Digital India: Creating a Connected Nation: Recent Episodes
Jahnavi Nalamolu
Considered to be one of the fastest growing economies, India is in a very unique place globally. With over 560 million internet subscribers and 354 million smartphone users, Indians are becoming increasingly dependent on digital technologies in their daily lives. With this burst of digitalization, companies have vast opportunities for digital adoption. The premise of this podcast is to understand how companies have accepted this digital transformation within India, their unique approaches to deal with this situation, and their overall impact on their industry and the country.
On this episode of Digital India, we are in conversation with Anand Ahuja. As the founder of Bhaane, an Indian-based contemporary clothing company for the Urban youth, and Veg Non Veg, India’s first premier sneaker store, a fashion icon, and a sneaker enthusiast, Anand has fully immersed himself in the retail/fashion industry and proven to be one of the key players. In this episode, we discuss his journey in founding these companies, the changes that the retail/fashion industry has experienced as a result of digitalization and the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the future of the industry.
As an Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public policy at the University of Michigan, and a co-founder of the Good Business Lab, Professor Adhvaryu has built an impressive research agenda focused on productivity dynamics within emerging markets, healthcare delivery in low-income contexts, and the impact of worker well-being on worker productivity. In this episode of Digital India, we will discuss his journey in founding the Good Business Lab, the importance of worker voice, specifically focusing within the garment manufacturing industry, and how the approach to worker well-being has changed as a result of digitalization and the COVID-19 pandemic.