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We had a great mix of stories this week.
On Monday, @varunstweets wrote about the Hindujas and how what is perhaps the biggest inheritance battle to rock an Indian family since the Ambanis split in 2005 is playing out. For @MorningContext subscribers. https://themorningcontext.com/whats-going-on-behind-hinduja-v-hinduja/
On Monday, @varunstweets wrote about the Hindujas and how what is perhaps the biggest inheritance battle to rock an Indian family since the Ambanis split in 2005 is playing out. For @MorningContext subscribers. https://themorningcontext.com/whats-going-on-behind-hinduja-v-hinduja/
On Tuesday, @sahaprd wrote about a dark horse in the Indian edtech ecosystem, WhiteHat Jr that teaches the fundamentals of coding to children. Parents love it. As do venture capital firms that are sensing a potential Byju's in the making. https://themorningcontext.com/whitehat-jr-and-the-evolution-of-edtech-in-india/
The branded apparel business of textile company Arvind Ltd had a promising listing last year. In 15 months, its valuation has fallen to a fifth. In a well-researched piece, @tsurendar takes a look at what went wrong? https://themorningcontext.com/the-early-fiasco-of-arvind-fashions/
In our Thursday newsletter Things Change, I wrote about the noise around home-grown social networks and why India doesn't have any social media success stories.
It's a free read. https://themorningcontext.com/making-a-social-media-app-for-india-is-hard/
It's a free read. https://themorningcontext.com/making-a-social-media-app-for-india-is-hard/
. @baxiabhishek, in his fortnightly newsletter Oversize, writes about Oracle, its big-tech problem, and how this legacy tech company continues to grow.
For @MorningContext subscribers only. https://themorningcontext.com/oversize-the-resilience-of-oracle/
For @MorningContext subscribers only. https://themorningcontext.com/oversize-the-resilience-of-oracle/
Closing this week with a beautiful story from @theunsaif today. At a time when the calls to ban everything Chinese are growing, Saif takes a look at the Indian smartphone ecosystem, and answers a million-dollar question: What is the alternative? https://themorningcontext.com/jingoism-vs-made-in-india-mobiles/
