Being an employee in corporate urban India is living in a perpetual state of frustration. Long hours, followed by longer commutes. Add infrastructural issues to the mix.
It is a nightmare. But people stay on for opportunities and growth.
That script is now flipping. Smaller cities in India are attracting talent, GCCs, and investments.
In this episode, we tell you the stories of three cities: Mangalore, Vizag and Nagpur. In Mangalore, we talk to a founder looking to make the region the “silicon beach of India”. An incubation centre head from Vizag tells us about the “speed of doing business” in Vizag. A former IT services veteran tells us what it takes to start from scratch in your hometown and what it means to take a long-term bet in a city full of promise.
Credits:
Written and produced by Vidhatri Rao
Edited by Rajiv CN
What is 90,000 Hours (Private)?
You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?
90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself.
Hosted by Rahel Philipose, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.