Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री

Podcaster | Meditator / Spiritual | Media, Politics, Civic | Tuluva Kannadiga / Bengaluriga | Startup Mentor & Founder

[ChristinMathewPhilip @ChristinMP_]

Bengaluru Central Corporation is seeking volunteers for Pulse Polio Programme (June 28-July 1).

Requirements: Above 18 yrs of age, proficiency in Kannada.

Responsibilities: Booth day duty on Sunday, followed by three days of house-to-house visits.

One-hour training will be provided by Health Department on June 24/25.

Contact:Kodihalli UPHC
Dr Sunitha: [phone] @BECCUPDATES

[Bengaluru Post @bengalurupost1]

@sachintantry

Watch here:
https://t.co/K952bZvIq0

Would love to hear your thoughts after you've watched it.

#poshcase #sexualharrasment #India

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

I've hosted many conversations on Insider Opinion, but this one stayed with me long after the cameras stopped rolling.

Speaking with Rashmi Amrit Raj, who has spent 15 years investigating workplace complaints and serving on Internal Committees, challenged some of my own assumptions about workplace conduct, consent, accountability, and fairness.

What struck me most was how complex these situations can be. Not every case fits neatly into a box. Not every complaint is straightforward. And not every employee feels the system works equally for them.

One question from our conversation has stayed with me:

How do we create workplaces that are genuinely safe for women while also ensuring fairness, due process, and dignity for everyone involved?

If you work in a corporate environment, manage teams, run a business, or simply interact with colleagues every day, this conversation is worth your time.

🎙️ The latest episode of Insider Opinion is now live.

Watch it and let me know what you think.

🔗 Link https://t.co/nxDdK7dgsI

#InsiderOpinion #PoSH #WorkplaceCulture #Leadership #CorporateIndia #hrony

@DeepikaBhardwaj @TVMohandasPai

[Krishna Rao, K 🇮🇳 @krishnaraobsf]

India's Biggest Economic Challenge Is not Inflation, Oil, or War - It is an Unskilled Population Addicted to Distraction.

Every time oil prices rise, economists panic. Every time a war breaks out in the Middle East or Europe, television studios declare that India's economy is under threat. And yes, both matter. But neither represents India's greatest economic challenge. The real crisis is unfolding much closer to home.

It is a generation that spends more time consuming content than creating value. A workforce that debates geopolitics without mastering spreadsheets, artificial intelligence, coding, welding, precision manufacturing, sales, finance, communication, or even basic problem-solving. An economy where attention has become the most wasted national resource.

India is one of the youngest countries in the world. That should have been our greatest competitive advantage. Instead, we risk turning our demographic dividend into a demographic liability.

The Age of Endless Consumption

Never before has information been so accessible. Yet never before have so many people spent so much time learning so little. Hours disappear into political debates, celebrity gossip, cricket controversies, influencer reels, conspiracy theories, and outrage cycles that have absolutely no impact on an individual's earning potential. Ask someone how many hours they spent on social media last week. Then ask them how many hours they invested in acquiring a new professional skill. For many, the answer is uncomfortable. We have become experts at commenting on the economy while contributing very little to it.

Degrees Are Not Skills

India has no shortage of graduates. It has a shortage of employable graduates. Companies repeatedly report the same problem: vacancies exist, but suitable candidates are difficult to find. Not because people lack certificates. Because many lack practical skills. The world is rewarding competence, not credentials.
- Can you solve problems?
= Can you communicate effectively?
- Can you sell?
= Can you lead a team?
- Can you analyze data?
- Can you use AI to improve productivity instead of merely asking it amusing questions?
- Can you create something that another person is willing to pay for?
Those are the questions that determine economic success. Not the number of degrees hanging on a wall.

Attention Is the New Currency

The biggest theft today is not of money. It is of attention. Every notification fragments concentration. Every endless scroll delays mastery. Every hour spent consuming outrage is an hour not spent building expertise.

Modern economies reward deep work, specialized knowledge, creativity, and disciplined execution. Algorithms reward emotional reactions. Unfortunately, millions choose the algorithm.

The Coming Divide

Artificial intelligence is not replacing everyone. It is replacing people who refuse to learn. The future will belong to workers who continuously upgrade themselves. Those who combine human judgment with technological tools will become dramatically more productive. Those who stop learning will find themselves competing for fewer opportunities at lower wages. The divide will not be between rich and poor. It will increasingly be between skilled and unskilled.

National Growth Begins With Individual Discipline

Governments can build highways. Businesses can build factories. Universities can build campuses. But none of them can force an individual to develop skills. Economic transformation begins with personal responsibility. Spend one less hour arguing online. Spend one more hour learning. Read instead of scrolling. Build instead of complaining. Acquire one valuable skill every year. Become indispensable.

If millions of Indians made that simple choice, the country's economic trajectory would change more profoundly than any fiscal stimulus, any election promise, or any temporary fall in oil prices.

Wars will end. Oil prices will rise and fall. Markets will recover. But a nation that neglects skill development while surrendering its attention to endless distraction will struggle long after those headlines have disappeared.

The strongest economy is not built by the loudest voices. It is built by the most capable people.

#JaiHind

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

Patience pays. @DKShivakumar
@INCIndia rewards the loyal.

