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8 2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 3
Is brain drain a result of our
Indian market structure?
ANANT DEV KAPOOR integral part of the Indian culture
it is considered that settling
The most important indicator abroad is a criteria of success
of competitiveness in any irrespective of the job you’re
economy is the market structure in. As per the reports from The
of the country. As per the New York Times, the average
data from the United Nations salary of a software engineer in
Department of Economic Affairs, the States is $131,000 (approx.
an estimated 17 million people 96,00,000 rupees) per annum
of Indian origin were living whereas in India it falls sharply
abroad, making India the largest with the highest bracket just
source country for international being between 30,00,000 to
migrants, globally up from 36,00,000 rupees. This being
7 million in 1990 and a 143% the major reason for the brain Raji- an ancient epic. India’s very own action, adventure platformer by Nodding Head Games
increase till 2017 although drain and the answer to why
India became wealthier and tech titans like Sundar Pichai India’s foray into Game Development
was one of the fastest-growing and Satya Nadella preferred to
work abroad. One more important
economies in the world, in the factor which has resulted in – Strides in the Right Direction
pre-COVID era. The Indian the brain drain is the ease of
market structure is deemed doing business. Small countries
to have a lot of pitfalls which like Malaysia are ranked 12th RITIK SHRIVASTAVA look like much on the surface critically acclaimed game Raji
directly or indirectly results whereas India is ranked 63rd but its roots reach far and deep that was showcased at India’s
in brain drain. The brain drain as of 2020 in the world index India is home to one of the and seem to have expanded very own, annual Nasscom
problem in India has been there of ease of doing business. This largest youth populations, an recently. Quite a lot seems to Game Developer Conference,
since independence in spite of can be the main reason why, ever-expanding gaming base, have transpired that even the back in 2017, being recently
the fact that the Indian economy companies like Flipkart, with and a talented pool of players enthusiasts of the community released on all platforms. This
might not be aware of. For
and streamers like Mortal and
has undergone a change from Indian origin founders, are Dynamo. In a country with its example, in the development game received a rating of 4.9
the mixed economy post- based out of Singapore due to youth so viscerally invested of the blockbuster title, Red out of 5 on Steam. India has
independence to the phased the complex law structure of in gaming, one could easily Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar finally made a place for itself in
liberalization in 1991. An the Indian Market. believe that it is just as active India played a pivotal role. the game development market
in the development sector. Ubisoft India, which consists providing an outlet for passionate
But that is far from the truth. of studios in Pune and Mumbai, creators and innovators. With
This statement would have helped develop the remake of the establishment of a Gaming
held true for an India 4 or 5 the legendary ‘Prince of Persia tech specialization, SRM and
years in the past but today and the Sands of Time’ creating other universities offering these
speaks a different language a place for itself in history. courses are already a step ahead
altogether. This tree may not And it only gets better with the in pioneering new visionaries.
Is VR the future of our socially distant life?
Brain drain is rampant in India
NATALIA RISHMA a result, it would create a wow Virtual Reality enables us
Panel Discussion organized by Gaining popularity for the factor by merely activating to see the world in a three-
our senses. A traveler being
dimensional sphere, allowing
the Faculty of Management gallimaufry VR has to offer, will shackled by four walls now us to relish our lives during
the social animal’s paramour
has the liberty to satisfy his
these turbulent times. Forget
for inner peace and his vivid burning urge to travel and parties, distance learning, and
“How Mentoring can make a difference” behaviors accept the change. meet new people, given the meetings over video conferencing
Imagine this: You’re walking success of VR; which promotes apps, where everyone is two-
Faculty of Management, SRMUH organized an exclusive
webinar cum panel discussion on the theme ‘How mentoring down the street, excited to meet sustainability by reducing the dimensional and talking over
each other- virtual reality may
carbon footprint involved in
your friends on a bright Sunday
can make a difference’. The speakers for the webinar were Mr. afternoon, or going on a picnic physical travelling. be the new Zoom.
Anil Bajpai, Ex CEO Airtel, Capt MCS Bhakuni, Directpr HR with your family to a nearby
@ANI News and Ms. Rashi Paliwal, HRBP @Haworth.
park. This seems impossible
to achieve with the ongoing
pandemic but with technology
booming, optimism would be
our friend.
Human beings exist in an
amalgamation of heterogeneous
realities- the physical, virtual,
augmented, and mixed reality.
The fables that intrigue our
minds will also have to evolve
in order to effectively propel
ideas to the digital natives of
the contemporary world and
awaken the abeyant mind. As Virtual Reality has opened new possibilities
to engage and feel real-time external stimuli.