Are you a college student? Do you want to make some extra money? You probably have a laptop and a little free time between classes. What if you could use them to build something that pays you? Starting a blog can be the perfect side job. It’s flexible. You can do it from your dorm … Read more
The notification buzzed on his phone. Not a social media update, but a life-changing alert from his bank. Account XXXXX1234 credited with INR 32,750.00. For Arjun, a 23-year-old engineering graduate who had just landed his first job in Bangalore, this was more than a number. It was freedom, validation, and a world of possibility. He … Read more
Rajesh uncle’s Samsung flip phone rang at 11:47 PM. Again. I was sitting across from him at his small Andheri flat, nursing a cup of chai that had long gone cold. His wife had already retired to the bedroom, exhausted from her own long day as a schoolteacher. But Rajesh uncle, a senior software engineer … Read more
Every morning, like clockwork, Raju Auto-wallah would drop Mr. Kapoor, the CEO of a tech firm, at his office in Hiranandani, Powai. Their relationship was a familiar Mumbai ritual—a brief exchange of greetings, the hum of the auto-rickshaw, and the clink of change. One rainy July morning, the ritual broke. Mr. Kapoor’s sleek company car … Read more
Rohan stared at the gleaming glass facade of the Phoenix Millennium tower in Mumbai. Five years ago, he was on the other side of that glass—a freshly minted engineering graduate, trapped in a cubicle, watching the city’s skyline grow while his spirit shrank. Today, he was the one they called. The clients, the big developers, … Read more