Posts by: Nishanth Muraleedharan

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

The 10-Minute Lie: How India’s Fast Delivery Apps Built a Billion-Dollar Empire on Broken Backs

- - Advice, Business

Welcome to modern India — where groceries arrive faster than an ambulance, but humanity moves slower than a traffic jam. Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart — and the once-hyped Dunzo — built their billion-dollar empires on a dangerous promise: “10-minute delivery.” It sounded futuristic. But behind the shiny app icons lies...

The Great Indian Startup Meltdown: 11,223 Startups Shut Down in 2025 — The Brutal Truth Nobody Wants to Hear

Let’s face it — India’s startup dream in 2025 looks more like a hangover than a celebration. According to Tracxn data shared with Financial Express, 11,223 startups shut down this year, a 30% jump from 8,649 closures in 2024. That’s not just a few bad apples — that’s a system...

Karma: The Debt You Can’t Default On — And the One You Never Knew You Owe

🕉️ (An explosive Nishani.in thought piece) ⚖️ The Illusion of “Personal” Karma We’ve all been taught the simplified version — “What goes around comes around.” Do good, and life rewards you. Do bad, and life slaps you. Neat theory. But dangerously incomplete. Because karma isn’t a solo journey. It’s a shared...

The Adani Empire: How One Man’s Rise Mirrors India’s Silent Fall

There’s power. There’s money. And then, there’s Adani — where power meets money. India’s biggest mystery isn’t who’s winning elections. It’s who’s winning India itself. The ₹33,000 Crore Question When a foreign newspaper revealed that the Indian government allegedly wanted LIC — our own Life Insurance Corporation — to invest...

India’s Silent Epidemic — When Curiosity Becomes Crime and Silence Becomes the Killer

A Week That Shook India’s Conscience (By Nishani | Nishani.in) It wasn’t just another week of bad news. It was a mirror held up to a society that has lost its moral GPS. In just a few days — from Maharashtra to Karnataka, from Himachal to Madhya Pradesh — the...