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
Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.
Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.
A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age.
Ajit Balakrishnan on understanding the anti-cash chorus.
Perhaps one aspect of the way modern media particularly print and news television works need some soul-searching: Their tendency to "frame" news stories as a conflict between two personalities, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
There is mounting evidence that the Information Revolution may mean the end of large-scale vertically integrated businesses whose guiding principle, "economies of scale", was the defining miracle of the Industrial Age.
The processes that create a seven per cent-plus GDP growth rate without a similar growth in jobs are far from fully understood, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Is the internet just a fun thing to do like TV and radio?
A more rigorous training in core skills is required to boost the engineering talent in the country, instead of a varnish of 'soft skills', says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Steve Case's book is filled with insightful scenes that describe how the modern online industry was put together, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
The polytechnic graduate is on the front line of our war to establish a vibrant manufacturing sector in India, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
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If we can come up with ways of sharing property rights on the internet, why not do something similar in urban spaces, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Failure is something that needs to be managed as carefully as success.
The middle class's long push to force the state to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The power to cause societal pain, at least to some segments of society, is intrinsic to the nature of technological innovation.
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