Reading a book about writing, I come across an essay about how difficult it was for an African-American to vote in 1957. Kind of proud that India’s constitution allowed everyone to vote from the beginning.

Know about Tinder for containers. Dhruv Taneja, founder of MatchLog, explains this to Hansi on the Climate Conversations podcast. Check out the link in the comments to watch the full episode.

One of the uncomfortable topics for people to discuss is the financial consequences for dependents after losing a beloved family member. This is one of the biggest reasons why insurance education is necessary in India. In this conversation with Hansi, the founders of

A lot of people, due to lack of awareness and other reasons, gave up on their insurance policies prematurely losing all the long-term benefits. This has been happening for decades and needs a fix. In this conversation with Hansi, the founders of ValuEnable discuss why

Have you thought about installing rooftop solar panels for your home? In India, wind and solar power generation has increased from 0.3% of total electricity production in 2000 to 9.9% in 2023, with significant potential for further growth. However, there are challenges to wider

What’s stopping India from adopting solar power? In this conversation with Hansi, Shreya Mishra, co-founder of Solar Square discusses the challenges that are hindering solar power adoption in India. Watch the full episode on the Rainmatter YouTube channel. Link in

IndiaDataHub is building India’s largest full-stack, market data and analytics platform, to make data widely accessible in an easy-to-discern format, so businesses, investors, students, and teachers can effectively use data. In this episode of From Scratch, co-founders of

How easy is it to build a financial services business? In this episode of “From Scratch”, Parag Kasliwal, co-founder of BeyondIRR, discusses this and more with Hansi. Check out the link in the comments to watch the full episode.

Indians often monitor multiple portfolios within the family. There are various cultural and structural reasons for this, but the need has been recognized and is being addressed, say the founders of MProfit. Check out the link in the comments to watch the full conversation.

A few highlights from FY2023/24 @zerodhonline For years now, I'd been talking about regulatory risk in running a brokerage, and this was the year when all the risks materialized at the same time. We had plenty of positives. Content Today, we have some of the best content on

What we be investing in India if you weren’t Indian? I got asked this in 2007 by my super boss. While GDP growth is linked to market growth, there’s also whether if it was right for us and the opportunity cost. What would you answer?

Some people, jokingly perhaps, say, "Zerodha is a content company." But this isn't something we are doing now. We've been sharing everything we know about finance, markets, and investing since day 1 of Zerodha in text form—even before "content" was a thing. In fact, Z-Connect is

In the first season of From Scratch, I’ve been having fun speaking with founders of fintech startups funded by Rainmatter. Check out why they are bullish about WealthTech. Also, share with any women founders in this space

Despite all the interest in the stock market after COVID, there are still only 5 crore unique mutual fund investors. I've said this earlier as well—one of the biggest challenges for the Indian markets is the lack of an advisory ecosystem with just about 900 RIAs. If you

India is endowed with more than 400 rivers originating from four main watersheds—the Himalayas, the Aravallis, the Western Ghats, and the Eastern Ghats—but seasonal variability and mismanagement have led to India being on the list of countries whose cities are staring Day

"Companies going public can make them focus on profitability," says Satish Mugulavalli, co-founder of StartupHissa. Listen to the founders of StartupHissa discussing the intricacies of equity management "From Scratch" with Hansi.

Ajinkya and Satyajit Hange, fourth-generation farmer-siblings, co-founded Two Brothers Organic Farms (TBOF) in 2011, transitioning from corporate careers to full-time farming driven by principles of regenerative agriculture, the brothers focus on soil health to create a

Organic farming isn't complicated once you help the farmer optimize his farm and enable him to access the market better. Listen to Satyajit Hange, co-founder of Two Brothers Organic Farms® on “The Climate Conversations” with Hansi as he discusses their commitment to

While traditional green hydrogen definitions focus on using renewable energy to power water electrolysis, the world didn’t quite seem to adopt them. Ossus Biorenewables represents a shift in approach, as they figured out a true bio-renewable alternative that can mitigate some of these

The traditional method of making Green Hydrogen is expensive as it involves water splitting. But there’s a bio-renewable alternative that cleans water while generating Hydrogen. Ossus Biorenewables has been making leaps in solving this.