The Middle Class Is Breaking - Here’s Why | Ft. Saurabh Mukherjea | Paisa Vaisa
Paisa Vaisa with Anupam Gupta

The Middle Class Is Breaking - Here’s Why | Ft. Saurabh Mukherjea | Paisa Vaisa

May 4, 202656 min

In this episode of Paisa Vaisa, Anupam Gupta speaks with Saurabh Mukherjea, Founder, Marcellus Investment Managers, and Nandita Rajhansa, Economist, Marcellus Investment Managers, about their latest book Breakpoint. The conversation explores the growing pressure on India’s middle class from falling real wages and rising personal debt to a changing job market shaped by automation and AI. They discuss why traditional white-collar jobs are becoming less reliable, how the supply of graduates is outpacing demand, and why India may have “work” but not enough stable “jobs.” The episode also looks at behavioral shifts, including...

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