Bengaluru is called the Tech Capital of India or the Silicon Valley of India for a reason. Forget college graduates and corporate big shots, in this city, even autorickshaw and cab drivers, vegetable sellers and domestic helps are extremely tech-savvy and use the internet to their advantage.
Here’s an example. A man named Sushant Koshy took to Twitter to share how an auto driver he was riding with in Bengaluru is also paving his way as a personal finance influencer. The driver, who is named Janardhan, also has a YouTube channel where he teaches people about finance and investment.
My Uber auto driver today is a YouTube influencer, specialising in personal finance. @peakbengaluru https://t.co/FZJWWzMFhB pic.twitter.com/crM8Im9JOK
— Sushant Koshy (@sushantkoshy) March 3, 2023
The name of his YouTube channel is Gold Janardhan Investor wherein there are videos and shorts on various financial topics such as taxes, compounding interest, investing in stocks, purchasing online gold, etc.
His layman explanation of why central banks can’t just print money is 👌🏼
Really impressive!https://t.co/Z9YJSOtksG
— Sushant Koshy (@sushantkoshy) March 4, 2023
What Janardhan managed to do was first learn moderate to complex economic topics and then explain them in layman’s terms in his videos. He also learnt how to create graphs for his videos.
Went through Autodriver Janardhan’s YouTube channel and I am so mighty impressed.
He:
1. Learnt moderately complex economic topics2. Explained them in laymen terms
3. Created videos with graphs etc
All while running his auto.
This deserves a case study @Uber @YouTubeIndia https://t.co/WknoFd6z17
— Sushant Koshy (@sushantkoshy) March 4, 2023
There are some inaccuracies in his explanation. But still so heartwarming to see this content.
The power of internet and knowledge is 👌🏼
— Sushant Koshy (@sushantkoshy) March 4, 2023
Here’s a look at one of his videos. He speaks in Kannada so fellow locals can understand.
In this city, every other person has an impressive side hustle! 😀