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Ajit Balakrishnan

Ajit Balakrishnan, founder and CEO, Rediff.com, is the author of The Wave Rider, A Chronicle of the Information Age. You can e-mail the author at ajitb@rediffmail.com

Stories by Ajit Balakrishnan

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2021

...Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

As Work From Home Deepens...

As Work From Home Deepens...

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2021

... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Competition Law in Digital Platform Era

Competition Law in Digital Platform Era

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2021

Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Rediff.com   12 May 2021

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

The rise & fall & rise again of statistics

The rise & fall & rise again of statistics

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation.

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.

Staring at an abyss

Staring at an abyss

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2021

Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Speeding up justice delivery in India

Speeding up justice delivery in India

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2021

Are breakthroughs on this imminent, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

In praise of the bureaucrat

In praise of the bureaucrat

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2020

Does IAS officers' work go unappreciated, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

Reimagining Industrial Era GDP measures

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2020

...and getting GDP to measure India's data economy, recommends Ajit Balakrishnan.

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Indians' love for things foreign

Indians' love for things foreign

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2020

...Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2020

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2020

Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

A better world after Covid?

A better world after Covid?

Rediff.com   13 May 2020

It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Hail the power of networks!

Hail the power of networks!

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2020

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan.

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.

Let's stop making cash the villain

Let's stop making cash the villain

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.