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From Rig to Retail: Karthik's Journey from Oil and Gas to TikTok | Diasporaa Podcast Episode 7 Welcome to Diaspora, the show where we share the remarkable stories of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. In this episode, host Aditya Mehta interviews Karthik Gangiredla, a seasoned professional in the oil and gas industry and supply chain logistics. Karthik discusses his extensive career journey, instrumental role in creating Amazon's last mile delivery network, and his current endeavors in building the fulfillment network for TikTok Shop. He shares his academic background from IIT Bombay and London Business School, highlighting his global experiences living in eleven countries. The conversation delves into cultural adaptability, professional transitions, and insights into the evolving landscape of e-commerce logistics. Don't miss this inspiring conversation that explores resilience, cultural richness, and professional triumphs. Remember to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring stories from the South Asian Diaspora! 00:00 Introduction to Diasporaa and Guest Karthik Gangiredla 02:04 Karthik's Early Life and Education 04:46 Life at IIT Bombay 12:56 Career Beginnings in Oil and Gas 17:48 Transition to Amazon 27:14 Joining Flexport: A New Opportunity 28:30 Transition to TikTok: Building from Scratch 30:01 TikTok's Unique Value Proposition 30:45 Navigating Political and Legal Challenges 31:46 Cultural Differences at TikTok 34:37 Global Family Coordination 36:27 Favorite Places to Live 40:21 London Business School Experience 48:15 Advice for Later Career MBA 50:44 Mango Memories and Conclusion List of Resources: Amazon Logistics Network Expansion from 2021: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-ecommerce-logistics-fulfillment-network-grows-fedex-ups/611432/ Bombay Hindi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Hindi Bombay and Mumbai etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Etymology Hyderabadi Harry Potter: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHONiYmPTK1/ Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Technology London Business School: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Business_School Tiktok Shop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok_Shop About the Podcast: Diasporaa was the name of Aditya's startup based in Vancouver, BC. It focused on helping new immigrants in Canada find their feet, get off to a running start and ease their assimilation into Canadian life. A big part of the platform were conversations, community and support. Though the startup stopped growing once Aditya moved to Seattle, WA - it remained alive in the form of several discussion groups and online communities. About Aditya Mehta: Aditya is a Bombay boy who has lived in Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Vancouver before making it to his current home in Seattle. He has degrees in marketing, urban planning, real estate and strategy but has spent his career in financial services, social media and now real estate - mostly as an entrepreneur and partly as an employee at Amazon. He balances Indian, Canadian and American culture, loves helping those who are new to North America and looks forward to the interesting stories that his interview guests bring each week. When not podcasting, he is helping his wife Prachi build her pharmaceutical business or hanging out with his son Arjun. Connect with Diasporaa: -Instagram: @diasporaapodcast -YouTube: https://linke.to/dspyoutube -Bio Link: linke.to/diasporaa -Listen on Spotify: https://linke.to/dspspotify -Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linke.to/dspapple -Diasporaa Podcast on KKNW Alternative Talk Radio: https://linke.to/kknw1150

… where we talk changing cancer cells, awards and the Indian Institutes of Technology. Mohit leads an interdisciplinary research team working on elucidating the dynamics of metastasis and drug resistance, through developing multi-scale mathematical models in close collaboration with experimental and clinical colleagues. He and his group do this work powered by many cups of chai. Find out more about Mohit's group and their work on the following website: https://be.iisc.ac.in/~mkjolly/. Find out more about SMB on: The website: smb.org Bluesky: @smbmathbiology.bsky.social Twitter: @smb_mathbiology Facebook: @smb.org Linkedin: @smb_mathbiology The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Episode NotesLt Gen P. R. Shankar outlines the evolution of India's defense industry and how it is nurturing a growing ecosystem of indigenous production. He highlights that India's armed forces have always been adequately equipped for national defense, the key question being whether it can develop a defence industry that would enable it to act as a regional power.The discussion explores the historical structure of India's defence sector, traditionally dominated by public sector organizations such as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It traces the gradual but significant entry of private players into the defence industry, marking a shift towards a more diversified and dynamic ecosystem. Gen. Shankar emphasizes that meaningful reform in procurement processes does not necessarily require more rules; rather clarity of intent, domain expertise, and better coordination among the armed forces, bureaucracy, political leadership, and industry. A key highlight of the episode is the artillery modernization program, which serves as a successful case study of long-term strategic planning and sustained execution, offering valuable lessons for other sectors and weapon systems. The conversation also delves into the relevance of international defense partnerships for deeper co-development and interoperability. Finally, broader reforms such as the introduction of positive indigenization lists, a more robust export policy, and the inclusion of startups and academic institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology, are seen as critical to strengthening India's defense industry. Episode ContributorsLt Gen P.R. Shankar (Retd.) is the former Director General of Artillery in the Indian Army and currently a professor in the Aerospace Department at IIT Madras. He has played a key role in India's artillery modernization and frequently writes on strategic and defense issues. He also runs a YouTube channel, Gunner's Shot, focusing on defense and geopolitical affairs.Saheb Singh Chadha is a senior research analyst in the Security Studies Program at Carnegie India. His research focuses on China's foreign and security policies, India-China relations, and India's military modernization. He is broadly interested in the geopolitics of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. He is also a researcher on a project examining the nature and dynamics of cross-border violence and its impact on civilian communities.Further reading:The Indigenisation of India's Defence Industry by Dhruva Jaishankar.Framework to restrict Chinese components in military drones submitted to defence ministry by Smruti DeshpandeCCS clears mega deal for big indigenous artillery guns by Rajat PanditIndian defence firms need to invest more in innovations and R&D to keep pace with global standards: ReportDefence Procurement Overhaul: MoD Aims To Cut Delays, Faster Acquisitionshttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2114546®=3&lang=1https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/indian-defence-exports-from-brahmos-to-akash-who-are-the-major-buyers-124102800396_1.html  Every two weeks, Interpreting India brings you diverse voices from India and around the world to explore the critical questions shaping the nation's future. We delve into how technology, the economy, and foreign policy intertwine to influence India's relationship with the global stage.As a Carnegie India production, hosted by Carnegie scholars, Interpreting India, a Carnegie India production, provides insightful perspectives and cutting-edge by tackling the defining questions that chart India's course through the next decade.Stay tuned for thought-provoking discussions, expert insights, and a deeper understanding of India's place in the world.Don't forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review to join the conversation and be part of Interpreting India's journey.

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, January 1, 2024. This is Nelson John, wishing you a very happy new year. Corporate India has a lot of cash on its hands. A study of Sensex 500 companies found that 66 companies collectively held ₹2.7 trillion in cash and equivalents at the end of FY24, of which ₹99,100 crore remains unallocated for any purpose.. This has prompted some calls for higher shareholder returns through dividends or buybacks. Despite these firms returning 54% of their profits back to shareholders, analysts argue there's room for more, Nehal Chaliawala writes. Many firms like tech giants and industrial leaders are urged to establish clearer dividend policies tied to profits rather than cash reserves. The demand for larger dividends is only growing. What's the connection between Apple's iPhone and Indian stocks? Both became increasingly desirable commodities in 2024. Abhinaba Saha writes that while the upper strata of society continued to buy iPhones, those with less disposable income continued to prioritise necessities. This is called a K-shaped recovery. The Indian stock market mirrored this consumption dynamic: Nifty Realty and Nifty India Consumption indices performed strongly due to a trend toward premiumization. However, FMCG companies struggled due to declining sales. Investors too have caught on to this trend, and are focusing on established premiumization trends, Abhinaba writes. India's data centre capacity is expected to rise significantly next year. Data localisation laws are the primary cause, and thanks to rapid 5G usage, companies have more than enough data to store. Leslie D'Monte writes that current estimates forecast capacity could double to 2-2.3 gigawatts by 2027. Major players like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are expanding their presence in India. An estimated investment of ₹55,000–65,000 crore is needed to fulfill these needs, Leslie adds. Generative AI is becoming a major focus for global tech spending, and is set to account for 6.5% of budgets in 2025—a significant jump from 2024, according to ISG. GenAI's use in customer service and chatbots is growing rapidly, but opinions on its impact on India's $254 billion IT services industry are mixed. Some analysts Jas Bardia spoke to, like Keith Bachman from BMO Capital Markets, predict GenAI will drive pricing pressure as clients demand cost savings from efficiency gains. This could challenge revenue models for IT firms, especially during contract renewals. Others, like Axis Capital, argue that GenAI will fuel growth, enabling firms to innovate and create new opportunities, as cost savings are reinvested into advanced tech solutions.The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are becoming a key recruitment ground for private universities seeking to strengthen their faculty and improve in global rankings. Private institutions such as SRM Institute of Science and Technology, BML Munjal University, and Dayananda Sagar University are registering with IITs to recruit master's and PhD graduates in fields like mathematics, chemistry, and physics. These institutions offer median annual salaries of ₹12-15 lakh, comparable with those offered by top recruiters at older IITs. Universities are targeting IIT graduates to boost their research output and international reputation, report Pratishtha Bagai and Devina Sengupta. With IITs renowned for their research ecosystem and strong brand image, hiring from these institutes helps private universities attract better students and faculty.

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Friday, December 27, 2024. This is Nelson John, let's get started.Former Prime Minister and finance minister during the 1992 economic liberalisation, Dr. Manmohan Singh, passed away at the age of 92 at Delhi's AIIMS last night. Dr. Singh, who is often credited with opening up the Indian economy, retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this year—ending a 33-year stint in the Upper House of Parliament.After a soaring streak, India's residential property market took a downturn in 2024, experiencing a 4% drop in home sales. This marked the first slowdown since the pandemic, with a corresponding decrease in new project launches. However, despite the dip in sales and new supplies, property prices didn't follow suit and instead climbed higher, writes Madhurima Nandy. In the top seven cities, residential sales didn't reach the peaks anticipated for 2024, as reported by Anarock Property Consultants. Election activities and a sluggish process for project approvals contributed to fewer new project launches. While sales volumes dropped, the value of sales actually increased by 16% due to rising home prices and larger unit sizes. As the allure of prestigious campus placements at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) begins to wane in the face of a global economic downturn, the institutions are rallying behind their students, especially those who have missed the initial rush of high-profile recruiters. In response to the challenging job market, IITs are introducing innovative support systems to aid their students in securing employment. Recognizing the importance of mentorship and preparation, IIT Delhi has launched the "Call a Friend" program. This initiative connects final-year students with peers who have successfully navigated the placement process. The idea, Devina Sengupta reports, is to provide real-time advice and emotional support from those who understand the stress and demands of securing a good job offer.In its annual report on the trends and progress of banking for the fiscal year 2023-24, the RBI outlined a series of potential regulatory changes aimed at strengthening the banking system further. Gopika Gopakumar reports on the changes that include eliminating prepayment penalties on floating rate term loans for small businesses, tighter oversight of inter-linkages between banks, NBFCs, and private credit firms, and more stringent regulations for payment aggregators. RBI is also set to finalize guidelines that will require financial institutions to disclose climate-related financial risks, incorporating scenario analysis and stress testing to gauge these risks better. In India, niche American dramas and smaller Hollywood movies like Tom Hanks' Here and Michael Keaton's Goodrich are carving out success at the box office by appealing to a specific audience that doesn't mind shelling out a bit more for tickets. These films, often showcased in select urban theaters, come with a higher price tag, sometimes over ₹500 a pop. Despite this, they manage to attract a dedicated crowd that values quality storytelling over blockbuster effects. Lata Jha spoke to industry insiders who explained that these movies, typically acclaimed at festivals or tipped for awards, draw viewers who appreciate premium content and are prepared to pay for it. Films like Here and Goodrich have made respectable earnings in India by targeting their ideal audience with higher ticket prices, balancing out their more modest box office hauls.The Sanskrit word Simhavalokana refers to the retrospective glance of a lion as it surveys the path it has traversed. This idea captures the essence of reflecting on key lessons from the financial markets in 2024. This year offered several critical takeaways for investors. Industry consolidation emerged as a strong theme, particularly in sectors like telecom and airlines in India. With the market share of top players increasing significantly, this trend highlighted the potential for multi-year returns from survivors in consolidated industries. Economic events also underscored the dominance of climate-driven food inflation over monetary policy. Valuation metrics also delivered important lessons. Markets in politically and economically troubled regions like Argentina and Pakistan delivered unexpected returns, proving that bad macroeconomic news is often already priced in. Meanwhile, IPOs emerged as a cautionary tale. Swanand Kelkar, managing partner at Breakout Capital Advisors, shares market lessons from the year gone by. 

In this episode, we sit down with Kumar Saurabh, CEO and co-founder of AirMDR, which provides a new approach to managed detection and response with an AI-powered virtual security analyst. A serial entrepreneur, Kumar has been at it for two decades. Before AirMDR, he co-founded Sumo Logic, the first cloud-based SIEM, and LogicHub, one of the pioneers of SOAR.Kumar's journey as an immigrant founder offers a unique perspective on why immigrants often succeed as entrepreneurs and how institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have produced some of the world's most successful tech leaders. Drawing on his experience, Kumar explores why large companies struggle to innovate, the competitive edge startups hold over established players, and how founders can identify opportunities in markets that may appear crowded. He also shares actionable insights for founders on hiring top talent from leading companies and scaling a startup with the right team.  Having collaborated with premier venture capital firms like Greylock, Sutter Hill, Sequoia, and Accel, Kumar provides invaluable advice on selecting the right VC partners, what to look for, and common mistakes to avoid.  Kumar's story is a testament to resilience, innovation, and the power of identifying opportunities in enterprise tech, making him a leading voice in the startup ecosystem.

Cada vez mais jovens altamente qualificados mudam-se para os EUA, o Canadá ou os Países Baixos fazendo da exportação de talento um dos maiores «assets» de Portugal dos últimos anos.Esta tendência é uma novidade para um país que nas décadas de 1960, 1970 e 1980 se caracterizava por exportar mão-de-obra pouco qualificada.Mas já é bem conhecida noutras geografias. E a globalização tornou mais fácil essa mobilidade. A livre circulação de pessoas com recursos especializados ou com vontade de os melhorar abriu-se aos jovens portugueses: «já temos um milhão de bebés Erasmus», refere o economista José Alberto Ferreira, a propósito dos efeitos secundários desta diáspora de cérebros.Contudo, a ‘fuga' de talento levanta questões sobre o impacto económico no país. Se é uma realidade que se perdem empreendedores e oportunidades para a criação de empresas, também é verdade que o conhecimento continua a circular entre os que vão e os que ficam.Por outro lado, as empresas portuguesas precisam de evoluir no que toca à valorização destas pessoas. Será que vamos conseguir reter jovens qualificados em Portugal?REFERÊNCIAS E LINKS ÚTEISPires, R. P., Vidigal, I., Pereira, C., Azevedo, J., & Veiga, C. M. (2024). Emigração Portuguesa 2023: Relatório Estatístico. Observatório da Emigração e Rede Migra, CIES-Iscte.Instituto Nacional de Estatística, I.P. (2023). O que nos dizem os Censos sobre a população de nacionalidade estrangeira residente em Portugal. Três estudos sobre a nova emigração portuguesa (pp. 7–36). Observatório da Emigração, CIES-Iscte.Docquier, F., & Rapoport, H. (2012). Globalization, brain drain, and development. Journal of Economic Literature, 50(3), 681–730.Gibson, J., & McKenzie, D. (2011). Eight questions about brain drain. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(3), 107–128.Breschi, S., Lissoni, F., & Miguelez, E. (2017). Foreign-origin inventors in the USA: Testing for diaspora and brain gain effects. Journal of Economic Geography, 17(5), 1009–1038.Choudhury, P., Ganguli, I., & Gaulé, P. (2023). Top talent, elite colleges, and migration: Evidence from the Indian Institutes of Technology. Journal of Development Economics, 164, 103120.In Pertinente Economia: Dicionário de Inovação, Ensino Superior - Para todos?,  Como ajudar um pequeno negócio a crescer?BIOSMARIANA ALVIMLocutora da rádio RFM há 15 anos. Depois de quase 10 a fazer o «Café da Manhã», agora leva os ouvintes a casa, com Pedro Fernandes, no «6PM». É autora de livros para adolescentes e criou o podcast «Vale a Pena», no qual entrevista artistas enquanto leitores.JOSÉ ALBERTO FERREIRADoutorando em Economia no Instituto Universitário Europeu, em Florença. Trabalhou no Banco Central Europeu, com foco na investigação em modelos de política monetária e macroprudencial.

