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"Stop singing the same song": Indians rip into Sabeer Bhatia’s GDP shame post
Indian-American entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia faced intense backlash on X after criticising India’s celebration of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy. The Hotmail co-founder sparked outrage with a post highlighting poverty figures and calling for shame instead of pride. Indian users hit back, questioning his facts, motives, and what he has contributed since selling Hotmail in 1997. While a few supported his concern over inequality, most accused him of being out of touch and chasing social media engagement.
Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia drops harsh truth about climate crisis. What if the Earth isn’t dying, but we are?
Sabeer Bhatia, Hotmail founder, highlights climate change responsibility. He urges individuals to acknowledge their role. Bhatia criticizes greenwashing and inaction by nations and corporations. He emphasizes personal sacrifice for environmental protection. A user notes civilizations collapse due to inaction, not ignorance. Another warns of irreversible exploitation of Earth. Collective action is crucial for preserving our planet.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish": Mohandas Pai tells Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia to 'shut up' over India GDP remarks
A heated online exchange erupted between Mohandas Pai and Sabeer Bhatia after Bhatia questioned the tangible benefits of India's economic growth for its citizens. Pai rebuked Bhatia, criticizing his absence from India and dismissing his concerns.
From Bengaluru to leaving home alone for BITS Pilani at 18: What Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia wants Indian parents to know
Sabeer Bhatia, the future co-founder of Hotmail, demonstrated early independence by traveling to BITS Pilani alone at 18. He recounts his journey from Bengaluru to Pilani, emphasizing the importance of self-reliance and character building. Bhatia encourages young adults to embrace independence and learn from solo experiences, highlighting the valuable life lessons gained from such bold steps.
If AI can do most of things, what is 'left for us'? Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia has a candid reality check for the future
Sabeer Bhatia, the mind behind Hotmail, has reignited debate with a sharp tweet questioning humanity’s role in the age of AI. As machines outperform us in routine tasks, he argues the future belongs to thinkers, not doers. Drawing from personal and national experiences, Bhatia critiques education systems that reward compliance over creativity. His message? The real revolution must start in our minds.
JEE/NEET rat race starts after CBSE results: Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia reminded after his 'think critically' message to students
Following the release of CBSE Class 10 and 12 results, Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia urged students to embrace critical thinking and innovation. He criticized the Indian education system for prioritizing rote learning over creativity, advocating for a shift towards fostering independent thought and entrepreneurship. The CBSE results revealed high pass percentages, with girls outperforming boys in both classes.
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PM Modi Ji, let's build it: Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia pitches app idea that could make India billions of dollars
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia has proposed creating a secure digital voting app for India, suggesting it could revolutionize elections and become a billion-dollar export opportunity. While Bhatia argues that if people trust banking apps, they can trust a voting app, the idea has sparked sharp debate online. Supporters call it innovative and scalable, while critics raise concerns about cybersecurity, digital literacy, voter privacy, and the sanctity of the electoral process.
Hotmail cofounder Sabeer Bhatia blasts Indian education system: 'We are producing an army of useless kids'
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia criticizes India's education system for prioritizing obedience over critical thinking, leading to a workforce of unoriginal individuals. He contrasts this with Western education, which encourages independent thought. Bhatia argues that the Indian system stifles creativity by emphasizing rote memorization and discouraging failure, hindering innovation and producing compliant workers instead of visionary creators.
From Satya Nadella to Sabeer Bhatia, here are the 24 grand keynote speakers at TiEcon 2025
The most prestigious AI conclave is just round the corner. Find out which C-suite executives, founders, academics, policymakers, and investors are headed to Silicon Valley, and why it matters.
Don’t seek revenge, don’t blame a community, don’t abandon Kashmir: Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia after Pahalgam terror attack
Following the Pahalgam terror attack, Sabeer Bhatia urges Indians to support Kashmiris through continued engagement, resisting isolationist calls. He emphasises distinguishing between terrorists and the broader community, advocating for justice without collective blame. The attack, claimed by TRF, resulted in 26 fatalities, prompting India to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and revoke travel privileges for Pakistani nationals.
From Mumbai slums to cruising in a Lamborghini in Dubai. He is just 29. His story stuns Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia
Sabeer Bhatia, Hotmail's co-founder, sparked a debate about India's economic disparities after encountering a self-made millionaire from Dharavi in Dubai. He questioned the value of being a top economy when millions still face hunger. The viral post ignited discussions about individual responsibility and the need for inclusive growth, emphasizing education as a key to poverty eradication.
