Ronnie Screwvala wears many hats: entrepreneur, investor, film producer and philanthropist. He built UTV into one of India’s biggest media companies, co-founded upGrad and established the Swades Foundation.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Ronnie Screwvala speaks about the student anger, paper leaks and what is wrong with India’s education system.
He also discusses degrees versus skills, unemployment, AI, India’s competition with China, entrepreneurship, start-ups and why India must become a “no-collar nation”.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:45 – AI Bubble
02:54 – China in AI Race
06:54 – India’s Service Economy
09:48 – Entrepreneurial Journey
14:41 – Rang De Basanti
16:46 – Licence Raj & Liberalisation
22:30 – Education and upGrad
26:39 – Quick Commerce
30:02 – Advertising Agencies
32:30 – India’s Television Revolution
38:47 – Did OTT Save Indian Cinema?
44:34 – Will AI Make Our Minds Dull?
47:38 – Education & Rural Digital Divide
52:56 – India’s Untapped Tourism
55:52 – Student Protests & Education Reform
1:03:15 – AI & Entry-Level Jobs
1:07:31 – Blue-Collar Work
1:13:11 – AI, Agriculture & Farming
