Zerodha's Nithin Kamath Reveals Why His Phone Is Always On Silent Mode

Zerodha's co-founder and chief executive officer, Nithin Kamath reminisced about his days working at a call center and shared some old pictures with his colleagues.

He said his phone is always on silent mode these days because it has become "unusable" due to telemarketing calls. Calling it "karma", Kamath said his call centre stint, where he made unsolicited calls, had come back to bite him.

"My phone has become unusable due to telemarketing and is always silent. Guess what goes around comes around," Kamath wrote in a post that has gone viral now.

My phone has become unusable due to telemarketing and is always silent. Guess what goes around comes around.

I spent four years at a call center, making unsolicited calls to people in the US. I guess Karma has a way of biting back. 😬 pic.twitter.com/HkPetLYpQI

May 4, 2024

The post garnered over three lakh views and hundreds of comments from social media users. While some users empathised with Kamath's situation, others shared their own experiences with telemarketing calls.

"9/10 calls are spam and selling unwanted stuff. Voice calls will be dead and data only will win. Matter of time," one user commented.

9/10 calls are spam and selling unwanted stuff. Voice calls will be dead and data only will win . matter of time

May 4, 2024

Another user joked, "You did that crime. I never did anything like that. But get hundreds of call daily. Even after activating DND since ages. 😁 What is my Karma?"

You did that crime. I never did anything like that. But get hundreds of call daily. Even after activating DND since ages. 😁

What is my Karma ?

May 5, 2024

Another said, "Bhai, we want to meet you to pitch our startup but have no way to knowing your number, but telemarketers call you multiple times! Kya duniya hai 😵‍💫"

Bhai, we want to meet you to pitch our startup but have no way to knowing your number, but telemarketers call you multiple times! Kya duniya hai 😵‍💫

May 4, 2024

"I have simply stopped picking calls from unknown numbers. I assume that in case of some emergency, people will have other means like email, WhatsApp & relatives to reach me," remarked another user.

I have simply stopped picking calls from unknown number.
I assume that in case of some emergency people will have other means like email, whatsapp & relatives to reach me.

May 4, 2024

Meanwhile, Kamath made his first public appearance just over two months after revealing he had suffered a mild stroke. The 44-year-old entrepreneur attended the Zero1 fest on April 29 where he spoke about health and wealth, and he shared on X that he was slowly getting back to normal.

Slowly getting back to normal. 😀

At the Zero1 fest, talking about health and wealth with @nasdaily, JC @FITTRwithsquats, and @twitellectual. pic.twitter.com/CFOIdlOwZD

April 29, 2024

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