India’s economy grew 7.8 per cent this quarter—impressive on paper. A closer look shows businesses investing in factories, equipment grew nearly 12 per cent, while ordinary households’ spending increased by just 7 per cent. Companies are betting on India’s future, but consumers still hesitate. This gap deserves policy scrutiny.
In 2017, Shekhar Gupta started ThePrint with a simple belief: Indian readers want journalism that asks why and what next, not just what. And that enough of them would be willing to pay for good journalism.
Nine years on, that belief has held.
And, in these nine years, we’ve stayed true to our mission. We’ve been asking the follow-up questions, going beyond the headlines and explaining what’s actually happening. We’ve travelled across the country to bring you in-depth, visually-compelling stories from the ground.
It’s been nine years of readers choosing to make this possible. If you’d like to be one of them:
