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Is ₹1 Crore really enough to be called rich in India? Or is everyone from ₹5 Lakh to ₹1 Crore still part of the middle class?

MARCOS Commando Praveen Kumar Teotia shares his first-hand account of fighting terrorists inside the Taj Hotel, surviving multiple bullet injuries, and risking his life to save over 150 people.

Kunal Kamra argues that coalition governments force political parties to negotiate, compromise, and serve a broader set of interests instead of operating through centralised authority.

Saurabh Arora, founder of University Living, breaks down the real cost of studying abroad, the shrinking gap with Indian colleges, and how to choose the right country.

OpenInApp founder Nikunj Jain breaks down the three most common founder mistakes - overbuilding before selling, raising too late, and failing to trust the team.

Nikunj Jain breaks down fundraising into traction, narrative and network, and explains why weak storytelling can cost founders 40 percent of their valuation.

Nikunj Jain explains why passion outlasts greed in building a company, and why he backs founders over industries, drawing on lines from Elon Musk and Jensen Huang.

From writing the first check into Rapido to helping deep tech founders raise capital from global funds like a16z and Google Ventures, a look inside India's post-Series A funding gap.

OpeninApp founder Nikunj Jain explains how broken in-app browsers on Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms silently destroy creator reach, and how his tool used by Nikhil Kamath and Rishabh Pant fixes it.

Nikunj Jain built India's vertical video app two years before TikTok launched in China, then shut it down. Here's why timing beat the idea, and what came after.

Nipun Jain compares Shark Tank and Y Combinator, exposure vs equity, B2C vs deep tech, and which platform fits which kind of founder.

Nipun Jain explains why fear of dilution limits founders, and how the right co-founder can turn a small company into something 20x bigger.

Nipun Jain breaks down why most of India's biggest startups are still startups, and what actually separates a startup from an enterprise.

Nipun Jain breaks down the actual difference between a startup and a business, covering scale, technology, funding, and geography in a simple, practical framework.

Jugal Achaliya breaks down which jobs AI is replacing first, from customer support to IT services, and why upskilling matters more than ever.

" A fan swam across a river just to watch Sudesh Berry play Inspector Bharat on Suraag. He calls actors 'puppets' — here's why that's a compliment."

Singles means one person completes everything. Doubles means two people - both must run the full distance, but the workstations can be tag-teamed. You do 5 meters, I do 10 meters. We share the workload.

Even 100 crores becomes new normal. An IAS officer doesn't say every day - wow I'm an IAS. It becomes normal within a month. Any big amount, any big break - you can't be happy every day for it. So then why chase it endlessly?

Gandhi ji's talisman used to be in old NCERT textbooks. He said - look at the last man, the one at the very back, and see whether your work benefits him or not. That was the test.

Look at what's on TV. Melody, snacks, entertainment. Manipur is also an Indian state. Violence has continued there. Mainstream TV didn't cover it. Digital media at least tried.

If you want a modest retirement in India at 60 - Rs 1.5 lakh per month - and you live to 85 or 90, you need Rs 25 crores at the point of retirement. In today's money. Rs 25 crores. 90% of people are nowhere near that. They are distracted with iPhone 16, 17 and Paris holidays.

Kids' education is very expensive now. Kids' marriage. Retirement. Plan for all three.

India's middle class is not going to break. It is already broken. It is not going to be in crisis. It is in crisis.

Millions of students prepare for years, but what happens when a single paper leak destroys their future?

In schools and colleges, you have physical education. You will have now mental education. It is very much needed now. Mental fog is coming into mainstream. You will have to proactively take care of your mental health.

India spends around 0.7% of GDP on R&D. China and the US spend 3-4% and more. There should be a lot more donation and capital coming into research and development.

India's middle class is the world's most indebted middle class. No other country's middle class has taken on this much debt.

In my 27-floor Mumbai building during COVID, the older residents could not take their pets out. The car washer's teenage sons took the job. Morning and evening walks. It went on for 18 months. Residents got so used to it that the kids became full-time dog walkers after COVID. Now every Mumbai building has professional dog walkers.