When Rakesh Gangwal resigned from IndiGo’s board and announced he would become a “passive investor”, it sounded calm. Corporate. Mature. But behind that polite sentence lies one of the ugliest stories of modern Indian capitalism — a story of monopoly, regulatory silence, obscene wealth creation, zero accountability, and complete disregard...
After doing many businesses myself, failing in some, surviving in a few, and closely watching hundreds of founders bleed silently, I am writing this without theory, without motivation quotes, and without false hope. This is lived experience. I have tried e-commerce, branding, consulting, technology, and grassroots work. I have sat...
Let’s drop the politeness and get straight to the gut punch. In Ramanagara, Karnataka, an Anganwadi cooking meal for children below six gets 50 paise per child per day for vegetables. Not ₹5. Not ₹50. ₹0.50 ( 50 paise ) That’s not a typo. That’s official government allocation. At today’s...
Why The New Generation Must Wake Up Before Their Legacy Turns Into A LinkedIn Job Search There is one truth India keeps whispering but never says loudly: most family businesses don’t collapse because of competition… they collapse because of the third generation. Not because the third gen is unlucky. Not...
Kerala has produced many businessmen, but only one has turned himself into a phenomenon so loud, so unpredictable, and so endlessly talked about that even his critics secretly admire the sheer madness of it all. That man is Boby Chemmanur, a figure wrapped in gold, mystery, spectacle, politics, philanthropy, allegations,...
The Karishma Kapoor Family Storm How a Marriage, a Divorce, a Will, and a Courtroom Turned Into India’s Most Privileged Melodrama When the Delhi High Court itself says something is melodrama, you know the story is not normal family trouble. It is a grand mess. It is a public washboard...
There’s a quote that hits differently when you’ve lived it, not just read it: “Use your salary to fund your business until your business can fund your freedom.” For most people, this sounds motivational. For some, it’s reality. For me—it’s been the blueprint of my life for the last decade....
People waste years waiting for a miracle that never shows up. They wait for investors, co-founders, mentors, validation — someone, anyone — to give them permission to start. Here’s the truth nobody will tell you: No one is coming. And that’s your biggest advantage. Because when you stop waiting, you...
Let’s not sugarcoat this — Indians abroad are no longer universally loved. The golden halo that once crowned the “well-behaved Indian engineer, doctor, or IT genius” in foreign lands is cracking. Once called model immigrants, now they’re increasingly being seen as problem settlers. Yes, you heard that right. From New...
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...
