18 April 2025
Ahmedabad

‘Biwi bhaag jayegi’: Gautam Adani repartee to Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour work week debate

The Adani Group chairman joins the issue after Infosys co-founder pitches for a 70-hour week in a bid for India to compete with advanced economies

Staff Writer
1 Jan 2025

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has weighed in on the ongoing work-life balance and 70-hour work week debate, according to media reports. The industrialist said that one feels balanced when they do things that they like doing. His take on the raging debate: life becomes simple when one accepts the fact they are mortal 

“Your work-life balance should not be imposed on me, and my work-life balance shouldn't be imposed on you. Say, someone spends four hours with family and finds joy in it, or if someone else spends eight hours and enjoys it, that's their balance. Notwithstanding that if you spend eight hours, biwi bhaag jayegi [wife will run away],” the industrialist observed.

He added that children also notice that one does not have a world out of their family and work and take note of the same. 

“Your work-life is balanced when you do things which you like doing... For us either it is family or work, we don't have a world out of this... Our children also notice that only and take note of it... No one has come here permanently. When one understands this, life becomes simple,” Adani said.