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India's Gig Economy, Education & The Future of Work | Chetan Bhagat | Tomorrow Today

Tomorrow, Today · Shekhar Natarajan

Sep 29, 2026 · 2 h 09 min

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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…

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