Archishma

Reporter @moneycontrolcom. MOPVC, @ACJIndia-BBG alum. Past @thebluecirclein @InformistMedia @Reuters @TheKenWeb. I don't understand X a.k.a Twitter.

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#MCExclusive | RBL Bank set to appoint HDFC Bank veteran as CFO, sources say

-Appointment awaits board and RBI approval
-RBL Bank recently saw several senior management changes

@archishmaaa and @humsitweets bring in more details⤵️
https://t.co/PWzs0EyQOS

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#Business | June MPC preview: Factors that have changed since RBI's last policy review

- RBI may keep rates unchanged but a 25 bps hike is possible
- High Brent crude prices and rupee volatility pose inflation risks
- RBI may revise inflation and growth forecasts due to new risks

@archishmaaa with more details⏬
https://t.co/LwHfoYXuAS

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#Business | Godrej to bet on brand trust, tech leverage as it enters crowded wealth management space

@archishmaaa with more details⏬
https://t.co/3cLdnEgWD5

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#Banking | Axis Bank’s startup banking arm to expand clientele to 1,000 in near term, says top executive

@archishmaaa with more details⏬
https://t.co/OHR2dm76eY

[Sarthak Sidhant @sidhant_sarthak]

CBSE has systematically rewritten its rulebook to favor Coempt Eduteck.

check out the blog.

[Bloomberg @business]

India's 'Lottery King' went from a tea shop owner to a $164 million political donor. Now his family is winning big in office. https://t.co/ZMH6N9i16C

[Financial Express @FinancialXpress]

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and the burden of tomorrow https://t.co/xcAm5pCFLQ

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#Business | Banks’ return on assets to reduce by 10-15 bps to 1.15-1.2% in FY27: Crisil report

@archishmaaa with more details⏬
https://t.co/NXqZzdpOs8

[. @diljaaneyaa]

career should be your second priority first is making sure he isn’t a fan of any team except csk

[Sagar @sagarcasm]

Entire India when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi misses fastest IPL century

[Naturally Sudhaish @NaturallySudha]

The common stages of a flower that we know of are bud & flower.

But in Tamil, there are different names for different stages right from the tiny bud till the stage where it dries off ready to fall back into the lap of the soil it grew from!

Native languages are far more sensitive to details as compared to English.

Have you noticed this in your native language also?

pic credit - அறிவோம் ஆயிரம் (arivom ayiram) on FB

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#MCAnalysis | 🚨 Assumptions for Brent crude prices, rupee in June MPC review have become obsolete, say experts

Market participants opine that the backdrop for the June MPC review has just gotten much tougher for policy experts

@archishmaaa with details 👇
https://t.co/2TBVUTIhKR

[Prabhakar Tamilarasu || பிரபாகர் தமிழரசு @pkr_madras]

Inside TVK’s war room: The silent operators who scripted Vijay’s winning formula.

A 40-member Gen Z team, led by chief strategist Kapil Sahu, spent a year mapping anti-incumbency seat by seat, recruiting disgruntled DMK and AIADMK insiders, and quietly building the coalition that brought Vijay to power. Their strategy in three words: “Less Vijay, more crazy.”

https://t.co/hqXPxDJ8Nb

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

For years Narendra Modi sold the country as a vishwaguru, or teacher to the world. Yet India very often seems reluctant to divulge what, precisely, it wants the world to learn https://t.co/B3rewMLRFz

[MAHIYANK™ @Mahiyank_78]

What went wrong ?

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

As expected Cockroach Janta Party’s account has been withheld in India.

[மிருதுளா @mrithulaM]

ஓ ஷிம்ட்...

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#MCExclusive | 🚨 HDFC Bank to allow 2-day WFH for business, corporate functions: Sources

The move follows after IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank have introduced similar hybrid work models for employees.

@archishmaaa brings in more details 👇
https://t.co/ciq5uzKnLw

[Rakesh P Sheth @rakeshpsheth]

I honestly think this is more of an expectation mismatch than a Chennai problem.

If someone grows up around the fast paced, hyper social culture of Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa or overseas metros, Chennai can initially feel slower, quieter, and more traditional. I understand that completely.

But saying the city has “virtually zero appeal” or “no youth culture” feels unfair.

Chennai’s culture is just less performative. People here don’t constantly try to market their lifestyle, their ambition, or their social lives. A lot of the city’s energy exists in smaller circles music, fitness, entrepreneurship, art, spirituality, intellectual communities, private gatherings, long term friendships, family networks, and niche passions.

It’s a city that reveals itself slowly.

Yes, there are things Chennai absolutely needs to improve:

better nightlife, more open social spaces, stronger white collar ecosystems, more cosmopolitan integration, more spaces for younger people to express themselves freely.

That criticism is fair.

But reducing the city to “boring and culturally dead” ignores what Chennai quietly does exceptionally well, education, resilience, stability, industrial strength, deep rooted culture, strong communities and producing globally successful people without constantly seeking validation.

Not every city has to become another Bangalore or Bandra to matter.

[sleepy cat || @iamdatemike.bsky.social @iamdatemike]

my list of things to do in Chennai (limited by geography - from ECR to parrys, sorry)

Things that you can do for free/economical cost

1. Lighthouse on Marina Beach

No idea why more people don’t go. Right now, only people in love or people experiencing heartbreak are going 🤣