In a way, we’re all economic animals. Our daily lives are inextricably linked to the state of the economy. What happens in the economy affects everything from how much we get paid to the interest rate on your EMIs. But most of us have little understanding of how the Indian economy operates. This is partly because economists and commentators make even the simplest things complicated. After all, their jobs depend on looking smart. It’s a weird irony that we live in a world where simplifying things is considered bad and complicating stuff is a sign of intelligence.
We’d partnered with IndiaDataHub through Rainmatter when we saw the amazing work Ashutosh and his team were doing to make economic data accessible and understandable. Through all our educational initiatives, we’ve tried to simplify money and markets for years. With this newsletter, the goal is to do the same for economic topics. Every week, we’ll analyze and simplify the key economic developments so that you can show off in front of your friends and colleagues.
With that, here’s the first issue of the newsletter 