Today, Anne has a compelling conversation with Debjani Biswas, a chemical engineer turned executive coach and best-selling author. The episode begins with Debjani recounting her privileged upbringing in India and the profound influence her supportive family, especially her father, had on her academic and professional journey. Despite the societal expectations of the time, Debjani's father encouraged her to pursue a path in engineering, a field dominated by men, thus setting the stage for her future endeavors in breaking gender barriers.As the conversation progresses, Debjani delves into her experiences of cultural adjustment and bias after moving to the United States. She reflects on the challenges she faced in the corporate world, particularly as an Indian woman in engineering, and how these experiences shaped her transition to becoming an advocate for workplace inclusivity. We hear her concept of being "miserably successful” (which is also the title of one of her books), where she discusses the stress and dissatisfaction that can accompany traditional measures of success. Debjani's story emphasizes the importance of finding joy and purpose in one's career.Debjani shares anecdotes about the support she received from her family, particularly her son, which played a crucial role in her decision to write books and give keynote speeches on inclusivity. She also credits her grandfather, a renowned scientist, for nurturing her intellectual curiosity, as well as her sisters for taking diverse career paths, demonstrating the varying influences within her family.The episode also explores Debjani's unique approach to executive coaching, which empowers leaders and redefines success beyond conventional metrics. She discusses the importance of executive presence, active listening, and the core competencies outlined by the International Coach Federation (ICF) in fostering a supportive environment for clients. Her journey into coaching, prompted by a perceptive manager, underscores the value of recognising and nurturing one's innate abilities.Towards the end of the episode, Debjani emphasises the power of storytelling and imagery in challenging societal biases and fostering inclusivity. She shares her personal practices for mindfulness and intentional living, including yoga, meditation, and morning journaling, which help her stay grounded amidst challenges. The conversation wraps up with reflections on the importance of connection and joy in both personal and professional life, leaving listeners inspired by Debjani's journey of transformation and her unwavering commitment to making a positive impact in the world.A profound conversation with a trailblazing change maker. Happy listening! You can find Debjani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debjanibiswas/Her consultancy: http://www.coachieve.us/ Debjani's books are: Unleash the Power of DiversityMiserably Successful No More#Us Too, Bridging the Global Gender Gap The IIT - https://home.iitd.ac.in/ The IIM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Management The story about Archbishop Tutu on a flight to Nigeria: https://blogs.ubc.ca/tiffanyt/2016/04/18/my-favourite-archbishop-desmond-tutu-story/told here as well https://www.news.uct.ac.za/in-memoriam/desmond-tutu/-article/2006-10-02-tutu-stakes-new-claim-for-steve-bikos-legacy Yoga kryias https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5022/kriya The Artist Way, by Julia Cameron  Morning pages  The Shambhavi  Mahamudra https://isha.sadhguru.org/en/wisdom/article/what-is-shambhavi-mahamudra IEEE conference https://www.ieee.org/conferences/index.html Debjani's choice for what song best represents her is Flowers by Miley Cyrus.  Here you can find the Out of the Clouds playlist containing the songs chosen by the guests who answered the question: ‘What Song Best Represents You?' Debjani's current choice for favorite book is Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown Tenzing Norgay, the second man who climbed Mount Everest The Hymalayan Mountain Institute  Out of the Clouds website: https://outoftheclouds.com/ Out of the Clouds on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_outoftheclouds The Mettā View website: https://avm.consulting/metta-view Anne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annvi/ Anne on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@annvi Anne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-v-muhlethaler/ This episode is brought to you by AVM Consulting Struggling to connect with your audience? Feeling disconnected from your brand's purpose? Is motivating your team becoming a daunting task?AVM Consulting offers a unique blend of coaching, consulting, and storytelling services designed to help your brand connect authentically, align with your values, and inspire your team to achieve greatness.With a track record of success in working with fashion and luxury partners worldwide, AVM Consulting, led by industry expert and certified coach Anne Mühlethaler, is your trusted partner in achieving your brand's vision. Ready to transform your brand and drive meaningful change? Don't wait any longer. We like to make magic happen.FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AVM CONSULTING HERE. ***If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and consider writing a review of the show on Apple Podcasts, we really appreciate your support and feedback. 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Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Thursday, May 23, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started.Indian benchmark equity indices closed higher on Wednesday, driven by positive cues from global markets and strong Q4 earnings reports from major companies. The Sensex climbed 267 points, closing 0.36% higher than the previous session. The Nifty remained relatively flat, gaining a modest 22 points.For decades, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been a beacon of hope for millions of Indians aspiring to build a stable and strong career. However, this year, IITians are struggling to get placed. The anxiety at IITs is palpable, with hundreds of students from the 2024 batch still jobless even after the second round of placements. The traditional powerhouse of engineering talent is now casting a wider net, reaching out to startups, alumni, and exploring new industry segments to secure opportunities for its students. In particular, IIT Bombay reports that out of 1,973 students registered for placements, 1,387 have secured jobs in the first and second phases. Yet, 300 to 400 students are still searching for employment. To address this, the placement teams are proactively contacting previous recruiters and broadening their search to include companies offering lower starting salaries than before. The challenge is more acute this year due to several large IT firms scaling back campus hires, a direct consequence of the economic downturn which has tightened budgets and led to job cuts across sectors. The newer IITs are feeling the pinch as well, navigating their placement season with cautious optimism. Mint's careers correspondent Devina Sengupta, along with Pratishtha Bagai, report on a challenging placement season at the IITs.Amid a severe heatwave and unpredictable weather patterns, India is grappling with a rise in health issues such as heatstrokes and vector-borne diseases like dengue. In response, the health ministry has introduced an initiative that feels more necessary now than ever: including climate change in the medical curriculum. Medical students could soon be learning about climate change and its effects. The proposed course aims to prepare future medical professionals to better understand and tackle health challenges directly linked to climate fluctuations. Given the complexity of diagnosing conditions like heatstroke and managing emerging diseases like monkeypox, which are exacerbated by climate shifts, this educational update seems timely. Mint's health and pharma correspondent, Somitra Ghosh, reports on the proposed inclusion, which could help our healthcare professionals deal with climate change more efficiently.The Indian state has been in existence for close to 77 years, yet a basic necessity like clean water for all remains a challenge. The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2019, aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all rural households by 2024. While it has made significant strides, achieving 76.6% coverage of the estimated 193 million rural households, it still faces the challenge of ensuring these facilities are fully functional and sustainable.The initiative has seen substantial uptake, with 11 states and Union territories reaching 100% coverage. However, states like West Bengal and Rajasthan lag, with less than half of rural households connected. The discrepancy often stems from variations in local implementation and reliance on state-level schemes. In the second instalment of a new Plain Facts series by Mint's data team, Shuja Asrar and Payal Bhattacharya examine the progress the Jal Jeevan Mission has made in rural parts of the country. Click on the link in the show notes to see the charts and interactive maps prepared by Shuja, Payal, and the data team.Indian carmakers are pushing back against new fuel efficiency standards proposed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The BEE aims to align with Europe's stringent vehicle emission norms, targeting carbon emissions of about 70 grams per kilometre by 2030. Automakers argue that this target is too ambitious, given that gas-powered vehicles will likely remain dominant for the next decade despite ongoing electrification efforts. The BEE, advised by the U.S.-based International Council on Clean Transportation, is advocating for these strict standards to enhance carbon reduction efforts and accelerate the shift to electric vehicles. This would involve hefty penalties for carmakers that fail to comply. Mint's auto correspondent, Alisha Sachdev, spoke to industry insiders who warn that such stringent rules could drastically impact sales and jobs, as EV technology in India isn't as advanced as in Europe, and the charging infrastructure is still underdeveloped.Navigating generational differences at work has always been a challenge, but the gap seems to be widening. Today, companies are increasingly cautious about how they handle younger employees, especially those belonging to Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012. These younger workers often bring a different perspective to the work environment, leading to tensions with older managers. The generational shift reflects broader changes in workplace dynamics. Companies are finding that traditional approaches may not resonate with younger workers, who value flexibility and personal well-being over conventional workplace rewards. The challenges extend beyond daily operations to strategic considerations. Many young professionals joined the workforce during the pandemic, missing out on traditional office bonding, and thus have a different view of workplace expectations. This shift has prompted some firms to link office attendance with appraisals to encourage a return to office settings.Moreover, younger workers are not shy about voicing their needs or moving on if those needs are unmet. For instance, they might prioritize sufficient holiday time over salary increases, reflecting a shift towards valuing experiences over material gains. Mint's Devina Sengupta takes a deep dive into the challenges and struggles associated with this generational divide in workplaces.We'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Let us know by writing to us at feedback@livemint.com. You may send us feedback, tips or anything that you feel we should be covering from your vantage point in the world of business and finance. IITs scramble in last leg of placements, hundreds left to be placedIndia plans a new breed of warriors to battle extreme climate impact: DoctorsMuch of rural India now has taps, but running water largely remains a pipe dreamIndian automakers resist Europe-like fuel efficiency standardsWhy senior managers walk on eggshells around Gen Z at the workplace

