Founder Series | The Quantiq Respirit Healthcare is a Guwahati-based MedTech startup. Its founder, Dr. Nihar R. Deka, is preparing to launch what he describes as one of India’s first indigenous, IP-led respiratory-care devices. Last Monday, I spent an hour with him trying to understand the journey so far. What emerged was a story that…
Founder Series | The Quantiq In 1992, Mahanta Kalita did not begin Cozy Tour & Travels with a detailed business plan, a large investment, or a vision of building one of Northeast India’s established travel companies. He began with one car. It was his father’s car. His father, a branch manager with LIC, had passed…
How a journalist turned social-preneur is using Tholgiri to connect Assam’s farmers, food producers, weavers and artisans with consumers while bringing authentic Assamese food and culture to the world. The Quantiq Founder Series | Editorial Profile There are restaurants that serve food. There are restaurants that create an ambience. And then there are businesses that…
Over the last few years, a quiet but encouraging transformation has begun unfolding across Northeast India. Governments have launched startup policies. Incubation centers have emerged. Universities have started talking about entrepreneurship. Young people who once looked only toward government employment are increasingly exploring the possibility of building enterprises of their own. This change deserves appreciation….
The Northeast Renaissance SeriesIdeas for a ₹67,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future. Every Day We Use It, Yet Few Know What It Is Every day, millions of Indians drink water purified using activated carbon. Hospitals use it. Pharmaceutical companies depend on it. Food-processing industries rely on it. Air purification systems cannot…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹67,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future The textile story of Northeast India is one of beauty, skill, and paradox. Across Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, and beyond, weaving is not merely a livelihood. It is memory carried through looms, identity passed…
The Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a ₹67,000 Crore Indian Market and a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Future For decades, Northeast India has lived with a paradox. The region is among India’s richest ecological landscapes, blessed with bamboo forests, medicinal plants, aromatic resources, spices, silk traditions, horticultural wealth, biodiversity, and cultural knowledge systems that much of…
For generations, India’s middle-class aspirations followed a predictable route. Secure a degree, find a stable job, build a career slowly, and seek long-term security. Entrepreneurship existed, but for many families it remained a risky pursuit associated with uncertainty, financial instability, and social pressure. That mindset is now beginning to shift in profound ways. Recent findings…
What if the plant choking Assam’s rivers is not a liability, but one of its most underpriced economic assets? Across Southeast Asia, water hyacinth has quietly moved from nuisance to industry. Vietnam has built export-scale furniture ecosystems around it. Bangladesh has integrated it into global handicraft supply chains. The Philippines is experimenting with fibre-level processing….
In what could mark a defining shift in India’s entrepreneurial landscape, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced sweeping changes to the Startup India policy. For the first time, the coveted “startup” label — along with its basket of tax benefits, funding support, and innovation incentives — is no longer reserved only for urban…
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