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Journalist cofounder @Factordaily Host outliers podcast. Learning @NewmarkJschool Every story is a product! Bylines @timesofindia @TechCrunch @livemint
Aug 13, 2021 15 tweets 8 min read
“Why are we importing nail clippers? Why can’t we make them here?"

The story isn't about software anymore 1/n

I was in Tenkasi for a few days to study Zoho's impact on rural economy. I travelled villages to meet over 2 dozen people apart from @svembu

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/this-man… @Zoho and its leaders are now applying lessons in grooming citizen coders in Tenkasi,to other parts of India

Chhapra/Patna in Bihar is the latest

Thiruvalur who’s building a new home for his parents in Tenkasi can be the story of many others forced to migrate to lifeless cities
Jul 8, 2020 13 tweets 6 min read
Let’s not bury our heads in sand. #metoo #freedomofspeech

Many of you will remember @FactorDaily’s investigative stories in April 2017 of sexual harassment allegations by several women against venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy.

Here's a small victory for those women. 1/n On Monday, the Delhi High Court vacated its interim orders of April 2017 restraining publication of certain impugned allegations of sexual harassment made against Murthy. A single-judge bench presided by Justice Jayanth Nath passed the order. 2/n
May 16, 2019 7 tweets 2 min read
As a rookie podcaster looking to connect deeper with audience communities, it’s encouraging to see new podcast launches everyday and talks of them being the next big thing. Sharing some early, honest lessons First of all, it looks like the quality of conversation and the core story still wins audiences. And that’s not because it’s produced in a podcasting format.
Oct 25, 2017 19 tweets 6 min read
India’s #Weinstein moment happened last year. Just that we choose to bury our head in sand. Heard of a man named Mahesh Murthy? #metoo 1/n Six women –three on record –spoke about what @maheshmurthy did to them 2003 to 2016. This was my story last May: factordaily.com/mahesh-murthy-… 2/n