A country the size of India deserves serious attention, and with 17 Blockchain veterans on this episode, we uncover the fascinating past and the bright future of Blockchain in India. We go all the way back to 2012 and discuss everything from crypto folklore to huge government interest to the army of Blockchain talent that is transforming the tech landscape in every sector in India today. In this episode we cover:
- A brief history of Blockchain in India from 2012 to today
- Use cases including telecoms, digital identity, life sciences, banking, payments, DeFi, agritech and much more
- The Blockchain community from OGs like Polygon (Matic) to AgroTrust, Hyperledger and the Bosch Blockchain Centre of Excellence
- The importance of Crypto to Indians, implications of the impending crypto ban, and government interest in CBDC
- How huge state governments and the national Blockchain roadmap are shaping India's Blockchain future
- How 4 Million software developers get access to Blockchain training from formal and informal settings
- The importance of diversity in the India Blockchain community, some positive examples and where more work is needed
- Important learnings for scaling Blockchain in terms of capability, leadership, language and regulation
A huge shout to the amazing Indian Blockchain leaders who contributed to this episode: Swati Bhide (IBM), Sunil Sharma (SquadX), Gokul Alex (Gigamesh Garage Ventures), Prasanna Lohar (DCB Bank), Debajani Mohanty (My Earth ID), Rajesh Dhuddu (Tech Mahindra), Kamlesh Nagware (Snapper Future Tech), Richa Joshi (Ethereum Push Notification Service), Kalyan Kulkarni (AyanWorks), Gaurav Somwashni (AgroTrust), Krishnan Mohan (Bosch), Raj Kapoor (India Blockchain Alliance), Ishan Roy (Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency), Srinivas Mahankali (National Insitute for Smart Government), Gnana Lakshmi (WileyNXT), Vinod Kashyap (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), and Sandeep Shukla (Indian Institute of Technology)