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Hindustan Times
05-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
IITian in Bengaluru raises alarm over rising cost of living: ‘India is getting really expensive'
An IIT Bombay graduate has raised alarm over the rising cost of living in India, saying it has not spared even the smaller cities. Bengaluru-based Monali Dambre took to the social media platform X to share her concerns. Monali, a member of the founding team at Agno, said that she is genuinely worried about how the middle and lower classes will survive in the coming years. Drawing from her personal experience, the IITian said her grocery bills in Bengaluru are starting to feel 'unusually high'. 'I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that the cost of living in India is getting really expensive—even in smaller, tier-3 cities,' she wrote on X. 'And honestly, I'm starting to feel genuinely worried about how the lower and middle class are managing to survive… or how they're going to survive in the next few years.' Monali, who graduated from IIT Bombay with a BSc in Economics, added that despite living in a relatively well-paying tech hub like Bengaluru, her grocery bills are skyrocketing. 'Even in Bangalore, my grocery bills (which include only absolute staples—nothing fancy or luxurious) are starting to feel unusually high,' she wrote. And this increase is not limited to exotic fruits and imported items - even buying staples and essentials is beginning to feel unaffordable. 'Just basic fruits, veggies, and daily essentials—and it still feels like thing have got expensive than they should have,' said the Bengaluru-based woman. Her post has sparked a spirited discussion about life and cost of living in India. In the comments section, some suggested she step out to shop instead of relying on quick commerce apps. Others, however, countered this argument by saying in-person shopping is as expensive – if not more – than ordering groceries online. 'Initially we used to go to a local market to shop but it's the same price as Qcomm , and inconvenient,' Monali agreed. 'Rupee is collapsing compared to gold. Its showing this in all hard assets. Anything plastic or digital will remain at same price but anything that takes real energy to produce and distribute is increasing in cost. Add to it ultra high tax burden and speculative real estate,' an X user named Harsh opined. 'Yes the inflation on food and groceries is way too high. In general cost of living has increased bar above the usual 5-6% annual year on year limit,' another X user added.
Business Mayor
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
The great Indian Qcomm time con
The new toast – and butter – of town is quick commerce. Qcomm promises delivery in a record-breaking 10 mins. But you know what? And our expert in-house chronometrists have conducted studies on our phone stopwatches, qcomm companies are creatively utilising that age-old nugget: IST, Indian Stretchable Time . IST is no longer about arriving fashionably late, or saying, 'Meet you in an hour', and then turning up in three, with the traffic serving as the temporal equivalent of 'The dog ate my homework' excuse. Now, IST is an avant-garde art form used to dupe consumers into believing that waiting for 30 mins for a bunch of bananas is actually waiting for 10. In other words, since qcomm has said delivery in 10 mins, half an hour is the new 10 mins. You order toothpaste at 7 a.m., hoping to dazzle the world with your minty-fresh confidence. The app boldly assures you, 'Arriving by 7.10 a.m.' You check at 7.11. 'Your order is on the way.' By 7.30, it's 'almost there'. By 8.00, you've reworked the notion of time that Einstein would find impressive. Qcomm companies are the new Time Lords. They don't just sell groceries but hope – hope that IST will bend time itself. And you know what the genius of Indian qcomm is? It's that slowly but surely, qcomm will be the same as normal ecomm – with just the notion of swiftness attached to it.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
The great Indian Qcomm time con
The new toast - and butter - of town is quick commerce. Qcomm promises delivery in a record-breaking 10 mins. But you know what? And our expert in-house chronometrists have conducted studies on our phone stopwatches, qcomm companies are creatively utilising that age-old nugget: IST, Indian Stretchable Time . IST is no longer about arriving fashionably late, or saying, 'Meet you in an hour', and then turning up in three, with the traffic serving as the temporal equivalent of 'The dog ate my homework' excuse. Now, IST is an avant-garde art form used to dupe consumers into believing that waiting for 30 mins for a bunch of bananas is actually waiting for 10. In other words, since qcomm has said delivery in 10 mins, half an hour is the new 10 order toothpaste at 7 a.m., hoping to dazzle the world with your minty-fresh confidence. The app boldly assures you, 'Arriving by 7.10 a.m.' You check at 7.11. 'Your order is on the way.' By 7.30, it's 'almost there'. By 8.00, you've reworked the notion of time that Einstein would find impressive. Qcomm companies are the new Time Lords. They don't just sell groceries but hope - hope that IST will bend time itself. And you know what the genius of Indian qcomm is? It's that slowly but surely, qcomm will be the same as normal ecomm - with just the notion of swiftness attached to it.
