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Karnataka, you have a problem

BJP's politics is threatening to rob Karnataka of social cohesion, harmony and an inclusive culture, so necessary for entrepreneurship that builds start-ups worth billions and fuels growth of a nation

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Shekhar Gupta
Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka and the engine of India’s start-up and tech entrepreneurship, is also blessed with great weather. By far the best for an Indian metro city. That’s an incredible asset, but not the only thing that attracts the ambitious, well-educated, entrepreneurial young to the city.

It has a lot more to add to the weather advantage: Great educational institutions that ensure a plentiful supply of talent to ‘people’ these enterprises, new jobs, loads of upcoming housing and an improving infrastructure (at long last).

The biggest advantage, however, is also its happy, youthful, let-it-be and inclusive social culture. If Mumbai
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