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Founder @UnboxingBlr - an initiative to capture the hustle & vibe of #Bangalore - India's Tech capital. A journo rediscovering the Craft, the Self & the World
Nov 9, 2020 14 tweets 7 min read
1) Is demand perk-up in India ahead of #Diwali2020 for real? In a yr when #COVID19 devoured eco & blighted job mkt, the big Q is - is this real eco recovery or just pent up demand? My two cents on understanding India's demand uptick @EconomicTimes
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/i… 2) Not mere sleight of hand- tide seems to be turning for real. In Oct - purchasing managers’ index 4 mfg grew fastest in 13 yrs; services sector expanded fr 1st time since Covid hit; GST collection up to Rs 1.05 trln - 1st time in 8 months; UPI transaction at record 2bn-mark.
Aug 2, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
Here's one of d most complex & nuanced story I hav done. With BREAKING NEWs setting agenda so often, we miss deeper more complex shifts around us. My UP story is 1 of them. B4 reacting i urge u to read it 1st.
THREAD 1/n
@EconomicTimes @myogiadityanath
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-… Let me tell you how this story began.
Early this year talking to a Gr Noida-based entrepreneur, he mentioned in passing about his ‘such a pleasant experience’ in UP. Money owed to him came into his A/C without any follow-up or payment. An ex-IAS officer, it was a surprise. 2/N
Mar 3, 2020 24 tweets 11 min read
1/n long thread on Inside India's retail credit boom. The good, bad & ugly. My deep dive in @EconomicTimes @Magazin_ET Some imp takeaway. @kunalb11 @Gaurav1105 @desaisantosh @CRISILLimited @CIBIL_Official @RajeshMagow @creditvidya @mrinagarwal @trramach

economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banki… A credit-averse nation is falling in love with it. Led by millennials, a generational shift in attitude has intersected with a big digital disruption in lending biz, causing capacity expansion & a drop in costs, allowing firms to bring more people into ambit of formal credit 2/n
Jan 11, 2020 14 tweets 27 min read
After a long time, a story i did is making me feeling gud. I travelled to Ranchi which is trying to attract garment exporters. Right moves hav brought gud change
The story appears tomorrow in @Magazine_ET. @smritiirani @nsitharaman @narendramodi @amitabhk87
Here's my thread: @Magazine_ET @smritiirani @nsitharaman @narendramodi @amitabhk87 At @ORIENTCRAFTJOBS factory in Khelgaon #Ranchi #Jharkhand Ashar, 18, is speech & hearing impaired. Grew up feeling like a burden on everyone, he conveys in signs. He now has a job. Earns Rs 9000 plus a month. Sheer pleasure seeing him work with such intensity 1/n