The engineer who went on to become Paytm’s first CEO is eyeing half-a-billion users

Harinder Takhar is the man behind the deal that propelled Paytm closer to the top of India’s startup pyramid.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· May 25, 2017 · 10:30 pm

‘Naagin’ on TV and a female Devdas for the app: Ekta Kapoor’s divide and rule strategy

The content on the Balaji Telefilms app will be different from the soaps to woo the demographic that has turned its back on television.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Apr 04, 2017 · 12:00 pm

The desperation of Indian housewives in the United States of America

The H4 dependent spouse visa has reduced many women entering the US to a state of childlike helplessness.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Oct 10, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Three India-born CEOs now lead companies with combined revenue exceeding the GDP of most countries

Google, Microsoft and Nokia are run by desis now.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Aug 12, 2015 · 05:30 pm

What happened to the women who graduated from IITs in the '90s?

The maternal wall is as unyielding as the glass ceiling.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Jun 17, 2015 · 12:30 pm

The absolutely legitimate, incredibly useful Indian English word you’re not using

It is time we give prepone its deserved moment in the sun.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Apr 13, 2015 · 02:21 pm

Why America rallied behind an Indian grandfather but abandoned Ferguson

The outpouring of sympathy reveals the complexity of race in America.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Feb 19, 2015 · 02:30 pm

Do Indian insurance ads have a sexism problem?

Men as providers, women as hopeless dependents. It's time to recognise that the country has changed.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Jan 14, 2015 · 12:30 pm

India just can’t get enough pizza

Taking over the country once slice at a time.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Dec 03, 2014 · 12:30 pm

Here is why India has no clue how bad its air pollution problem is

That's not air that you're breathing!

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Oct 18, 2014 · 04:30 pm

Modi sympathisers among India’s public intellectuals are writing columns oozing disappointment

The assessment about his government’s performance in the first weeks in office, even among those seen as his supporters, is bleak.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Aug 10, 2014 · 06:50 am

For a country obsessed with fair skin, why are so many Indians buying self-tanners?

A baffling consumer trend emerges.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Aug 04, 2014 · 07:12 am