On this episode, I'm joined by Kalyan Peri, Chief Information Officer of Commercial Business at Conduent. His life story is not just about the ascent to technological leadership but also about the values and experiences that shape a visionary over the course of a lifetime.Key Takeaways:(00:50) Village upbringing had a profound and lasting impact on Kalyan.(01:08) Grandparents share their wisdom on character development and future aspirations.(01:16) Experiences at elite institutions proved to be life-changing. (03:25) Transitioning from a tranquil village to the dynamic world of technology.(09:06) Kalyan journeyed from a small village to being a beacon of innovation.(15:53) Identify what drives you to make progress in life.(21:10) Balance the scales of personal well-being with professional success.(26:06) The right friends will help you reach your goals. (37:42) Technology can be a lever for societal benefit, with a spotlight on healthcare.(45:01) Looking ahead with a vision to leverage technology for the common good.(46:34) Emphasizing the importance of health, education and continuous personal growth.Resources Mentioned:Kalyan Peri - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalyanperi/Conduent - https://www.linkedin.com/company/conduent/Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) - https://www.iitsystem.ac.in/Infosys - https://www.infosys.com/Thanks for listening to the Indianness podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, hit the subscribe button and never miss another insightful conversation with leaders of Indian origin. And be sure to leave a review to help get the word out about the show. #Indian #IndiaBusiness #India #Indianness

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before she became the host and star of Violent Majorities, the RTB series on Israeli and Indian ethnonationalism, Ajantha Subramanian sat down with Elizabeth and John to discuss The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard UP, 2019). It is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. Ajantha talked to JP and EF about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, and race) privilege–in India, yes, but also in American and other meritocratic democracies as well. The wide-ranging discussion explored how inequality gets reproduced, passed on and justified. Caste–often framed as a fundamentally “Eastern” form of difference–not only seems to have a lot in common with race, but also shares a history through colonial, plantation-based capitalism. This may explain some of the ways “merit” has also made race (and class) disparities invisible in the United States. This helps explain ways in which dominant groups excoriate the “identity politics” of those seeking greater access to privileged domains, and claim their own independence from “ascriptive” identities--while silently relying on the privilege and other hidden advantages of particular racial or caste-based forms of belonging. The companion text for this episode--Privilege by Shamus Khan--addresses very similar issues in the elite high school where he was a student, teacher and sociological researcher, St. Paul's School. Khan traces a shift over the past decades (we argued a bit about the time frame) from a conception of privilege defined by maintaining boundaries, to one based on the privileged person's capacity to move with ease through all social contexts. Discussed in this episode: Ajantha Subramanian, Shorelines: Space and Rights in South India Anthony Abraham Jack, The Privileged Poor : How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Nicholas Lehmann, The Big Test John Carson, The Measure of Merit Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn Jennifer Ruth, Novel Professions Lauren Goodlad, Victorian Literature and the Victorian State Donna Tartt, The Secret History Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India  Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mainul Mondal is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Board of Directors of Ellipsis Health. As a skilled healthcare IT business leader, Mondal has deep experience in the technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail and defense sectors. In 2020, he was selected as a Milestone Maker by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and he serves as a member of the World Economic Forum – working to improve the state of the world by engaging leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. Previously, Mondal helped launch the ClearStreme initiative with the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University. Prior to founding Ellipsis Health, Mondal was a Rockefeller Fellow at the Public Health Institute. He has presented lectures, ran workshops, and has been a guest speaker at leading universities including Stanford University, the University of California, and the Indian Institutes of Technology.

For every young American under the age of 18, there are about two cats or dogs receiving free food and lodgings in US homes and that pattern is replicated in many other countries. So why do so many of us keep pets? Why do we name them, consider them part of the family? Companionship, pleasure, status symbol and kinship with all life have been offered as explanations but it's easy to forget that mass keeping of pets - as opposed to working animals - is a recent development of the last two centuries or so. Iszi Lawrence talks about our evolving relationship with pets with Dr. Anindita Bhadra from the Dog Lab at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research in Kolkata; Dr. Erin Hecht, evolutionary biologist from Harvard; Dr. Margo DeMello, anthrozoologist from Carroll College in Montana; writer and cultural commentator from Japan Manami Okazaki; Durham University historian Professor Julie-Marie Strange; and Rachel Williams, neuroscientist at UCL and comedian. We also sift through the dozens of comments and pet stories sent in by Forum listeners. (Photo: A young woman with her pet dog. Credit: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images)

President as ‘Visitor' of every IIM with power to nominate & remove directors. In episode 1280 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and how it allows the Centre to tighten its grip over the country's premier institutes.

