Democracy is often celebrated during elections, but its true strength is tested between elections. Over the past few days, India has witnessed a series of dramatic events surrounding protests led by CJP and its supporters. What began as a peaceful hunger strike escalated into a national political flashpoint. As the...
When people think about starting a business, they often imagine opening a trendy café, launching the next unicorn startup, or building a luxury hotel. These businesses look exciting on social media. But behind the glossy photos and success stories is a reality that many people never see. Some industries have...
Politics often changes people. Before elections, leaders speak the language of sacrifice. After elections, many begin speaking the language of privilege. Bigger convoys, larger official residences, endless security, roadblocks, and VIP treatment slowly become symbols of power. That is why the early months of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph...
You did not choose where you were born. You did not choose your parents, your country, your first language, or whether your childhood home had books or hunger in it. This is the luck that arrives before you can even understand what luck means. Call it birth luck. Some are...
There is a moment familiar to almost every ambitious person. You are sitting inside an office, attending a meeting that probably could have been an email, while somewhere inside your head another meeting is happening. “Is this what I want to do for the next 20 years?” Then you open...
At my age, I sometimes look at the startup world and wonder whether we have made entrepreneurship look far easier than it really is. Open social media and you will see young founders raising millions of dollars, companies becoming unicorns, billion-dollar valuations, luxury cars and stories about people becoming millionaires...
Every day we hear about charities receiving donations from individuals, support from companies through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and even grants from international organisations. We admire the schools they build, the hospitals they support, the lives they transform, and the communities they uplift. Yet very few people ever stop to...
“Every industrial revolution rewards one generation and punishes another. The difference is never intelligence—it is preparation.” Introduction: The Revolution Has Already Begun Imagine two children born on the same day in 2025. One grows up in Bengaluru. The other grows up in Shenzhen. Both are equally intelligent. Both are equally...
This is probably the hardest question I’ve been asked since starting Handlooom.com. “If a handloom saree sells for ₹8,000 or ₹15,000, why isn’t the weaver wealthy?” At first glance, it seems like an obvious contradiction. Expensive products. Highly skilled artisans. Centuries-old craftsmanship. Yet many weaving families continue to face financial...
When people admire a handloom product, they usually see the finished piece. A beautiful saree. A soft cotton shirt. An elegant stole. A perfectly woven table runner. What they don’t see is the invisible supply chain behind it. Before starting Handlooom.com, I assumed that if demand increased, production would naturally...
