The Indian Boy
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The PM’s call for a sovereign social media app reminds me of Hike. Once an amazing Made in India platform, Hike was a fun, youth-driven alternative to WhatsApp. Stickers in Indian languages, offline SMS, themes, private chats, news, games, and even payments. Essentially a super app before the term became popular. At its peak it hit 100M+ users and unicorn status. Yet it failed! Perhaps unable to match WhatsApp’s simplicity and network effect, or because it tried doing too much, leading to clutter and confusion. Still, Hike was ahead of its time and showed what was possible if we truly backed Made in India apps.




Imperial Receipts: @ShashiTharoor Announces Brand New Show for RT The 10-part series based on Dr Tharoor’s book will cover British colonialism, its impact, the way it behaved, unfolded and ended. Host Rick Sanchez quipped: "I love the title, Imperial Receipts… it’s time to collect?” Stay tuned!