The Business of Meetings – Episode 174 – She Is Crushing It! with Sindhu Srivastava We are delighted to be speaking with Sindhu Shrivastava today!  Sindhu is a true embodiment of the American Dream! She made her mark in the business world as the owner and CEO of Meaningful Data and with We Crush Events. Her latest feat, the successful acquisition of a prominent company within the meetings and event industry, has brought her even greater acclaim.  Today, we have the privilege of delving into the captivating story of Sindhu's entrepreneurial prowess and discovering the secrets behind her triumph. Prepare to be amazed by the extraordinary journey of this acquisition entrepreneur extraordinaire! Sindhu's story Sindhu was born in Nellore, India. Her parents, a Hindu father, and a Christian mother, each hailed from unique backgrounds. Her father was the first educated individual in his family. Excelling academically, he also became a gold medalist in college. Her mother's upbringing was equally extraordinary, with her grandmother raising three daughters as a single parent in the 1950s in India, defying societal expectations. Despite the challenges they faced, Sindhu's mother and her sisters achieved remarkable professional success, with her mother even becoming a national chess champion! Against the wishes of their community, her parents married.  With an unwavering focus on education, Sindhu's journey from a small town in India unfolds as a testament to resilience, determination, and the pursuit of excellence! A rare achievement Sindhu was one of the few women in India to secure a spot in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). Out of 500 million women in India, she was one of only 150 to make it into the IITs in her year. She attributes her success to the unwavering support of her parents, even if their methods were sometimes intense. Giving back Sindhu believes in providing support and resources to people to encourage them to strive for excellence and reach their full potential. Giving back and offering assistance is a fundamental aspect of her life because she believes it contributes to the overall success she experiences. Management consulting Upon arriving in the United States to pursue a graduate program at Ohio State University, Sindhu's primary motivation was to secure a stable income to alleviate her father's debt. While exploring various career paths as a graduate student, she discovered management consulting and was captivated by its potential to solve complex problems. She then delved into management consulting and began advising companies on improving their business operations and fostering growth. That experience naturally paved the way for a career in analytics.  Wharton With a flourishing career in analytics spanning nearly two decades, Sindhu realized the significance of having an MBA to advance to leadership positions. Observing that many Vice Presidents and Heads of Analytics held this qualification, she saw the need to pursue higher education. In her search for the world's top business schools, Wharton emerged as the ideal choice, aligning with her quantitative mindset and ambition. She applied to Wharton and was admitted. The experience at Wharton transformed her goals, shifting her aspirations from heading analytics departments to aspiring to become a CEO. Today, Sindhu proudly serves as the CEO of two companies, a testament to her relentless pursuit of success and unwavering dedication to personal and professional growth. Striving for recognition As a person of color, Sindhu strives for recognition based on her intelligence, ambition, and the valuable contributions she can offer rather than enduring dismissive treatment. She encourages others to confront their own realities, ensuring that truth prevails, and to take decisive action to pursue more fulfilling endeavors.  Seeking a better fit Sindhu initially believed that joining a large corporation with diversity initiatives would provide the necessary backing. However, she discovered that the politics within these corporations were more intense than anticipated. Seeking a better fit, she transitioned to smaller companies but encountered a recurring pattern where her identity, personality, and values clashed with the corporate culture. Sindhu's ambition   Sindhu realized that no existing corporations in the US aligned with her vision, so she decided to create her own company. Her ambition with We Crush Events is to establish a Fortune 500 company that embodies her values and provides an inclusive and fulfilling workplace. Meaningful Data Sindhu started Meaningful Data in October 2022 and became an acquisition entrepreneur several weeks ago. Data-driven strategies Data alone lacks interest and significance unless it applies to a meaningful context or situation. Sindhu believes that data-driven strategies need a muse, a story, or a scenario to become engaging and impactful. That realization led her to desire her own company where she could consolidate her knowledge and apply her data-driven recommendations to drive growth. Her goal was to demonstrate the power of data-driven thinking by growing a company and by sharing the success story with others. As the CEO of such a company, Sindhu aims to showcase the transformative results achieved through efficient business operations and emphasize the value of analysts having a seat at the decision-making table. Karma Sindhu has always believed that if you spend your life doing good things, they will return to you multiplied. Joyful workplaces Sindhu believes building joyful workplaces requires people to gather together to foster connection and support mental health. Despite budget cuts and the perception of events as unnecessary luxuries, she argues that organizations cannot expect to have deeply engaged individuals without the meaningful interactions facilitated by events. Investing in employee, customer, partner, shareholder, and investor engagement is crucial for organizational success. Sindhu predicts that over time, people will recognize the significance of those engagements and aims for her company to be a leader in spearheading that realization. Caring Sindhu discovered the importance of caring because it benefits others while also enhancing her own emotional intelligence. By genuinely caring, she experiences personal growth and becomes a better wife, mother, and overall individual. She realizes that caring can also be selfish in a positive way, as it allows her to learn and expand her understanding of the world. Overcoming sexism and racism Realizing she was racist and sexist came as a moment of deep shame for Sindhu, mainly because she is a woman of color. By recognizing the influence of societal norms and communities, she realized that racism and sexism can permeate everyone's beliefs, including her own. She points out that accepting our biases is a crucial first step toward effecting change. Connect with Eric On LinkedIn On Facebook On Instagram On Website Connect with Sindhu Srivastava Meaningful Data  We Crush Events Sindhu Srivastava on LinkedIn

Across the globe, #brands are becoming more vocal about #social  and #political  issues. This wasn't always the case, till a few decades ago, brands considered any form of advocacy as 'bad business' and prospered on playing it safe. However, as employees and customers become ever more environmentally-conscious, socially-aware and politically-engaged, it has become increasingly challenging for brands to remain silent on raging culture wars. As they say, with great power comes great responsibility - with the kind of influence they assert, brands are expected to speak out. Many corporations have begun to evaluate their impact on the community and the environment. Through their brands they try to proactively show that they care about more than just minting profits. When big brands choose to take a moral stand, it can count for potent messaging too. This can be evidenced in popular advertisements, campaigns (such as #nike  ‘For Once, Just Don't Do It' campaign with respect to #racism in #america  or P&G's ‘We See Equal' campaign designed to fight #genderbias ) or even in the choice of brand ambassadors, which are quickly absorbed into public conversation. Some have welcomed this #corporateactivism, for it is these organisational values that in turn form a big part of their overall identity and cultivate an authentic brand promise.PANELISTS:1. Jessie Paul Jessie Paul is a marketing specialist and the Founder/ CEO of Paul Writer,  India's leading B2B consulting firm. With over 18 years in services marketing, including a stint with Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Ms. Paul is considered an expert in brand globalization and has been named one of the most influential business women in the Indian IT industry.2. Dr. Daniel Korschun Dr. Daniel Korschun is an associate professor of Marketing at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business.His areas of expertise include brand and corporate reputation management, corporate social responsibility, internal marketing, marketing strategy, relationship marketing and country reputation.He is co-author of the book Leveraging Corporate Responsibility: The Stakeholder Route to Business and Social Value (Cambridge University Press).3. Dr. Prakash Bagri Prakash Bagri is currently Associate Dean – Corporate Engagements & Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at the Indian School of Business.He has three decades of experience bridging industry and academia, including leadership positions in Unilever and Intel. He has been adjunct/ visiting faculty at the Indian Institutes of Management in Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Calcutta. 4. Dr. Madhu VisvanathanDr.  Madhu Viswanathan is a Senior Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Indian School of Business (ISB). Prior to joining ISB, he worked as an assistant professor at University of Arizona. Professor Viswanathan's research work focuses on the role of distribution channels, B2B relationships, salesforce compensation and its impact on marketing mix elements like prices and assortments.Explore More at - www.argumentativeindians.comDISCLAIMER:We invite thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum. The guests in our sessions express their independent views and opinions. Argumentative Indians does not profess to subscribe, agree or endorse the same or be in anyway responsible for the stance, words and comments of our guests.

In this episode Pankaj Jain, founder and managing partner of Saka Ventures, talks about tech in India that is focussed on targeting large global markets. Pankaj has 25 years of international experience that integrates technology, finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital and blockchain. He views business models and startups through a cross-cultural lens coupled with an understanding of global markets. Jain has been an active angel investor as well as an advisor to venture capital funds, startups, governments and foundations. We talk about tech in India, Pankaj's engagement for more than two decades in hedge funds, startups, and venture capital across India, what is happening in India and what will be happening in the future. We dive deep into the Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai markets as well as the UPI “Uniform Payment Interface” and how it enables new kinds of financial tech in India. Additionally we compare India to China and converse about markets that have an eye on India and how building tech products in India then leads to other markets such as Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia instead of America first. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PDAPkhNxrC Topics: Welcome Pankaj Jain to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00) Goal for listeners: (00:02:47) Getting started in the Indian startup industry ten years ago: (00:03:12) Understanding Indian tech: (00:10:18) How does Bangalore´s geographic position change whether people live there or not: (00:16:02) About middle decade and tech hubs getting built: (00:18:55) Just back from trip to India: what Pankaj was excited about: (00:29:05) India ten years behind China?: (00:35:18) About global investments: (00:39:47) Underrated & overrated questions about IIT, Bangalore as a tech hub and new markets such as Africa, India and China: (00:45:08) Wrap Up: (00:51:14) Mentioned resources: UPI: https://www.npci.org.in/what-we-do/upi/product-overview IIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Technology Connect with Pankaj Jain: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pjain Saka Ventures Web: https://saka.vc/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajjain/

