani – For Nishani.in | A wake-up call blog “Avoid confrontations,” said Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu. Fair. But what happens when silence is mistaken for submission? When diplomacy becomes spinelessness? When appeasement becomes a habit? You don’t avoid war forever—you invite it in installments. And that’s exactly what’s happening right...
Inspired by Einstein. Written for Entrepreneurs Who Think Complexity = Genius. “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein We live in an age of pitch decks with more fluff than substance. Founders proudly present slides that look like alien blueprints, expecting investors...
A Tale of Two Worlds While MBA students from London sip lattes discussing Harvard Case Studies, a fruit vendor in Mumbai is calculating real-time profit margins in his head—faster than their iPhones can load Excel. Welcome to India’s real MBA classroom: the street. We glamorize startup founders pitching at Shark...
In a world where most would sell their soul for a signing bonus, one man shrugged off a $1.5 billion offer like it was just another spam email from Meta’s PR team. Meet Andrew Tulloch — a mathematical prodigy, machine learning genius, and perhaps the most humble rebel in Silicon...
📱Scroll. Click. Buy. Repeat. Welcome to the great retail identity crisis. While you’re dodging YouTube ads for “Flat 50% Off” from a department store that still thinks Orkut is cool, brands like Snitch, Bewakoof, Rare Rabbit, and The Pant Project are dancing through your Instagram feed, sliding into your DMs,...
In a world obsessed with “likes,” followers, and carefully curated versions of reality, authenticity has become the rarest currency. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: being fake often pays off—at least in numbers. Fakes Have Fans, Truth Tellers Have Tribes The faker you are, the more people will flock to you....
When Gandhiji lit the match of Swadeshi, the fire spread like wildfire. Homespun khadi became a symbol of resistance. Boycotting British goods was a powerful punch to colonial pride. But in 2025, when Prime Minister Modi echoes the same cry of ‘Swadeshi’ in response to Donald Trump’s 25% tariff bomb,...
In a world flooded with unicorn startups, IPO dreams, and quarterly goals, one breed of leader is quietly rewriting the rulebook — the purpose-driven leader. These are not your typical alpha CEOs obsessed with growth hacks and flashy funding rounds. These are builders of legacy. Architects of impact. Visionaries who...
In a world obsessed with “blitz-scaling,” overnight unicorns, and viral growth hacks — we chose the opposite. We chose patience over pressure. We chose purity over profit. We chose legacy over likes. Welcome to our philosophy: “Build slow. Build clean. Build forever.” 🚫 The Problem With Fast Growth? It’s like...
