Anand Murali, Author at Factor Daily

PROJECTS

Climate and Sustainability Digital Misuse Internet Culture Mental Health Outliers Startups and Society

Anand Murali

Anand is a journalist exploring the impact of technology on society in India. One of his key interests also lies in trying to make sense of the way in which digital privacy is evolving and shaping the connected future. His work has previously appeared in publications including The Economic Times, CNBC, Moneycontrol, Tech2, Mint and NextBigWhat.

Stories by
Anand Murali

Climate and Sustainability

How the Phone You Chucked is Killing Seelampur

11 January 2021

The story of a teenage boy Aman is common among the 30,000 men, women and children who expose themselves to toxic fumes, acid splashes and lasting injuries in Seelampur, the town where all our old phones go to die.

by Pankaj Mishra

Digital Misuse

India’s Bitcoin Ponzi king and the thousands he duped stare at a turbid future

16 April 2018

Amit Bhardwaj’s GainBitcoin network unraveled into one of India’s largest cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes. The fraudulent operation exposed the risks of unregulated digital investments, impacting thousands of investors and prompting significant legal and regulatory scrutiny.

by Anand Murali

Digital Misuse

The curious story of Amit Bhardwaj and how he made millionaires and fools of Bitcoin investor

22 July 2016

Zakhil Suresh, an aspiring chartered accountant in Kodungallur, a small port town on the Malabar coast in Kerala, has a nose for investment opportunities. Suresh, 23, was an early entrant into the swirling world of Bitcoins, a so-called cryptocurrency that is taking the world by storm — it has appreciated about 33 million times since […]

by Anand Murali