Suraj Saraf

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[The Better India @thebetterindia]

In the midst of a massive fire in Delhi’s Hauz Rani area, mattress seller Riyazuddin Mansuri and his son Arman became heroes.

As people trapped in the building were forced to jump to save their lives, Riyazuddin laid 20–25 mattresses and quilts on the street—risking ₹2 lakh worth of goods—to protect them.

His quick thinking saved at least eight lives, reminding us that courage, compassion, and humanity are very much alive.

Some people do business. Some people make history.

#InspiringStories #HumanityFirst #ActsOfKindness #DelhiHeroes #LifeSavers

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[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

It was good while it lasted

[mariana Z @mariana057]

Physician: Your body has ran out of magnesium.

Me: 0mg

[Amit @aiamit1]

Bollywood ❌
Copy + Paste Wood ✅

[Programmer Humor @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R]

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[Kashvi @KashviiSpeaks]

🇺🇸: Our daughter has a boyfriend
🇮🇳: Hamari beti hamare liye mar chuki hai

[𝟮𝟭.🛸 @Big_tagg]

i’ve tasted Unemployment and I’ve tasted 9-5.
i recommend not being born.

[AdityaRRaj @RR_for_LIFE]

GT madarchods robbed us from an all time RR vs RCB final 😭💔

[Out Of Context Cricket @GemsOfCricket]

Cutting nails in a tense final has to be different level nonchalant 😭

[Arun Lol @dhaikilokatweet]

*Clown Nation*

Reporter - ji.. Asgar Ali Mubarak

afridi - aapko bhi mubarak

Reporter - mera naam asgar ali mubarak hai

[Suraj Saraf @SurajSaraaf]

I think this trend is fast changing at lighting speed. Most Gen Zs are realising that AI may make it a difficult career choice for beginners. Smart pivot already underway, with data science and other algo based similar areas emerging.

[Radhika Gupta @iRadhikaGupta]

A LinkedIn post I thought would be worth sharing here too.

An honest open letter to placement cells and campuses:

We get thousands of CVs to join us. 85% of them come for one role: equity research / investing.

I am pretty all 85% of these will get these roles. Or that they are even suited for them.

And the 15 other things we do as an asset manager? No one cares.

But campuses have glamorised a handful of roles in finance: equity research, investment banking, PE while quietly treating many others as second-tier careers.

I promise you this thinking is now outdated.

Some of the largest opportunities in finance over the next decade will come from spaces that are:
• less crowded
• evolving rapidly
• and severely talent starved

Here is a sample...

Risk: regulation, governance needs and complexity are exploding. Demand for good talent far exceeds supply.

Investment Products: modern investment products are as much about design, positioning and communication as actual investment management.

Derivatives Trading: a massive new SIF and hedge fund ecosystem is emerging, with very few trained professionals.

Private debt & infrastructure Investing: India’s capital needs are enormous, but specialist talent is limited.

By the way, we never get a resume for sales, perhaps the most misunderstood career in finance campuses. Sales builds resilience, networks, business acumen and leadership. It's not a surprise many CEOs are formal sales leaders. And in reality, everyone in leadership does sales at some point.

I have seen talented people in all of these areas rise very quickly at young ages, build meaningful careers, be genuinely happy, and make a lot of money. And I have also seen people remain stuck because they refused to look beyond the glamour shortlist campuses celebrate.

Career choice should answer 3 questions:

1. What will the world need more of?
2. Where is competitive intensity lower?
3. What am I good at?

Think about your career the way founders think about startups:
Don’t only chase crowded markets. Find growing ones with unmet demand.

A strange conundrum exists in India.

Every campus says there are not enough jobs.
Every company says there is not enough talent.

Both cannot be true at the same time.

The real gap is not only opportunity.
It is signalling, guidance and fitment.

Too many students are chasing the same visible careers while some of the fastest-growing areas in Indian finance are starved of talent. And I am sure what is true of finance is true of most industries at large.

The people who build extraordinary careers over the next decade may not be the ones who followed the crowd into the most glamorous roles. They may be the ones who saw opportunities others did not.

And finally, let's shun the notion that there is something called the best “Day 0” job.

There is no universal Day 0 job.
Day 0 differs for everyone.

And 0 shouldn't even matter that much. Afterall, a career is not a 6-month placement outcome.
It is a 40-year compounding journey.

[Gems Of Replies @GemsOfReplies]

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[The Nalanda Index @Nalanda_index]

“India is no longer struggling to attract tourists… it is now struggling to handle the crowd.

From mountains to beaches, every tourist destination is packed. People spend more time stuck in traffic than actually enjoying the journey.

This scene from Sikkim’s Zero Point is not an exception anymore it’s becoming the new normal across India.”

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

Itna Sach Nahin Bolna Tha Guru 😭😭😭😭😭😭

#FI

[Prem Soni @ValueWithPrem]

Ahmedabad is a hopelessly boring Tier 2 city. Please don’t move here.

Living here is an absolute nightmare:

• Zero Adrenaline: Women are just casually roaming around at 2 AM eating ice cream without fearing for their lives or dodging intense police naka bandis. Where is the survival thrill?

• No Linguistic Pride: If you don't speak Gujarati, nobody even threatens to beat you up or smash your shop's signboards. They just awkwardly reply in broken Hindi. Absolutely no passion!

• No Traffic Trauma: The roads are so wide and well planned that you actually reach your destination in 20 minutes. How am I supposed to finish my audiobooks or rethink my life choices during a 3 hour bumper to bumper commute?

• Missing Action: Someone bumps into your vehicle, and they just say sorry and pay you instead of pulling out a hockey stick. No street fights, no "Tu jaanta nahi mera baap kaun hai." So dull.

• Zero Aesthetic Culture: No underground drug or Udta Punjab vibes. Just boring, safe, sober families existing everywhere.

Honestly, it’s unbearable. Please stay in your happening metro cities, enjoy spending half your life in traffic and keep breathing that sweet AQI 1000 air.