Economy
Middle Class anger
Taxation contradictions are driving salaried class crazy. It needs to be addressed soon...
Economy
Let’s fix our cities
During this COVID-19 pandemic, situation in Mumbai has resulted in several jokes on social media. One of my favourite one says “If Mumbai decides to implement social distancing seriously then 1/3rd of population would be in Pune, 1/3rd in Gujarat and remaining 1/3rd can settle in Mumbai”. Honestly speaking Mumbai has been at Read more…
Economy
Big Fat Indian Wedding
Recently I came across a quote on Twitter which said, “If you’re not a socialist at 20, you’ve no heart. If you’re socialist at 40, you’ve no brain”. As someone in mid 30s, I can very much relate to it. It may also help explain some of the media headlines Read more…
Economy
Digitize or Die
Over last few weeks, wife and I have been discussing if we should get Netflix subscription or not. We already have Amazon Prime membership. Today Netflix and Amazon are competing with each other online streaming market. About 15 years ago, Netflix had a different competitor, a company named Blockbuster. Chances Read more…
Economy
Nano Finance – The Next Big Opportunity?
This weekend, my wife and our maid a small argument. Our maid wanted a salary advance of INR 1,000 (about $15). Wife had paid her salary last week only, so she was curious about why maid needed the money. Apparently, maid had some emergency. Wife paid her advance amount. This Read more…