The twelfth edition of the QS World University Rankings by subject is out and springs a surprise on some of the IITs. Chennai-based Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences and Dhanbad's Indian School of Mines University made it to India's top 16 in the UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds's latest World University Rankings by Subject. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences has been placed 18th globally for dentistry and IIT-ISM, Dhanbad is India's second-highest ranked at 26th place for mineral and mining engineering subject.   35 programmes offered by 16 Indian higher education institutions have managed to break into the top 100 in the world, in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.  This is a considerable improvement from last year, when 25 courses by 12 institutions made it to the top 100. Rising over a hundred places, The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, made the highest jump in rankings by being placed 44th in pharmacy and pharmacology subject. Programmes from six of the eight Public Institutes of Eminence have figured in the top 100. IIT Madras ranked 30th for petroleum engineering, becoming India's highest-ranking Public Institute of Eminence. Others include IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.  The University of Delhi was ranked 41st in the development studies subject.  The OP Jindal Global University has been placed at the 70th position for law and legal studies. It is the only Private Institute of Eminence and the only private institute, apart from Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, to make it to the top 100.  Public Institutes of Eminence remained better-represented in the rankings than private ones.  QS said, after four and a half years since the inception of the country's ‘Institutes of Eminence' scheme, the recognised universities gained moderate ground on the global stage. A significant amount of autonomy in academic, administrative and financial matters has been provided under the regulatory framework to these institutions. Financial assistance of up to Rs 1,000 crore over a period of five years is granted by the government to each of the Public Institutions of Eminence. In the business and management studies, Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Bangalore and Ahmedabad bagged top-100 ranks. So, what's the roadmap for Indian universities to improve their position in QS rankings?   While Indian institutes have made great strides towards achieving world-class quality, more efforts are required in the areas of faculty-to-student ratio, international faculty and international students to climb the QS rankings of best universities and best programmes.   Watch video

What makes a healthy scalp? Scientists from the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal are working on understanding the scalp microbiome of Indians, both healthy and dandruff-ridden. They have now hit upon the role of coconut oil in maintaining a healthy scalp. Dr Vineet Sharma from IISER described the two ground-breaking studies on the scalp that have been done in their Institute. Show notes: Frontiers | Comparison of Healthy and Dandruff Scalp Microbiome Reveals the Role of Commensals in Scalp Health | Cellular and Infection Microbiologyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-86454-1See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

With shortlists for most of the IIMs or Indian Institutes of Management out and the deadline for applications at management schools across the country approaching, students are in a fix over which b-school to choose. To simplify this process for prospective MBA students, Business Standard has come up with its annual B-School Survey. The survey ranks b-schools across different categories.  The final ranking of the institutes that have participated this year has been obtained by arriving at a weighted composite score comprising the audit index and the perception index. The audit index is calculated on the basis of a self-audit, with suitable back-checks, by the B-schools on different parameters.   The perception index is a weighted score arrived at by merging ratings obtained from the industry, such as those from alumni and HR professionals. Each parameter has been assigned a different weight based on the directions of an expert committee. Business schools in each category have been placed in an alphabetical order and don't follow their percentile scores. The top nine B-schools make up the Super League 1.  The list includes The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) under the University of Delhi, IIMs in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode and Lucknow, Management Development Institute Gurgaon, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research Mumbai and XLRI Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur. The next is Super League 2. It has the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi at the top. Followed by Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. IMT Ghaziabad is ranked third in the category.  Then comes the A1, A2, A3 and A4 Categories. Students who could make it to the top colleges can choose any of them. All of them have good placement records. To see the full list of rankings, visit business-standard.com.  Based on three parameters (read them out), the survey has compiled the list of top colleges by return on investment. This include Department of Management Studies IIT Delhi, Faculty of Management Studies Delhi and Indian Instuitite of Management Bangalore among others. Business Standard also compiled a list of top 10 government and private colleges. While the top government colleges include the usual suspects, top private colleges are Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Institute of Rural Management Anand and K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai among others. Indian companies, mostly the IT firms which are facing huge attrition, are hiring like never before. And it may go on for the next few years. For example, at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, final placement ended within three days. . Of the 112 firms that registered, 57 had to be sent apology letters. Watch video

Episode Notes Our 44th guest, Amit Kumar, shared his incredible story from the small Indian town of Dhampur to Pohang, where he currently works as a research professor at POSTECH. His commitment, resilience, work ethic and unwavering focus landed him a spot in one of India's prestigious "Indian Institutes of Technology", which have an entrance rate of 0.01% (less than 2% of accepted applicants*) . Have a listen to this man's amazing journey and enjoy. The Indian Institutes of Technology, which are spread across the country, have an acceptance rate of less than 2 percent — and that is only from a pool of roughly 500,000 who qualify to take the entrance exam, a feat that requires two years of specialized coaching after school. The acceptance rate of 5.8% at Harvard is amongst the lowest in the US which ironically makes it 8 times easier to get into than the IITs. Affiliated Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LAf1gU5308 www.eslhacker.com #Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #podcastinkorea #expatsinkorea #expatdad #EDIK #expatdadinkorea #elshacker #sekkideul #IIT #IITKanpur #SNU # Seoulnational #POSTECH #UNIST #KAIST #Pohang #Steelcity Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1777cf for 40% off for 4 months, and support This Korean Life.

Trained as an engineer at the Indian Institutes of Technology or IIT, my guest Rahul Banerjee gave up the securities of an Indian middle class life to serve his country. He threw his lot behind the indigenous Bhil tribal folk in central India. Along the way, he has completed a PhD, become an Ashoka Fellow and completed numerous research projects for organizations internationally. But the central focus, as Banerjee explains, has been a lifelong process of unlearning and then organizing to secure constitutional rights for the poorest of the poor in India. This conversation is a snapshot of that journey.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=HGJKF8TKYSKRN)

India is facing an overwhelming COVID-19 surge. Cases continue to rise, with record cases reported daily. Among a decline in cases in February, the government loosened restrictions, so we were all caught off-guard. The country's healthcare system is collapsing, with supplies running low/out, and more and more deaths reported daily. Many of us have family and friends suffering. Along with friend-of-the-Pod (and fellow Desi), we process our thoughts not just on India, but how we need to remain vigilant, and thoughtful about the pandemic around us. We are not out of the woods, by any stretch or measure. Even with the terrible situation in India, this pandemic is so much bigger. Smarter people are talking about what this means for all of us - so you should go read and listen to what they're saying. Here's a quick summary: https://mobile.twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/status/1388172436999376899 Beyond just getting your vaccine as soon as you can - we need to get still WEAR MASKS, avoid crowds, maintain social distance, and make smart decisions - not just for yourself, but those around us. With India, we are seeing the worst that can happen unfold on the other side of the world. HELP INDIA: While countries around the globe are sending aid to India, here are a few places YOU can help (list via NY Mag): Making the Difference is helping provide medical supplies for public hospitals and nursing homes in Mumbai as well as grocery and ration kits to daily wage earners. https://www.donatekart.com/MTD/Save-Patients/ Rapid Response, India’s premier disaster-response and preparedness service, is seeking donations to provide dry food goods such as rice, dal, salt, and sugar to families across India. https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/donate-dry-ration-to-families-struggling-with-hunger-in-covid-second-wave?utm_source=MutualAidIndia Breathe India, a fundraiser led by Indian Institutes of Technology alumni in conjunction with the SaveLife Foundation, is seeking donations to procure effective distribution of oxygen concentrators to hospitals in Delhi. Lack of supplemental oxygen is currently a massive problem amid the COVID surge in India. https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-arrange-oxygen-concentrators-in-delhi Seva Kitchen, a nonprofit in Nagpur, is seeking donations to provide meal kits for marginalized communities. https://www.donatekart.com/seva_kitchen/Help-seva-kitchen/?utm_source=MutualAidIndia Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (TWEET) has been creating and funding shelter homes for trans people in Delhi during the pandemic. https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-shelter-for-transgender-persons-in-mumbai Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), a children’s rights organization based in India, is collecting donations to help children in poverty-stricken communities with access to meals and education. https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/kscf-for-covid-19-relief HelpNow is an initiative led by young students in Mumbai to provide quick, 24/7 medical transportation. It is currently seeking donations to ensure adequate supplies and compensate its drivers. https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/getHelpNow Give India, a crowdfunding nonprofit platform created to support India throughout the pandemic, is currently running fundraising campaigns for oxygen supply, food shortages, and women’s reproductive health amid the pandemic. https://covid.giveindia.org/

