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Kolkata Pauses, Guwahati Pushes Ahead—Here’s Why

Swarajya Staff

Jun 15, 2025, 07:59 PM | Updated 08:21 PM IST


Why Money Flows East While Intellect Flows West

Howrah Bridge on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India. (Photo by Bernard Gagnon)
Howrah Bridge on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India. (Photo by Bernard Gagnon)

Dear reader,

One city dreams of the past.

The other builds for tomorrow.

In a two-minute skim of Janak Pandya's piece you’ll see:

  • Assam’s economy racing ahead of Bengal’s

  • What an airport’s design says about a city’s ambition

  • Where young talent and fresh investment are heading next

Perfect for a Sunday evening read. Quick (takes barely 5 minutes), clear, no jargon.

Read the full piece: https://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-geography-of-hope-why-money-flows-east-while-intellect-flows-west

India’s youngest founders are rewriting the rules

June 2025 Issue
June 2025 Issue

Dear reader,

What happens when India’s brightest twentysomethings skip the corporate queue and go straight for the moonshot?

  • Arctus Aerospace – “unmanned fighter jets” that climb to 45,000 ft and stay aloft for 36 hours.

  • Dognosis – cancer-sniffing dogs scoring 96 % sensitivity in hospital trials.

  • Yotuh Energy – battery-powered truck-coolers cutting fuel bills by 75 %.

  • Waterfly Technologies – ground-effect craft promising Chennai-to-Kolkata in ₹600.

  • BioCompute – DNA vials that can store entire data-centres on a lab bench.

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