Being an employee in corporate urban India is living in a perpetual state of frustration. Long hours, followed by longer commutes. Add infrastructural issues to the mix. 

It is a nightmare. But people stay on for opportunities and growth. 

That script is now flipping. Smaller cities in India are attracting talent, GCCs, and investments. 

In this episode, we tell you the stories of three cities: Mangalore, Vizag and Nagpur.  In Mangalore, we talk to a founder looking to make the region the “silicon beach of India”. An incubation centre head from Vizag tells us about the “speed of doing business” in Vizag.  A former IT services veteran tells us what it takes to start from scratch in your hometown and what it means to take a long-term bet in a city full of promise. 

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Credits: 

Written and produced by Vidhatri Rao

Edited by Rajiv CN