The Collection

By Rahul Chaudhary

Multiple stories, multiple perspectives, one theme worth your time—every week

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22 Oct, 25

Why the old B-school model is changing

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B-schools are moving away from offering just MBAs, while others are presenting alternatives to it

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15 Oct, 25

The Indian EV project is searching for the next gear

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Government subsidies seem to be waning, and some private experiments are emerging

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08 Oct, 25

VC funding rides the post-Covid see-saw

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Recent data underscores the ongoing shift in preferences, with safe bets the flavour of the season

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01 Oct, 25

India’s IT services firms are being disrupted by their own playbook

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Latest data shows GCCs are increasingly eating into the business of IT services companies

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24 Sep, 25

Apple’s India saga

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From being too pricey for the market to making a fifth of all iPhones here, the global electronics giant has come a long way in India

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17 Sep, 25

Money managers who went against the grain

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From increasing cash holdings to retaining small-cap investments, these operators bucked the trend when others fell in line

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10 Sep, 25

Another one catches the premiumisation bug

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A recent report shows premium consumer goods have been seeing a steady rise in rural India too

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03 Sep, 25

India’s hotel chains are offering homes now

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The hotel business is going through one of its better phases, but that isn’t stopping hospitality chains from exploring new opportunities

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27 Aug, 25

Indian companies slept on R&D for years. Some are finally waking up

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And they’re trying to bridge the gap through mergers, joint ventures, and new deep-tech funding efforts

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20 Aug, 25

What does Jio Blackrock, and the rush of recent NFOs, really offer mutual-fund investors?

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There are more choices available to investors than ever before. But how many of them are actually good choices?

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13 Aug, 25

Why India missed the bus on laying its AI foundations

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And how it is now scrambling to catch up

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06 Aug, 25

What does a booming baby business mean for aspiring parents?

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The much-hyped IVF isn’t necessarily for everyone

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30 Jul, 25

India’s defence sector: where stock euphoria meets missed deadlines

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Procurement delays, HAL’s struggles, and cashing in on the hype

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23 Jul, 25

The ‘very big red line’ in India-US tariff talks

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Agriculture remains one of India’s greatest strengths, but it may also be among its biggest lost opportunities

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16 Jul, 25

How AI is changing work, and what everyone is doing about it

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From layoffs to cognition, we’re just beginning to see its profound impact on our lives

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09 Jul, 25

Old money, new directions

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Why those who inherit wealth are trying to go beyond their familial legacies

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02 Jul, 25

Life insurance and big, broken promises

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The recent plane crash puts the spotlight on key segments in India’s insurance story

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25 Jun, 25

Finally, some rules for rule-making

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The RBI and Sebi aim to be more transparent about how they make regulations. There’s much to fix

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18 Jun, 25

One small clampdown by China, one giant crisis for India’s EV makers

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Will there be fewer EVs rolling out of Indian factories soon?

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11 Jun, 25

Bengaluru’s new governing body has a challenge on its hands

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The city has been losing its sheen in many areas

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04 Jun, 25

Your ‘healthy’ shopping cart might be full of lies

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You’ve seen protein shakes and food products with “no added sugar”. But how healthy are they?

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28 May, 25

What does it mean to be a consultant today?

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The sector continues to lure management graduates, but both the nature and popularity of these jobs are changing

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21 May, 25

Amazon Prime goes where everyone has already gone before

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What the streaming major’s plan to show ads to all subscribers reveals about advertising and subscriptions

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14 May, 25

India’s education upgrades come with hidden hurdles

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An increasing number of parents are looking beyond traditional Indian school boards to give their children an expensive leg up. But it’s no guaranteed shot

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07 May, 25

How to outmanoeuvre stock market volatility

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Three strategies fund managers used to beat the bourses’ blues

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30 Apr, 25

Vacations and fun are mutually exclusive for Indians

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Record numbers of Indians now travel in search of enjoyable experiences. But that’s nowhere near as easy as it should be

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23 Apr, 25

Anti-premiumisation is how you win India’s beverages market

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Is it any wonder that Reliance has chosen to enter the field?

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16 Apr, 25

Overcoming first-job jitters in a no-clue economy

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Landing the right job may be tougher than ever before. But there are ways to navigate this maze

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09 Apr, 25

Holding gold amid tariff tremors

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Intensifying fears of a global recession put the spotlight on the archetypal “safe-haven” asset

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02 Apr, 25

How Namma Yatri, Rapido are disrupting the disruptors

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And why Blusmart hasn’t managed to do the same

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26 Mar, 25

Water shortage is India’s most severe risk

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Here are some things we can do about it

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19 Mar, 25

No win, no problem: The IPL business model

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Who wins the country’s biggest sporting league is hardly the most pressing question for businesses looking to make bank

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12 Mar, 25

What AI can’t replace about product managers yet

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There are ways to turn the current crisis into opportunity

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05 Mar, 25

The sachet solution to India’s health insurance woes

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Providers must consider consumer habits to develop palatable health coverage options

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26 Feb, 25

Why is India so bad at R&D?

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It isn’t just about government funding or tax sops

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19 Feb, 25

Most founders have a thesis. These have a counterthesis

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Six counterintuitive takes on healthcare, fast food, and personal finance

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12 Feb, 25

Manufacturing in the times of Trump

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The new US President has upset the global trade applecart in no time. What does India stand to gain—or lose?

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05 Feb, 25

40 is the new 60

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So how do you future-proof your career?

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29 Jan, 25

How housing turned unaffordable in India

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A sharp fall in real-estate stocks is seeding hopes of an impending correction in prices. But how did we get here?

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22 Jan, 25

How founders remake the world in their own vision

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Amrish Rau, Tarun Mehta, Radhika Gupta, and others on their favourite mental models

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15 Jan, 25

2025 can be a banner year for IPOs. But caution ahead

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From LG to Zepto to Ather, parallels from the past tell a bigger story

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