Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Radhika Gupta at Edelweiss Asset Management Limited has advocated a ‘longer break’ during Diwali.
Radhika Gupta shared a post on LinkedIn saying, “In all my years living in the West, the holiday season was long and extended. Christmas time off started after the 15th of December and continued through the New Year. In China, Chinese New Year has a long holiday.”
“Unfortunately in India, Diwali holidays are usually 1 or 2 days in corporate offices. In years like this one when Diwali falls on a weekend, there is one day off. Many of us travel to be with families across the country, sometimes far and wide”, the post added.
“While we can take the days off, is there a care for a longer festive break, maybe a week-long one, as a country, so we can enjoy the festive season and family time without counting days?”, the post added.
The post has been reposted by various people and revived various comments.
One LinkedIn user said, “Let’s start with your organization if you can make this rule in your organization as an employer other big companies definitely think about it at least once. Giving employees one week off during Diwali.”
Recently, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has suggested that Indian youngsters should work 70 hours a week. On the same concern, Radhika Gupta MD & CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund also reacted.
She said on social media platform X (formally Twitter), “Between offices and homes, many Indian women have been working many more than seventy-hour weeks to build India (through our work) and the next generation of Indians (our children).”
“For years and decades, with a smile, and without a demand for overtime, funnily, no one has debated about us on Twitter”, she added.
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