Kunal

The past eighteen months after the coming to power of the NDA government have seen a lot of noise being made about the need to encourage start-ups. Conversely, India’s ranking on the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking continues to languish, the last ranking being 130. This was still a big improvement over the previous ranking of 142,...

The presence of politics on University Campuses always feels a little strange for those of us studying in Mumbai. A city firmly grounded in commerce, the idealism and commitment that is essential for politics to flourish was absent from college campuses in the city, and hence the acronyms like ABVP and NSUI were unknown to us. Image source As we grew...

The early 2000’s were the ‘boom years’ for the Credit Card industry. Virtually every bank was investing heavily in credit card departments, and there was a strong emphasis on sales. By the end of the decade, the chickens were coming home to roost. Unpaid credit card bills were rising, unused credit cards in the market were more than the...

The genesis of the NDA government’s ambitious plans to inculcate an entrepreneurial culture in India lies in the speech made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence day speech, where he said: "We want a startup network to be established in India. We are looking at systems for enabling start-ups. We must be number one in start-ups… Start-up India; Stand up...

As a society, middle-class India places considerable emphasis on academics. It is seen – rightly so – as the ticket to a brighter future. Therefore, from a very young age we see children encouraged to study, to excel and out-do their classmates. At some level this is not a bad thing. After all, competition is a reality of life...