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Tomorrow, Today
Shekhar Natarajan
India's Gig Economy, Education & The Future of Work | Chetan Bhagat | Tomorrow Today
SEP 29, 2026129 MIN
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Description
In this episode, Shekhar Natarajan and Chetan Bhagat discuss:
India's growing gig and platform economy
The gap between degrees and meaningful employment
Why engineering has become such a dominant career aspiration
The challenges faced by young graduates entering the workforce
Delivery and household-service platforms and their impact on labor
Whether technology is democratizing work or making labor more transactional
The long-term career prospects of gig workers
India's large young workforce and its economic potential
The future of service-sector employment
How AI could further disrupt the service economy
The difference between having a job and building a sustainable career
What India's workforce could look like 20 years from now
The episode ultimately explores a crucial question:
Are we creating sustainable careers for India's young workforce, or simply finding new ways to distribute work?
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