70 Hours A Week Work: India Inc Respond To Narayana Murthy’s Remark With Mixed Reactions

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Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy’s recent comment that youngsters should work 70 hours a week has sparked sharp reactions from India Inc leaders as well as internet users. Industry leaders have given mixed reactions with entrepreneurs like Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal and JSW’s Sajjan Jindal supporting it, while upGrad’s Ronnie Screwvala and Hi-COM’s Sukhbir Singh Bhatia expressing divergent views. In a podcast ‘The Record’ on 3one4 Capital’s YouTube channel, Narayana Murthy in conversation with former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai said that for India to compete with economies that have made tremendous progress in the past 2-3 decades, youngsters need to...