Sahil Makkar &Amp; Rahul Jacob

Stories by Sahil Makkar &Amp; Rahul Jacob

A Star chef in 3 nations

A Star chef in 3 nations

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2019

'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply inside India,' Indian Accent's Manish Mehrotra tells Rahul Jacob.

God help our economy

God help our economy

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2019

Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.

3 hotels with outstanding food!

3 hotels with outstanding food!

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2019

'Three hotels with exceptional food left me hankering to go back to feast at their tables,' says Rahul Jacob.

How workers are being crushed by a brutal Gig Economy

How workers are being crushed by a brutal Gig Economy

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2018

Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm, notes Rahul Jacob.

#377: Don't look, but India is changing!

#377: Don't look, but India is changing!

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2018

In the past decade-and-a-half, sections of urban India have become much more liberal about accepting gay men and women than our colonial-era laws might have suggested, says Rahul Jacob.

'The cultural stuff can't cancel out what is happening politically'

'The cultural stuff can't cancel out what is happening politically'

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2018

'Our grandparents' generation knew one another.' 'In our generation, you could go a lifetime without meeting someone from the other country,' British Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie tells Rahul Jacob.

The Culinary Magic of Chettinad

The Culinary Magic of Chettinad

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2018

'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.

Meet the Javadekars

Meet the Javadekars

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2018

'My wife has done everything... She has had to give up a lot,' HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tells Sahil Makkar.

One of life's less remarked upon blessings...

One of life's less remarked upon blessings...

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2018

... 'is long lives are generally the norm today,' says Rahul Jacob.

Will Flipkart be Walmart's Waterloo?

Will Flipkart be Walmart's Waterloo?

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2018

'"We want to get the learnings from Flipkart and take it to other parts of the world," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was quoted as saying.' 'That is a very large tuition fee for an MBA in a country that outdoes Brazil and perhaps even China in busting multinationals' knees and sometimes their heads as they try to crack a market of mostly impoverished people run by a government that has never really given up the sadistic pleasures of administering the license raj,' notes Rahul Jacob.

Modi @ 4: Housing for all project fails to meet target

Modi @ 4: Housing for all project fails to meet target

Rediff.com   25 May 2018

Right now the challenge before the government is to double the speed of construction in order to complete the remaining 6.6 million houses before March 2019.

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Why are Indian B-schools shutting down?

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

The number of management colleges has dropped from 3,609 in 2014-15 to 3,264 in 2017-18.

The many problems confronting the IITs

The many problems confronting the IITs

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2018

Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Highest salary offered to IIM-Amritsar graduate is Rs 54 lakh

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

Seven students were made international offers.

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2018

UIDAI has asked police to investigate, it was not fully convinced about nature of the incident

The Facebook Menace

The Facebook Menace

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2018

'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.' 'We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their posts.' 'Zuckerberg will be the poorer for that, but our lives will be so much richer,' says Rahul Jacob.

'EC does not have a feeling of helplessness'

'EC does not have a feeling of helplessness'

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2018

'Even if something appears to be wrong, we can always request the government and Parliament to make amends.'

How India plans to improve global university rankings

How India plans to improve global university rankings

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2018

Government gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses, collaborate with foreign peers.

'Xi is a black box'

'Xi is a black box'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2018

'The American fear of the Chinese military is overblown. The countries that should be concerned are China's neighbours,' Jeffrey Wasserstrom tells Rahul Jacob.

The writing on the wall for Rotomac boss

The writing on the wall for Rotomac boss

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

Vikram Kothari, managing director of Rotomac Pens, is now fighting a battle that might be difficult to win.