We are talking about all things housewives, but we are also talking about an issue that hits close to home for us, the COVID crisis in the South Asian subcontinent. Please donate what you can to the links below. Making the Difference is helping provide medical supplies for public hospitals and nursing homes in Mumbai as well as grocery and ration kits to daily wage earners. Details on how to donate here. Rapid Response, India's premier disaster-response and preparedness service, is seeking donations to provide dry food goods such as rice, dal, salt, and sugar to families across India. Details on how to donate here. Breathe India, a fundraiser led by Indian Institutes of Technology alumni in conjunction with the SaveLife Foundation, is seeking donations to procure effective distribution of oxygen concentrators to hospitals in Delhi. Lack of supplemental oxygen is currently a massive problem amid the COVID surge in India. Details on how to donate here. Seva Kitchen, a nonprofit in Nagpur, is seeking donations to provide meal kits for marginalized communities. More details on how to donate here. Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (TWEET) has been creating and funding shelter homes for trans people in Delhi during the pandemic. Details on how to donate here. Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF), a children's rights organization based in India, is collecting donations to help children in poverty-stricken communities with access to meals and education. Details on how to donate can be found here. HelpNow is an initiative led by young students in Mumbai to provide quick, 24/7 medical transportation. It is currently seeking donations to ensure adequate supplies and compensate its drivers. Details on how to donate here. Give India, a crowdfunding nonprofit platform created to support India throughout the pandemic, is currently running fundraising campaigns for oxygen supply, food shortages, and women's reproductive health amid the pandemic. Details on how to donate can be found here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealityispod/message

Farok J. Contractor is “Distinguished Professor of Management and Global Business” at Rutgers Business School, a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB), and author of ten books and over 150 scholarly articles. He holds a Ph.D. (Managerial Science and Applied Economics) and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, as well as two engineering degrees M.S. (Michigan), and B.S.E. (Bombay). He is on the Board of the Academy of International Business, a worldwide association of 3,500 academics and consultants as President-Elect (2020 – 2021) and President (2021 – 2022). Farok Contractor's research focuses on key issues in International Business, such as corporate alliances, emerging markets, outsourcing and offshoring, valuation of intangible assets, the technology transfer process, licensing, and foreign direct investment. His papers and books have been cited more than 13,800 times, and he is among the top-ranked contributors of scholarly papers in the field. Farok has chaired or been on the supervisory committees of 19 doctoral dissertations. He is the recipient of a Silver Medal for the number of contributions to Journal of International Business Studies (one ot the top-5 management journals) and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Academy of Management. He has taught at the Wharton School, Copenhagen Business School, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Nanyang Technological University, Indian Institutes of Management (IIM – Ahmedabad and Calcutta), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, XLRI (India), Rutgers business programs in Beijing and Shanghai, Lubin School of Business, and EDHEC in France, and conducted executive seminars on four continents. He served Rutgers as Department Chair, CIBER (Center for International Business Education and Research) Research Director, Ph.D. program coordinator, and other key school and university initiatives. Visit https://www.aib.world/frontline-ib/farok-contractor/  for the original video interview.

The Indian Institutes of Management have a legacy of delivering quality business education across India. Through the evolution of the brand, the IIM graduate tag has been a valuable one for both aspirants and recruiters alike. Starting with three in the 1960s, there are now 21 IIMs across the country. But is more really better for the IIM brand? Stretching the brand has floated existential questions for these hallowed institutes. And the time has come for the IIM ecosystem to reckon with them.   Stories originally reported by Olina Banerji.   The IIM franchise is denting the IIM brand https://the-ken.com/story/iim-franchise-dents-iim-brand/    The leadership storm brewing in IIM- Calcutta https://the-ken.com/story/leadership-storm-iim-calcutta/    Second segment   This episode we are joined by Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO and co-founder of Koo, along with Rohin Dharmakumar, CEO of The Ken and Praveen Krishnan, COO of The Ken.   We discuss the origins of Koo and ultimately can Koo beat the odds and become successful?   Hosts Anushka Chhikara  Olina Banerji Rohin Dharmakumar   Segment 1 Guests Rishikesha Krishnan IIM Vizag student (anonymous)   Segment 2 Guests Aprameya Radhakrishnan Praveen Gopal Krishnan Music and editing by Sameer Rahat from Baqsa Studios.   Special offer for our podcast listeners: https://the-ken.com/podcastoffer/ Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKenWeb Email us on podcast@the-ken.com

After earning his degree in computer science at the Indian Institutes of Technology, a school more selective than even the American Ivy League, Raj moved to the US to earn a PhD. With more than 12 years of higher education from top schools, he then began his career as a software engineer. A couple years later, he finally admitted that he was not happy in that field, so he reskilled as a data scientist, which he enjoyed much more. But despite his subsequent lucrative and enjoyable time in startups, he was unexpectedly faced with the opportunity to triple his 6-figure salary or to pursue his passion for photography. Listen to find out how he navigated that agonizing decision. Find out more about Raj's work by visiting seriesaphotography.com Reach me at PathToPurposePodcast@gmail.com

This Podcast on "border-free South Asia" and "civil liberties" featured two keynote speakers: Prof Dr Sandeep Pandey (India) and Kanak Mani Dixit (Nepal). Sustainable Development e-Talks (#SDGtalks) series is co-hosted by CNS and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore.Be welcome to listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, aCast, Podtail, BluBrry, and other podcast streaming platforms.Dr Sandeep Pandey is a noted Gandhian activist for almost thirty years now, and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, who has taught in several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), NALSAR, and universities in India and other countries. He has led National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), co-founded Asha For Education in USA, Asha Trust in India, and Asha Parivar; and is the Vice President of Socialist Party (India) too. He did his BTech from IT-BHU, MS from Syracuse University and PhD from University of California, Berkeley. He has led several people's struggles and social justice movements in the past three decades. Follow him on Twitter @Sandeep4JusticeKanak Mani Dixit, publisher of Himal Khabarpatrika and founding Editor of Himal Southasian, has earlier taught law briefly at Tribhuvan University, and worked at the United Nations in New York between 1982 and 1990. Since then, he has pioneered the field of Southasian journalism while immersing himself in Nepali-language media. He has also been a civil rights activist, and was active in the people’s movement of 2006. He has been involved in campaign to roll back violence and work to ensure the promulgation of a democratic constitution. He also works in disability, public transport, archiving, and architectural and environmental preservation. Twitter: @KanakManiDixit(Guest moderator) Mudit Shukla is a senior engineer and #WalksTheTalk on being a very sensitive, and responsible citizen since years. Apart from his full-time work as an engineer, he has also shouldered his social responsibility as a citizen, and contributed immensely towards a just social order. Asha Parivar is one example of his dedication.For more information, be welcome to visit www.bit.ly/sdgtalks ThanksCNS team

This Podcast features Dr Sandeep Pandey, as keynote speaker for the Sustainable Development e-Talks (#SDGtalks) - a special series, co-hosted by CNS and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore from World Health Day (7 April 2020) to World Environment Day (5 June 2020). He spoke on inclusive and equitable quality education for all.Be welcome to listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, aCast, Podtail, BluBrry, and other podcast streaming platforms. Dr Sandeep Pandey is a noted Gandhian activist for almost thirty years now, and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, who has taught in several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), NALSAR, and universities in India and other countries. He has led National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), co-founded Asha For Education in USA, Asha Trust in India, and Asha Parivar; and is the Vice President of Socialist Party (India) too. He did his BTech from IT-BHU, MS from Syracuse University and PhD from University of California, Berkeley. He has led several people's struggles and social justice movements in the past three decades. Follow him on Twitter @Sandeep4Justice He was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor and Executive Director Shobha Shukla, who is also the coordinator of Asia Pacific media network to end TB & tobacco, and prevent NCDs (APCAT Media). For more information, be welcome to visit www.bit.ly/sdgtalks ThanksCNS team

