For the first time in his 50 years as a silk handloom weaver in Kancheepuram, D Parthasarathy collected his wages from the bank. Last week, he took his friend along with him to help him withdraw money from the ATM. “I don’t know how to use the ATM, so I need to ask someone to […]
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While other vendors kept panicking off the hook and instructed food delivery boys not to deal with cash as early as 7pm on November 8 night, Box8 welcomed notes of all shapes and sizes. In a more the merrier attitude, Box8, a food tech startup managed to assuage people’s fears and rake in …
As we prepared for our daughter’s dance programme, we had to buy some false jewellery and some tailored clothing. We were in discussion with someone in Kancheepuram for the dresses and quickly realised that their digitisation ended with their website and few photographs sent on WhatsApp. The same…
