India Inc has a joke, and you would want to hear it. Kunal Bahl, Edelweiss AMC CEO & Paytm founder join Twitter trend

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July 24, 2020

India Inc has a joke, and you would want to hear it. Kunal Bahl, Edelweiss AMC CEO & Paytm founder join Twitter trend

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NEW DELHI: The weekend began early for some India Inc bosses when they took part in a Twitter trend on Friday afternoon.

Corporate India bosses such as Kunal Bahl, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Vishal Gondal and Radhika Gupta among others, took to the micro-blogging while sharing a joke from their respective sectors. The funny one-liners ranged from venture capitalists (VCs) to start-ups and fintech to fitness tech.

If you are wondering where it all started, we, too, are wondering. It is unclear from where the trend picked up, but has spread like fire on everyone’s Twitter feed.

Snapdeal founder Bahl kept it simple with one joke on eCommerce that ‘had already been returned’.

I have a joke on eCommerce, but it has already been returned 😁

— Kunal Bahl (@1kunalbahl) 1595580285000

The Paytm founder seemed quite excited with this new trend. Showing off his funny side, the entrepreneur’s collection of jokes featured a variety of themes like fintech, VCs, stock market, the USA, coffee, production houses, roller-coaster among others.

I have a joke on VC, but IC didn’t approve it. https://t.co/pkIwtsDV3i

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) 1595577587000

I have a fintech joke, but it is waiting for a license and appprval before I can tell. https://t.co/NdEaSUnzAi

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) 1595573929000

I have a US joke, but it is reality. https://t.co/jcW0jlhuFb

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) 1595579772000

Radhika Gupta, the MD and CEO of Edelweiss AMC, shared a funny joke on her area of expertise: systematic investment plans (SIP of mutual funds).

I have an SIP joke, but you will have to wait for the long term to hear it! https://t.co/qm01tOObJc

— Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) 1595575136000

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik’s joke about the almighty will leave you chuckling.

I have a joke about gods; it is timeless.

— Devdutt Pattanaik (@devduttmyth) 1595586895000

Freecharge & Cred founder Kunal Shah also shared jokes on start-up funding, credit cards and philosophy.

I have a joke about startup funding, Jio.

— Kunal Shah (@kunalb11) 1595580636000

I have a joke on credit cards, but “the card machine is not working today sir”.

— Kunal Shah (@kunalb11) 1595579900000

I have a philosophy joke, but I don’t know why.

— Kunal Shah (@kunalb11) 1595579434000

GOQii CEO Vishal Gondal wasn’t too far behind, as he shared a fitness joke, hinting at the popular Indian habit of procrastination when it comes to working out.

I have a Fitness joke, but I will tell it tomorrow https://t.co/BqShHj3a40

— Vishal Gondal (@vishalgondal) 1595574247000

Food delivery platform Zomato also joined the bandwagon with green tea and oregano sachets joke.

We have a joke on green tea, but not many will like it.

— Zomato (@ZomatoIN) 1595585235000

We have a joke on oregano sachets, but we’re saving it for later.

— Zomato (@ZomatoIN) 1595585989000

Netflix India also share a one-liner on the currently hyped series ‘Dark’ on time travel.

We have a time travel joke but it’s too Dark.

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) 1595583774000

Within minutes the trend was followed up by people from the entertainment industry. Director Hansal Mehta, actress Richa Chadha, and comedians like Papa CJ, Atul Khatri, Amit Tandon and Vipul Goyal shared one-liners on nepotism, governance, stand-up comedy, coronavirus, America and even Paytm’s KYC.

I have a joke on nepotism but my son has a better version of it.

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1595577546000

I have a joke on governance, that joke is on us. https://t.co/gREAytpaEO

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) 1595566638000

I have a US joke too but mine is running for President. https://t.co/re0fOHTLxD

— Papa CJ (@PapaCJ) 1595579912000

I have a PayTM joke but cannot tell it as it’s KYC not yet done https://t.co/AnslT80Htk

— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) 1595577892000

I have a Corona joke but it is already viral https://t.co/fg4mTQwenz

— Amit Tandon (@amitandon) 1595574769000

I have a joke on Nepotism but will only tell it to my kids.

— Vipul Goyal (@HumorouslyVipul) 1595577389000

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Lockdown Lowdown

Lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic has changed lives for most people. However, many people are working to find a way around the qurantine to be healthy, fit and more productive.

These business heads tell us how the lockdown has been for them and what they look forward to:

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Vinay Agrawal, CEO, Angel Broking

“Since I can’t play squash now, I tried doing some work-out at home using YouTube videos (walk a mile by Leslie Sansone). In flat 15 minutes at home, I was sweating. It felt satisfying. Fun part of it was my wife and kids joined me and it also became a laughter session. Once the lockdown is over, I would definitely start playing squash in the morning. I also look forward to having a meal outside and small outings with my children. But we will probably have to wait for a year.”

Zafar Imam, Lead, OPPO Kash

“Our first daily huddle starts @ 9.30 am sharp every day. Most of the meetings of the day are lined up from 9.30 am to 8 pm max. Sometimes, it goes beyond that also depending on the urgency. However, most of the days I can wind up by 8 pm. So, I have to finish some regular home tasks before 9.30 am or post 8 pm. Luckily, I have been able to manage this discipline from the day one and it is helping me to keep the things on track.”

Arnold Su, Business Head – Consumer and Gaming PC, SYS Business Group – ASUS INDIA

“I’m in Taipei currently and the lockdown isn’t exercised here because the Government has been successful in flattening the curve, hence am working from our HQ in Taipei. Since I am a runner and exercise is an integral part of my routine which I have maintained even during the lockdown phase. Hence the 1st thing I did once the lockdown got lifted was go for a 10km run by the riverside of my house.”

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