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Debdatta Das

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


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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…

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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…

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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…

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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% …

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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 …

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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.

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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, …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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It’s a good budget but what about the global economic downturn!

A reason why we saw him announce a slew of measures to make it more attractive, to be a farmer in I…

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Free Trade Agreements can help India grow its exports that have been badly hit off late

While India’s import bills have come down considerably over last year, all thanks to the tremendous…

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The Unviable Budget

While there was a lot of talk about investment, there wasn’t a clear cut path on how to raise the r…

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EXCLUSIVE: Practo Co-founder’s unique advice to start ups!

Secondly, it is usually things that nobody has done before that will actually work. Be comfor…

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Being Kavin Bharti Mittal: Inside India Inc's brightest scion

Third is a healthy body and a healthy mind. It's been a very stressful period, the last three years…

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Narendra Modi to his Ministers: How not to celebrate my birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a diktat to his cabinet of minister on how they should celebrat…

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Exclusive: Good for news indeed!

The Government has already floated a plan and is working round the clock to iron out the details in…

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The science behind why most couples 'fail' on their ‘first night’ of wedding

‘Are you going to be a man and do it tonight or be a mouse and do it tomorrow and postpone lovemaki…

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India’s favourite Sexpert reveals what the country’s best kept secrets are!

Dr Mahinder Watsa is sort of a celebrity in India. A gynaecologist by professional training, this 9…

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5 uncharacteristically strong digs that Former PM Manmohan Singh took at Narendra Modi and the BJP Govt

Manmohan Singh said, “The UPA has always fought against corruption. We will continue to do so,” and…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘dandi’ march across suicide prone Vidarbha

Rahul Gandhi has sprung into action, having reached Amravati, on a ‘padyatra’ to meet with affected…

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Arvind ‘sorry’ Kejriwal could stump Narendra ‘achhe din’ Modi in political prowess. Know how

Arvind Kejriwal is a shrewder politician than many within the political brass would want to credit …

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Who was Gajendra Singh, the farmer who has rattled India's collective conscience

here are 6 unknown facts about Gajendra Singh, to give you a small glimpse into the person he was a…