Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈

IIM | Ex-Citi & Bank of America | Founder, Funds2GTM 🌶️
Markets & Masala Daily | Sharp & Witty takes on Capital Markets, Politics & India’s Growth I

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

If you want dry financial charts, go to Bloomberg. If you want sugar-coated political statements, turn on the TV.

​If you want deep macroeconomics, startup funding realities, and capital market trends served with a heavy dose of spicy sarcasm—welcome to Markets & Masala. 📈🔥

​This page is built on a simple rule: You cannot analyze India with boring spreadsheets alone. It takes volatility, high drama, and a little bit of flavor to understand how our money, policy, and politics truly collide.

​Moving forward, we'll be breaking down:

📊 Capital Markets: The real data behind market cycles, equity trends, and derivative dynamics.

🚀 Startup Ecosystem: Deconstructing funding rounds, valuations, and venture capital realities (minus the hype).

🌶️ Political Satire: Tracking economic policies while calling out major political double standards.

​Let’s navigate the volatility together. Hit follow to add some flavor to your timeline! ?

​#StockMarketIndia #CapitalMarkets #Startups #IndianPolitics #MarketsAndMasala

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@ICICILombard Utter rubbish....the email was sent before the commencement date to you guys and no one responded

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@ICICILombard pathetic service....email sent on 20th April 26 and no revert till date except acknowledgement.....AI on IVR is absolutely crap....plz change your vendor

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

🏏 If cricketers were icons you know in real life:

​👑 Kohli = The Angry Young Man / Amitabh. The undisputed anchor. He will outlast the channel itself.

📚 Patidar = The library-dwelling UPSC topper. Everyone else was shouting about their prep; he just quietly cleared the mains.

📈 Bhuvi = Warren Buffett. Boring, zero hype, but steadily compounding wealth while crypto-bros crash and burn.

📱 Krunal = The toxic-but-necessary WhatsApp Admin. Gets muted by everyone, but the family drama collapses without him.

📸 Jitesh = The freelance photographer. Invisible for 3 hours, then delivers the one candid that saves the event.

🚄 Hazlewood = German engineering. No facial expressions. Just line, length, and terrifying consistency.

​Trophies aren't won by 11 alphas. They're won by one King and ten elite middle-managers.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Yes, it’s a team sport. And this is a team victory.

But every championship has a story that comes to define it.

This one belongs, in no small measure, to this man.

Because of his Loyalty, Commitment, Belief.

He stayed the course through years of near misses and disappointment.

His faith was rewarded.

Inspiring, whatever your profession.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Plot twist nobody asked for:

RCB wins tonight. 🎉
Finals at Narendra Modi Stadium. 🏟️
Man of the Match: Kohli 👑

Trophy presented by: @imthejayshah 😄
Congress fans celebrating.
In Modi's backyard.
Holding Modi's trophy.

Modi hai toh mumkin hai. 😄🏏

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

IPL gyaan: When @RCBTweets RCB won last year, it was a dream come true for their fans . This time there was an inevitability to the outcome. Best new ball attack along with GT, the most organised and flexible batting line-up topped by the ultimate chase master in @imVkohli , and a complete and well-led TEAM that had a player for every situation, including solid Indian talent, both old and new. Take a bow RCB: only this time, make sure the celebrations are kept under control!👍⭐️

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a cricketing time-traveler, playing with the fearless, high-speed intent of the future while rewriting the record books of history

[Dr. Sanjiv Goenka @DrSanjivGoenka]

Nine years ago, he was in the stands supporting Rising Pune Supergiant. Today, he ends IPL 2026 as the Orange Cap winner.

What a remarkable journey, Vaibhav. From a young fan in the stands to one of the brightest performers of the season.

This is a special achievement, and I am sure many more milestones await in India colours. Keep going, I’m proud of you!

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Gujarat gave Modi the world.

@gujarat_titans want to give him the IPL too.

@INCIndia is watching from the opposition benches. As usual. 😄

But tonight @imVkohli walks out in the stadium and suddenly the entire opposition has a captain.