'No critical thinking. Even IIT toppers chasing jobs at JP Morgan': Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia lashes out at Kota and JEE preparation
Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail, recently criticized India’s education system for stifling innovation by overemphasizing rote learning and competitive exams like the JEE, rather than nurturing critical thinking and entrepreneurship. In a podcast, he expressed concern that even top IIT graduates prioritize secure jobs at global firms over creating businesses, reflecting a deeper systemic issue. Bhatia highlighted the intense coaching culture in places like Kota as detrimental to creativity and compared this with the supportive, idea-driven environment of Silicon Valley.
Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia indirectly roasts Shark Tank India judges after Namrata Thapar calls him out
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia reignited a public debate on India’s startup ecosystem by urging investors to support bold, disruptive ideas instead of easy-to-scale delivery startups. His comments, made on social media, appeared to be a subtle response to Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar, who had earlier criticised Bhatia for questioning the work ethic of Indian engineers. The exchange sparked mixed reactions online, with some supporting Bhatia’s call for deeper innovation and others defending the practicality of current startup models.
Namita Thapar slams Hotmail’s Sabeer Bhatia. Says ‘easy to move to another country and give gyan’ about Indian engineers
A debate has erupted between Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia and Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar over India's engineering talent. Bhatia criticized the education system and a 'trader mindset' favoring replication over innovation, while Thapar countered that contributing to change from within India is more impactful than critiquing from abroad.
'90 hours, marks, money': Sabeer Bhatia says Indians' success formula is wrong; explains why India lags behind China
Sabeer Bhatia, the Hotmail co-founder, critiques India's narrow definition of success, which overly emphasizes money, power, and academic scores. He advocates for finding purpose and happiness over chasing conventional achievements. Bhatia also criticizes the Indian education system for prioritizing rote memorization and uniform performance over nurturing individual strengths and critical thinking.
'India is lying about GDP': Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia says India must rethink its work ethic to compete with China
Sabeer Bhatia, Hotmail's co-founder, urges India to reconsider its GDP calculation method, advocating for a system valuing effort and productivity over financial transactions. He emphasizes the need for a shift in work ethic, encouraging engineers to focus on building and creating rather than solely pursuing managerial roles.
Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia bets on realty software company AMP Technologies
His latest fascination is with AMP Tech, a co with a backend in Chennai that helps US clients manage their commercial realty biz, which he believes can scale up to $100 mn in 2 yrs.
How Microsoft and Hotmail lost their edge in the battle of email services
Microsoft killed Hotmail this week. The nostalgia is deep but you could always see why Sabeer Bhatia's baby would have had problems growing up.
Hotmail is not being killed off, but being enhanced: Sabeer Bhatia, Co-founder, Hotmail
Hotmail is not being killed off, but is being enhanced with a host of new features, says Sabeer Bhatia, the Indian-born co-founder of Hotmail.
Sabeer Bhatia hails the relaunch of Hotmail by Microsoft
Sabeer Bhatia, the Indian-born co-founder of Hotmail, has hailed Microsoft's decision to relaunch the iconic email service as Outlook.com.
Microsoft replaces Hotmail with Outlook; spells the death of Sabeer Bhatia's free email service
Microsoft launched Outlook.com, which it said will replace Hotmail, a move that is seen to be aimed at taking on competition from Gmail, Facebook and Yahoo.
Jaxtr SMS can be bigger than Hotmail: Sabeer Bhatia
The new idea, Jaxtr SMS will let users with data connection send messages to any other mobile phone, domestic and international - free.
Trinamool ropes in Sabeer Bhatia for better internet campaign
Trinamool Congress has roped in IT wizard and co-founder of Hotmail, Sabeer Bhatia, to help the party campaign better in the cyber world for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.
Microsoft Hotmail users report missing e-mails
A chorus of frantic users has posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum that all of their messages have disappeared.
Microsoft relaunches Hotmail in a new avatar, but will it click?
Microsoft is adding the functionality of its popular document processing software Office to Hotmail, mainly to win over small businesses.
Pak court orders ban on Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, 6 other websites
Justice Mazher Iqbal Sidhu issued the order while hearing a petition filed by a man named Muhammad Sidiq who claimed these websites were publishing sacrilegious material.
Hotmail launches free of charge e-mail on SMS service
Microsoft India announced that Hotmail users can get alerts on SMS without GPRS connection and for free, starting today.
Microsoft adds new tools, features to Hotmail
Hotmail, Microsoft's free email service, the world's largest with 360 million users, added a slew of new tools and features on Tuesday.
After Hotmail, now a new Outlook Express
After giving users an-all-new-look-n-feel Hotmail, Microsoft has promised replacements for the Outlook Express and Windows Mail Desktop clients along with new software to integrate Web mail with the corporate Outlook programme.
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