Someone earning 60 LPA got laid off during oracle layoffs
Last year, he paid ₹15 lakh in taxes.
And paid over 1 crore in taxes in last 7 years.
- Now, he has no salary.
- He is going to lose his home as he can’t pay EMI
- His kids are going to kicked out of school
- He won’t have health insurance
When someone start earning, government try to extract every penny they can in the name of
- Stamp duty for home
- GST in everything including schools fee and books
- They even charge GST on health insurance, air purifier, water filter and 20 things as government failed to provide basic needs.
When that same person loses his job,
Government never show up to help.
If taxpayers contribute in good times,
shouldn’t government provide some protection in bad times too?
No matter which political parties you support, result is same.
I think it’s time we push our government to provision a separate policy for laid off employees.
It’s time for government to show some support for its tax payers.
@GabbbarSingh And yet this group of IAS and IPS officers is unable to resolve the everyday problems faced by the common man. They cannot even bring discipline to a single district or manage government departments properly. A completely ineffective lot.
IIT comp science will now end up as a cop or customs officer. The fault is not this kids. He is doing what’s best for him because the system and structure he functions in disincentivises creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation. And then we wonder why India is not innovating fast enough, why manufacturing is suffering, where are the tech giants building tech that world wants. As long as something as unproductive and useless as IAS will be the dream of our best and brightest, and as long as these services remain the most privileged without any contribution whatsoever, the dream of viksit Bharat will remain a dream. Worse, we will keep asking for transfer of tech because we don’t want to put the brains and money into developing our own tech. Our brains will be happy pushing files, seeking and lobbying for their next posting, ensuring they get jobs where memsahib has a car to her disposal for shopping and a flat in Lutyens delhi as per their entitlement.
The AI impact summit in New Delhi is a roaring success! I have never seen anything like this anywhere on the planet!! not only is the summit venue itself (Bharat Mandapam) buzzing with entrepreneurial excitement, but the entire city is dotted with brilliant events happening in dozens of hotels. I attended a breakfast today with Sriram Krishnan of the US White House and a series of talks at the Maurya by NDTV.. all the side events are mind-boggling brilliant with fabulous speakers and well curated content. I am now headed to a reception by a famous Silicon Valley Venture Capital Fund, and then a dinner and then another post dinner discussion and round table.. 😎. Gosh, I am drinking AI knowledge from a fire hose. Go India!! 🇮🇳 may the Gods bless you and may you usher in your 1.4 billion incredible people into the new AI era powered partly by the American stack. 🇺🇸🇺🇸. And may my American companies benefit massively from this ground swell of AI activity in the world’s most vibrant democracy. 🇮🇳🇺🇸🇮🇳🇺🇸. Onwards!!
Indian Tourism Isn't Dying. It's Already Dead. Here's Why.
Thailand: 35 million tourists in 2024.
India: 9.66 million tourists in 2024.
A small nation, Thailand received 3.6 times more tourists than India.
India has everything: beaches, mountains, deserts, backwaters, and all the seasons.
Yet, we are behind.
Do you know Singapore, a city-state, gets more tourists than India?
Shocking, Isn't it?
Our bad reputation is costing us too much.
- Frauds and cheating.
- Taxi mafia in tourist places.
- No proper city infrastructure.
And the biggest reason is the Lack of Civic sense.
India is infamous for being one of the most unhygienic countries all across the world.
Is it going to change or not?
I don't see a much clearer picture.
This is so good. Finally research backing something that was intuitively known all along.
I have personally benefitted immensely from pen/paper writing.
Writing, as the slowest form of expression (compared to speaking, typing etc) forces you to pace your thoughts and pick the most important thought amongst all in your head in the moment.
Terrific training for one’s mind.
Write!
FSSAI is a joke.
This department needs to be shut down & completely privatized.
Every single product should have QR codes showing how it’s made.
Hospitals across India are packed because there’s ZERO quality control on our food.
Why this is still not a national emergency?
Quite scared actually ..
When Chandra Babu Naidu wanted to clean up the Bureaucracy ( Setting KRAs and Performance Metrics for them ) he lost election Bigtime … in 2004
My Mom broke her Fixed Deposit to buy me a computer.
What happened next shocked everyone in the family.
11 years old. Obsessed with technology.
One simple request: "Mom, can I get a computer?"
Their response: "Focus on your studies first."
For 2 years:
I begged.
Pleaded.
Reasoned.
Every conversation ended the same way.
Then something shifted.
Mom saw my determination wasn't fading.
She watched me sketch computer designs (I used to be very good with drawing as a kid).
Noticed my questions about "software".
Realized this wasn't just a phase.
One evening, she made a decision that terrified Dad:
She broke her 7-year Fixed Deposit.
₹27,000 (Huge amount about 22 years ago)
Her entire emergency fund. Bought me an Intel Pentium 4.
The most powerful CPU available in 2003.
Dad's reaction: "We can't afford this madness."
Mom's reply: "We can't afford to ignore his passion."
That computer changed everything:
→ Spent 12+ hours daily learning design
→ Taught myself programming through Googling and then later using YouTube when it was launched.
→ Built my first website at 13
→ Sold my first software at 17
17 years later (Today):
→ Multiple successful software companies
→ Financial freedom beyond my childhood dreams
→ Everything I have traces back to that moment "ONE" moment.
The psychology of breakthrough moments:
Most parents say "focus on studies first."
My mom said "let's fuel his obsession."
Most people protect savings.
She invested in potential.
Most advice is about playing it safe.
Her instinct was to bet on crazy.
That Intel Pentium 4 wasn't just a computer.
It was belief materialized. Potential unleashed. Dreams validated.
The greatest gift parents can give isn't money. It's recognition of who their child could become.
Mom didn't buy me a computer. She bought me a future.
What childhood moment changed your entire trajectory?