EP-436 | Education System, CJP, Degree vs Skills, AI, Movies, China & Startups | Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala wears many hats: entrepreneur, investor, film producer and philanthropist. He built UTV into one of India’s biggest media companies, co-founded upGrad and established the Swades Foundation.In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Ronnie Screwvala speaks about the student anger, paper leaks and what is wrong with India’s education system.He also discusses degrees versus skills, unemployment, AI, India’s competition with China, entrepreneurship, start-ups and why India must become a “no-collar nation”.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction00:45 – AI Bubble02:54 – China in AI Race06:54 – India’s Service Economy09:48 – Entrepreneurial Journey14:41 – Rang De Basanti16:46 – Licence Raj & Liberalisation22:30 – Education and upGrad26:39 – Quick Commerce30:02 – Advertising Agencies32:30 – India’s Television Revolution38:47 – Did OTT Save Indian Cinema?44:34 – Will AI Make Our Minds Dull?47:38 – Education & Rural Digital Divide52:56 – India’s Untapped Tourism55:52 – Student Protests & Education Reform1:03:15 – AI & Entry-Level Jobs1:07:31 – Blue-Collar Work1:13:11 – AI, Agriculture & Farming