Economic inequality in India
Subject in Society & Culture
Economic inequality in India has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Tomorrow, Today. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Chetan BhagatIndian novelist, columnist and former investment banker, author of Five Point Someone and 2 States
Bhagat argues many Indians are content with low aspiration as long as data and food remain cheap.
“In Hindi, they call it sasta data, sasta atta. Which means data is cheap and dough, flour is cheap”
Tomorrow, Today: India's Gig Economy, Education & The Future of Work | Chetan Bhagat | Tomorrow Today (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 29:44
Bhagat says entry-level salaries for graduates have barely changed since he left IIT in 1995.
“I remember when I was in IIT, I mean, 95, the salaries when we were getting out were like same one and a half, two lakhs a year. It's still the same”
Tomorrow, Today: India's Gig Economy, Education & The Future of Work | Chetan Bhagat | Tomorrow Today (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 27:56
Podcasts
- Tomorrow, Today · 1 episode
Episodes
India's Gig Economy, Education & The Future of Work | Chetan Bhagat | Tomorrow TodayTomorrow, Today · Sep 29, 2026 · 2 h 9 min
Shekhar Natarajan and novelist Chetan Bhagat discuss India's gig economy, education, inequality, AI governance and creativity, fame, and Bhagat's life story.