'And many people like me from the IT sector, live in a bubble within a bubble within a bubble. As I slowly began emerging from one bubble to another….I saw enemies within who make efforts at skill development frustrating and sub-optimal,' writes Subroto Bagchi in his book The Day The Chariot MovedSubroto Bagchi – technology...
Bagchi’s book, ‘The Day the Chariot Moved,’ examines the nature of transformational change in established systems.Some lives refuse the neat lines of chronology. They wander through salt-crusted lanes, linger in the scent of wet earth, pause under trees, and then, without warning, leap into worlds where glass walls mirror the...
Subroto Bagchi’s memoir The Day the Chariot Moved (Penguin Publishers) is nothing if not inspiring. As one of India’s leading business minds and philanthropists, the author has inspired a new India, guided businesses in the nation, motivated its talent. This book is about the transformation of Odisha. It challenges us to look at...
Growing up, is there anyone who liked homework? Even as we became adults, whenever a difficult boss or a client dished out unwelcome assignments, we groaned about the monster and the “homework”. Home is meant for putting the leg up, for many, particularly the men folk. But with Covid-19, everything has changed dramatically and work at...
When I took on the assignment of heading Odisha’s Skill Development Authority, I had one ask from Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik. That, I wouldn’t be available to him for the first 30 days. New to skill development and government, I wanted to spend the first 30 days, doing my own skill development. For this, I decided to travel...
I am 28. I have just raised my first round of venture capital for my e-commerce company. It is a heady feeling. We know the killer app we are building, would rapidly transform the industry we are looking at; it would change how people will buy and sell in the future. But as the high fives are settling down and today is Monday, please tell us the...
In 1975, when India Today magazine was born, every elected member of the Indian Parliament had two special entitlements: a cooking gas connection and an additional telephone line at home. In a country of scarcity and regulation, hundreds of people queued up to the MP’s door to be given these from the “MP Quota” by trading some...
Actor Aamir Khan talks about why he is a producer, how he deals with pain and the award functions that he does attend.
Subroto Bagchi in conversation with Aamir Khan, actor, filmmaker and producer.