Gaming for fun or killing the boredom, honing skills or making some money

Once frowned upon, gaming has acquired universal acceptance, with housewives, students and working professionals taking to it. Beware of the pitfalls, though

The three things that the majority of the people turned to during lockdown in order to 'preserve their sanity' were Netflix and OTT, Zoom chats and e-games.

From taboo to mainstream recognition, the Indian online gaming industry is growing in stature and volume, with over 300 million mobile gamers in the country. Prashanth Rao, Partner, Deloitte India sees the gaming industry growing at a CAGR of 40-odd per cent for the next two years, and says the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated its expansion, taking it two years ahead of its normal growth. Factors that have triggered a massive growth in