This Podcast features Dr Sandeep Pandey who was a speaker for the Sustainable Development e-Talks (#SDGtalks) - a special series, co-hosted by CNS and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore from World Health Day (7 April 2020) to World Environment Day (5 June 2020). He spoke on "Energy democracy is key for sustainable development."Be welcome to listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, aCast, Podtail, BluBrry, and other podcast streaming platforms. Dr Sandeep Pandey is a noted Gandhian activist for almost thirty years now, and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, who has taught in several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), NALSAR, and universities in India and other countries. He has led National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), Asha Parivar, and is the Vice President of Socialist Party (India) too. He did his BTech from IIT BHU, MS from Syracuse University and PhD from University of California, Berkeley. He co-founded Asha For Education in US, and Asha Trust in India. He has led several foot marches against use of nuclear energy and in support of a just and social order for all. Follow him on Twitter @Sandeep4JusticeHe was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor and Executive Director Shobha Shukla, who is also the coordinator of Asia Pacific media network to end TB & tobacco, and prevent NCDs (APCAT Media). For more information, be welcome to visit www.bit.ly/sdgtalks ThanksCNS team

Ajantha Subramanian‘s new book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India is much more than simply an historical and ethnographic study of the elite Indian Institutes of Technology. John and Elizabeth speak with Ajantha about the language of “merit” and the ways in which it can conceal the continuing relevance of caste (and class, … Continue reading "22: Ajantha Subramanian: meritocracy, caste, and class (EF, JP)"

According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India’s GDP will grow by just 5 per cent in the current financial year (2019-20). In the first segment, Udit Misra talks about the options that the government is left with to tackle the economic slowdown. Next, Ritika Chopra explains why the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are demanding that faculty positions be exempted from reservations. And last, Shivani Naik talks about the 19 year old rugby player who has been picked as "the international young player of the year” by Scrumqueens.

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajantha Subramanian addresses the pertinent question of caste inheritance and privilege in the making of merit and meritocracies. Focusing her attention on the premier institutions of engineering education in India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Subramanian provides an insightful account of their emergence is post-independence India as a set of distinct and “world class” institutions underwritten by the Indian state. As Subramanian traces the colonial career of technical knowledge as the prehistory of the formation of IITs as well as the global circulation of ‘Brand IIT’, she provides us an account of how the alibis of caste inheritance emerge against graded inequalities. Whether it is through the language of law that only names caste discrimination as the basis of non-achievement while leaving unnamed caste inheritances as the basis of achievement, or through the judicial monikers of ‘general category’ and ‘reserved category’ or better still the ‘middle classness’ of those who claim educational achievement as their only capital, Subramanian’s book unravels the claims to casteless-ness crucial to the discourse on meritocracy in India and in the United States. Ajantha Subramanian is a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. Tune in to listen to the author talk about the dual value of technical education, the relationships between caste and mobility, the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley and the methodological repertoire and dilemmas of (not) talking about caste privilege. Bhoomika Joshi is a doctoral student in the department of anthropology at Yale University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we take a very short break from regular programming - as I present to you my talk at my alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras last year. This is a talk called ‘The Unseen Forces Driving Mass Adoption Of Technologies' - featuring 8 key takeaways from season 1 of How Things Grow.    I spoke to some of the smartest engineering students in India - the Indian Institutes of Technology(the IITs) tend to be super-selective and have an acceptance rate of under 1%. Fun fact: in one of my favorite Dilbert strips, Asok says: “Luckily, I'm an IIT Graduate, superior to most people on earth, so I finished the project myself.” Dilbert asks him: “Are you tired?” Asok says: “I am trained to only sleep during national holidays.”(https://dilbert.com/strip/2003-09-15 ) These were the kind of kids I spoke to.   Anyway, while some of the effect is lost in podcast form because the actual talk was accompanied by a slide deck, I think you'll still find some of the takeaways & highlights from season 1 very interesting.   Without further ado, here you go on my talk: The unseen forces that drive mass-market adoption of technologies - 8 lessons from season 1 of How Things Grow.**Get more goodies here:http://MobileUserAcquisitionShow.comhttp://RocketShipHQ.comhttp://RocketShipHQ.com/blog

IIT 2013 Conference Podcast Interview with Suresh Shenoy, EVP at IMC Suresh V. Shenoy is Executive Vice President at Information Management Consultants, Inc., a Virginia based consulting and technology company. He currently serves as Chairman of the National Capital region of the American Red Cross and on the boards of Kevric Company, IMC Global Services, Fairfax County Information Technology Advisory Committee, Capital IIT Alumni Association and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. He was the Program Committee Chairman of the PanIIT Global Conference held in Washington D.C. which was attended by more than 2,300 people. Prior to joining IMC, Mr. Shenoy was a partner at Maridyne International, an international marketing company and joint venture with Marubeni Corporation of Japan. After selling Maridyne, Mr. Shenoy owned and operated Northeast Investment Castings which manufactured precision castings for defense and high-tech industries. He was an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship, International Marketing and Business Administration at the Graduate School of Management of Clarke University. Currently, he is on the adjunct faculty of the School of Information Technology & Engineering at George Mason University. Mr. Shenoy has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a MBA from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Shenoy served as co-President of the PanIIT Alumni Association in North America from 2006-2008, which is the umbrella alumni organization for the highly selective seven Indian Institutes of Technology. He was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund and served on its board until 2002. He also served on the Board of the Fairfax County Library Foundation. He was chairman of the Emerging Technologies Advisory Group (EMTAG) at the Association of Information and Image Management (AIIM) from 1996-1997 and served on AIIM’s International Board of Directors. He served as chairman of the Washington D.C. Chapter of the International Society of Enterprise Engineers (ISEE) and as co-chair of the BPR-SIG for the Industry Advisory Council to U.S. Government CIOs. Mr. Shenoy’s articles have been published in various industry publications and he has spoken at numerous industry events including annual AIIM International shows, Imaging Expo in New York, COMDEX, Information Management Congress in Europe and CENADEM in Brazil. Mr. Shenoy was inducted as a Fellow of the Information Management Congress (Europe) and AIIM International (USA) in 2000. In 2009, Mr. Shenoy was the recipient of the annual award for philanthropy and community service from the Northern Virginia Community Foundation. In the same year, he was also recognized by IBM Corporation as “Information Champion” for his contributions to Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies and received the Distinguished Service Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology.

Thank you to Hima Bindu, the Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Indian School of Business, for an excellent Q&A. Hima covered a wide range of topics, providing advice on all aspects of the ISB admissions process. Read the excerpt below to learn about the differences between the elite ISB program and those offered at IIMs (or Indian Institutes of Management): Linda Abraham: Jiyan asks: How does the MBA program compare with similar programs offered at IIMs? Hima Bindu: IIMs are also very good programs, and ISB is also a very good program. There is no comparison between both because it's like comparing apples to oranges. I know it's a very old saying, but that is the truth. IIMs have phenomenal achievements to them. They've been pioneers in management education. On the other hand, ISB has been a pioneer in the one year program. It is for a peer group with 3 to 8 years work experience. ISB is ideally suited for a person with between two to eight years work experience. The faculty you get at ISB is from across the world, so they get different global perspectives. The research centers at ISB also contribute a lot to making the curriculum very cutting edge. I think these are the major advantages you get at ISB, but IIMs are also good programs. You can view the full ISB transcript or listen to the audio file here. Still not sure if an MBA is right for you? Read Accepted's FREE special report, Why MBA, to help you determine if pursuing an MBA is your best move, as well as to learn how to answer the "Why MBA?" essay question that most b-schools include on their application. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA event list. To listen to the Q&A recordings on-the-go, please subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Podcast.  Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best