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Saritha Rai

Saritha Rai is a contributing editor based in Bangalore. She was formerly the business writer in India for The New York Times, and before that the tech writer in South Asia for TIME Asia. She is currently a contributing editor at Forbes Asia, writes an India blog on Forbes.com, a monthly column for CBS Interactive on India’s tech industry, and a column on social change in India for NYTimes.com. Rai has a degree in journalism from Bangalore University and was a Knight Fellow at Stanford University.

Navigating India’s web businesses: Fully Charged

Wed, Sep 20, 2017

Saritha Rai Hello! Saritha Rai here from India. If I needed to direct you to my home in Bangalore, instead of simply giving you the address, I’d tell you the name of my neighborhood and that I live in the residential high-rise behind Oracle’s development center. Go past a certain mall and turn right at […]

Eye 2016

Rooms available, but only if you are a Beatles fan

Sun, Mar 06, 2016

How alternate homestays and B&B options are making this the Indian vacationer’s moment in time.

Fifth Metro: Siddaramaiah’s Rolex moment

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

Karnataka CM will find it hard to explain away his pricey accessories

Techies find homes in Cupertino, Napa Valley — in Bengaluru

Sun, Feb 07, 2016

Many real estate projects being named after choice American locations to draw in NRIs and buyers who travel frequently to the United States.

Fifth Metro

Rushing into a second marriage? Not something many Indian women want to do

Wed, Jan 27, 2016

Despite the growing openness in urban India and a rush of women joining the white collar workforce, Indian women find that marrying for the second time at an older age is extremely challenging.

Rs 600 cr Narayana Hrudayalaya IPO: Balancing affordable healthcare and the impending pressure for profits

Thu, Dec 17, 2015

Following the IPO, the promoters will own 62 per cent of the company.

Eye 2015

How green is my wedding

Sun, Dec 13, 2015

Sustainable, eco-friendly celebrations trump the big fat Indian shaadi at a handful of high-profile nuptials in Bangalore.

Fifth Metro: All that glitters is now 3D

Mon, Dec 07, 2015

AuGrav’s success with customised jewellery marries technology, craftsmanship

Running is the new golf in the field of corporate networking

Sun, Nov 29, 2015

More top executives opting for endurance running events

New timepass: Stuck in Bengaluru traffic? Laugh your way out with tweets

Fri, Nov 27, 2015

The first to make its Twitter debut was the notorious traffic snarl at Silk Board Junction, saying it will provide “timely and detailed traffic updates from India’s largest parking lot”.

Start-up city: Why Stockholm is miles ahead of Bangalore

Wed, Nov 18, 2015

Why Stockholm punches above its weight in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dumped by families, dog’s life for pedigreed breeds

Sun, Nov 01, 2015

Upper middle class Indians with disposable incomes think nothing of spending Rs 50,000 to a few lakhs to buy a pup of a fancy breed, says Ridhima Coelho, who co-owns a pet supplies store, PAWS.

Fifth Metro: Upstart startups

Mon, Oct 26, 2015

New transport apps in Bangalore are changing the way people commute

Fifth Metro: Just one flight away

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

A nonstop flight between Bangalore and Silicon Valley is a great idea

Fifth Metro: Entry no bar

Mon, Sep 21, 2015

A government without the time to fix Bangalore’s countless problems somehow has the bandwidth to regulate its social clubs.

With starting corpus of Rs 100 cr, Bengaluru billionaires register media trust

Sun, Sep 20, 2015

The Bengaluru-based Independent and Public Spirited Media Trust with a starting corpus of Rs 100 crore has been anchored by Wipro chairman Azim Premji and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani.