India is growing at nearly 7% annually, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26. Its demographic dividend, hundreds of millions of young people entering the workforce, is widely seen as the engine of future prosperity. But the survey has identified an unexpected obstacle to that future: the screens in everyone’s hands. For the first time, the…

For more than a decade, the image of the “unicorn” has dominated the venture capital imagination: the mythical billion-dollar startup destined to change industries, mint fortunes, and capture headlines. As the global funding boom subsides and scrutiny of private valuations intensifies, it is becoming clear that many of these unicorns are just simple mules in disguise (no offence…

At some point, many people realize they spend an exhausting amount of energy explaining themselves. Explaining their choices. Explaining their pace. Explaining why something feels right—or wrong. Not because they want to, but because they feel they have to. This constant explaining often comes from a subtle fear: the fear of being misunderstood, judged, or…