Woh Leader jo cricket mein milta hai
politics mein nahi. 👑🏏

And if @RCBTweets wins tonight?

The final is at Narendra Modi Stadium. 🏟️
Ahmedabad. Gujarat.

Congress can't even celebrate a cricket win
without saying his name. 😄

#RCBvsGT #IPL2026 #MarketsAndMasala

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Decided to watch my first match of this IPL, and it has turned out to be a dull one-sided affair.

Congratulations RCB on their second consecutive IPL trophy.

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Badminton comes before Cricket in the dictionary.

In India however:
Cricket gets IPL. 💰
Cricket gets stadiums named after PMs. 🏟️
Cricket gets ₹15,000 crore broadcast deals.
Badminton gets:
"Bahut achha khela beta log." 😄🏸

#IPL #IPLFinal #RCBvsGT

[Dr Mansukh Mandaviya @mansukhmandviya]

A historic triumph for Indian Badminton!

Congratulations to Satwik & Chirag on winning the Singapore Open Super 750 title, ending a two-year wait for a title and adding yet another glorious chapter to India's badminton journey.

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Who will sieze the Moment today and become a RCB Legend Forever? @RCBTweets

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@TheSincereDude Some of us are REALISTIC!!

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@VijayKedia1 FM Response

Gaana toh sureela hai, dard bhi samajh aata hai —
Par FM ki diary mein, sirf 'aur vasool' aata hai

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

PSG have won more Champions Leagues in 12 months than Arsenal have in 140 years. 🇫🇷🏆 #UCLfinal #ICICESTPARIS

@Arsenal @PSG_inside @PSG_English @SpursOfficial

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Somewhere in North London, a Tottenham fan just smiled for the first time in years. 🤍 #UCLfinal #COYS

@SpursOfficial @Arsenal

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

They said money can't buy the Champions League.

PSG just bought it twice. Back-to-back. 🏆💰 #UCLfinal #ICICESTPARIS #psg

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Real Madrid, Bayern, United, Liverpool — decades of "tradition."

PSG, two years in a row. Tradition is overrated. 🔵🔴🏆 #UCLfinal #PSG

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

PSG won back-to-back Champions Leagues the moment they stopped building around one man.

Funny how that works. 👀🏆 #UCLfinal #ICICESTPARIS

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

They said money can't buy the Champions League.

PSG just bought it twice. Back-to-back. 🏆💰 #UCLfinal #ICICESTPARIS #psg

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Real Madrid, Bayern, United, Liverpool — decades of "tradition."
PSG, two years in a row. Tradition is overrated. 🔵🔴🏆 #UCLfinal #PSG

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@KP24 @irbishi @LalitKModi

Would love your views.

#cricinfo #cricbuzz

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

RCB's owners paid a record price for the team.

Tomorrow they find out if they overpaid.
Live. On TV.

That's the final. 🔴🔵

#IPLfinal #RCBvsGT @RCBTweets @AnanyaBirlaX

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Funny thing about the IPL:

The players are chasing a trophy.
The owners are chasing a multiple.
The fans are the product.

Tonight, all three get settled at once.

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

RCB's owners paid a record price for the team.

Tomorrow they find out if they overpaid.
Live. On TV.

That's the final. 🔴🔵

#IPLfinal #RCBvsGT @RCBTweets @AnanyaBirlaX

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

@RCBTweets @AnanyaBirlaX So tomorrow, while everyone watches the scoreboard…
a few people in a boardroom are watching the valuation.
Same match. Completely different game. 🔵🔴🟠

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

RCB's owners paid a record price for the team.

Tomorrow they find out if they overpaid.
Live. On TV.

That's the final. 🔴🔵

#IPLfinal #RCBvsGT @RCBTweets @AnanyaBirlaX

[Ashish | Markets & Masala 📈 @ashishmasala]

Nobody's pricing in 👇

RCB's owners bought a champion at a champion's price. Now they have to keep winning just to break even.

@gujarattitans GT's owners paid no such premium. Typical Gujju bhai - value for money!!

One side's defending a number

The other's holding a free lottery ticket.
The cup isn't the prize. The valuation IS.