#karnatakapolitics
#karnatakaCM

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@AdityaRajKaul @sidhant @sidhant, very bold of you, appreciate it. You should have backed it with specific quotes. We should have cornered him.
Next time please be more prepared for such rebuttal. Don't let them off easily. @AdityaRajKaul

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@rahulgupta Divya Bharati...

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@NIKHILLJHA Any insurance covers the survey and the physiotherapy costs too?

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

Roflmao... This comment almost killed me laughing...

[ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರ'ನಾ'🤴🏻 @babruvahanaa]

Even with 200+ alphabets they pronounce

Deepika as “Deeebigaa,”
Mahesh as “Magesh,”
Baahubali as “Bagubali,”
Padma as “Badma” 😭

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

My sis is a USA Green card holder and wanted to renew her passport.
At the verification stage I expected the Police to demand a bribe but to my surprise he just verified and sent us back.
No it doesn't happen always to everyone.
Let's give the Police the credit where deserved.

[Rohan Das @rohaninvestor]

Passport verification in India:

Documents complete ✅
Application valid ✅
Police arrives ✅
Bribe demanded ✅

My brother was asked for ₹1000 for absolutely no reason.

The most expensive thing in India isn’t tax.

It’s getting what you legally deserve without begging.

Corruption is a subscription model. 💀

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@jgopikrishnan70 Chetta, good to see you back in action.
You must start a Fact Checker. @TVMohandasPai @Nithin0dha @nikhilkamathcio must support this Fact Checker initiative as he is one of the few journalists who has done prolific investigative journalism and seen the length, breadth and depth of news in the last three decades.
Prof @rvaidya2000 and all journalist will agree with me.

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@TommiPedruzzi Guide

[💥Texas Girl💥 @Ilegvm]

Male gymnasts—including trans men competing in the men’s division—wear comfortable shorts or pants with no problem for judges scoring their form. But biological female gymnasts are stuck in high-cut leotards “for lines and elegance.” It’s tradition reflecting sex differences: grace and flexibility vs. raw power.

Why the inconsistency when biological girls ask for the same coverage?

[Keh Ke Peheno @coolfunnytshirt]

Good video! Strong message to the so-called standup comics of today!

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@AdityaDharFilms I think you are the only one who can do justice to #Ramayana movie. I had suggested @yamigautam as Maa Sita long ago...

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

Dear @niteshtiwari22, @yamigautam will be the best to portray the role of Mata Sita.
I m sure all ram, lakshmi n hanuman bhakts agree. Pls dont cast any of those actors who dont respect or understand the sanctity of Sanatan Dharma #Ramayanam #Ayodhya #RamMandirPranPrathistha

[RapperPandit @RapperPandit]

https://t.co/q8tK9sZXOX

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

@Astro_Panditji_ Ya during rahu dasha I got fame, now running guru dasha and receiving a lot of respect and eagerly awaiting shani dasha.
My DOB 10-06-1982

[rohanbabu @rohanbabu]

There is an invisible layer that affects many friendships in Bengaluru.

That layer is called urban and civic exhaustion.

Friendships don’t fade because people don’t care. They fade because the city quietly drains the energy required to sustain them.

The traffic takes an hour out of your evening. Work spills into what used to be personal time. Weekends become recovery periods rather than social ones.

You start saying things like:

“Let’s meet soon.”
“Next week for sure.”
“Once things settle down.”

Things rarely settle down.

What earlier required a 10 minute auto ride now requires planning, coordination, and stamina. You have to build stamina to be rejected by drivers on apps, to cross under constructed sites, to take long jumps over open drainages and collect dust on your face.

Friendships slowly move from physical spaces to WhatsApp reactions and Instagram replies.

The affection is still there. The intent is still there.

But the civic friction of the city sits between people.

In cities like Bengaluru, maintaining friendships has quietly become an act of effort. And sometimes, effort is the first casualty of urban and civic exhaustion.

[Sachin Tantry | ಸಚ್ಚಿನ್ ತಂತ್ರಿ | सच्चीन् तंत्री @sachintantry]

A recent conversation made me reflect on something I’ve often observed.

Even the smartest MBA students struggle in client meetings when they are suddenly put on the spot.

Not because they lack intelligence.
Not because they lack confidence.
But because their thinking collapses in the moment.

In the latest episode of Insider Opinion, I spoke with Dr. @sushantrajput, VP at eClerx Services Ltd. and bestselling author.

We discussed why young professionals often struggle in high-pressure conversations.

He explained that most communication breakdowns happen in three ways:

• Brain freeze
• Over-explaining
• Misunderstanding the problem

Many assume this is a confidence issue.
But his perspective was interesting:
“It’s not lack of confidence. It’s lack of content and clarity of thought.”

That really stayed with me.

MBA programs train students to solve structured problems.

But real meetings are rarely structured.

Clients ask unexpected questions.
Stakeholders challenge assumptions.
Discussions move into unfamiliar territory.

In those moments, the real skill becomes thinking clearly under ambiguity.

Simple habits that help:

• Listen fully
• Pause before responding
• Clarify the problem
• Answer the question being asked
Sometimes the smartest response in a meeting is simply:
“Let me make sure I understood the problem correctly.”

Curious to hear from others:

What skill do MBA programs still fail to prepare students for?

https://t.co/7mBfzKSgQI