Debdatta Das
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Debdatta is the Editorial Head for Business Insider India. She has been a business journalist for close to a decade. She has worked with some of the most prestigious news organisations in the country, including The Hindu Business Line, NDTV Profit and ET Now covering a wide variety of matters including Indian corporate houses, government's macroeconomic policies, business frauds and scams such as the Satyam fraud, the 2G scam case and the mining scam case at the Supreme Court. Over the last year she has been commissioning business books for the country's largest publishing house, Penguin Random House India. She strongly believes that the future of journalism lies in the digital space.
Latest Stories from Debdatta Das
Career-shaming women is a bigger threat than body-shaming, because it impacts financial independence
But the reality on the ground is far from that. The struggles that women go through every day to en…
Women need to muster courage to stand-up for what they believe in instead of seeking society's validation
How many times have you heard or seen men needing any form of validation from women to what they wa…
Beginners’s guide to becoming the Wolf of the Indian ‘Wall Street’
It’s definitely one of the best places to grow your wealth. Only thing is that you need to be a lit…
Exclusive: Ola COO Pranay Jivrajka says technology is the ace up its sleeves
Ola has grown leaps and bounds riding on its tech-based solutions to help drivers as well as custom…
RBI Governor Urjit Patel seemed rather clueless on how long the cash ban effect will take to wear off
However, what he did not divulge for even once was a basic timeline for normalcy to return into the…
The impact of Demonetization: United we never stood, divided we have been dragged into the gutter
So careless is this government of its helpless, the poor in rural India, ironically comprising 70% …
EXCLUSIVE: Ola’s COO talks about all the aces the company has up its sleeves to take on competition from Uber in 2017
For a company that is facing stiff competition from its biggest competitor in India, the global dee…
Life at Reliance Jio HQ: The place where all the Jio action happens
Whether it’s a unified home entertainment system that runs on an app, a home safety system again op…
Explained: What is the real aftermath of cleaning out 86% of India’s currency
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Exclusive: The man who saved Indian markets from a free fall in 2008 says, he has only one regret from how he handled the entire crisis
Amidst all of this was India, the sole country that continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace. Eve…
Exclusive: Raghuram Rajan vs Jaitley wasn’t a one-off, his predecessor Subbarao faced it too with then Finance Minister, P Chidambaram
Opening up in an extremely candid, yet measured conversation about his time at the helm of the Rese…
It’s a BREXIT! This is how India gets impacted
It’s final. The United Kingdom will ‘LEAVE’ the European Union. It will no longer be a part of the …
This startup's maternity leave policy is the best thing to happen to working women in India
UrbanLadder's progressive maternity leave policy should be an example for all other companies.
Exclusive: UrbanLadder will be profitable in 2 years, will likely raise close to $50mn next year
Business Insider in conversation with UrbanLsadder co-founder and COO, Rajeev Srivatsa
How UrbanLadder got Ratan Tata on board as an investor
UrbanLadder was Ratan Tata's second investment in the e-commerce space after Snapdeal.
Exclusive: Uber’s product and technology is superior than any competitor, be it a Didi, Ola or Lyft, says Uber India Head Amit Jain
Uber entered the Indian market in 2013 and is currently present in 27 cities. It’s aggressive prici…
Exclusive: Uber India Head says additional investments to be made in India this year
Talking to Business Insider, Jain mentioned that India is a strategic market for Uber globally and …
Exclusive: LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue’s advice to Indian startups
Allen spoke to Business Insider about how passion can unlock a wide-range of career opportunities, …
Exclusive: LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue explains why India won’t ever see another Dotcom burst
“Funders should be cautious though. Too much enthusiasm on the part of people who fund companies do…
LinkedIn’s new Bangalore Office is massive and beyond amazing
Spread across two floors and over 2 lakh 30,000 sq ft, the office is not only massive, it’s beyond …
Exclusive: LinkedIn’s Co-Founder Allen Blue and India Head Akshay Kothari talk about their plans for India
India is currently the second biggest market for LinkedIn globally. With a user-base of over 35 mil…
Apple’s facing a big stumbling block in India, which may require a rethink of its plans
As a senior official from the Department of Telecom, India’s government department that deals with …
I am a woman, but before that, a person who refuses to be categorised
Here’s what I think- I am a woman, but before that I am a person who refuses to be categorised into…