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'''Faisal Farooqui''' is an Indian activist, writer and business executive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/why-some-ceos-don-t-care-about-mbas-11578497893474.html|title=Why some CEOs don't care about MBAs|first=Rashmi|last=Menon|date=8 January 2020|website=mint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.expresscomputer.in/amp/videos/excl-interviews/mouthshut-com-has-built-a-robust-technology-infrastructure-faisal-farooqui-founder-and-ceo-mouthshut-com/43576/|title=Mouthshut.com has built a robust technology infrastructure: Faisal Farooqui, Founder and CEO, MouthShut.com|date=15 November 2019}}</ref> He is an advocate of [[net neutrality]] and [[time zone]] reforms in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Shifting-India-s-Time-Zone-By-30-Minutes-Will-Have-Economic-Social-Health-And-Environmental-Benefits-Faisal-Farooqui/11-09-2017-125868|title=Shifting India's Time-Zone By 30 Minutes Will Have Economic, Social, Health And Environmental Benefits: Faisal Farooqui|first=Anurit|last=Kanti|website=BW Businessworld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebooks-free-basics-9-indian-startup-ceos-jointly-write-to-trai-chairman-against-it/|title=Nine Indian startup CEOs write to TRAI against zero-rating platforms|date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
'''Faisal Farooqui''' is an Indian activist, writer and business executive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/why-some-ceos-don-t-care-about-mbas-11578497893474.html|title=Why some CEOs don't care about MBAs|first=Rashmi|last=Menon|date=8 January 2020|website=mint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.expresscomputer.in/amp/videos/excl-interviews/mouthshut-com-has-built-a-robust-technology-infrastructure-faisal-farooqui-founder-and-ceo-mouthshut-com/43576/|title=Mouthshut.com has built a robust technology infrastructure: Faisal Farooqui, Founder and CEO, MouthShut.com|date=15 November 2019}}</ref> He is an advocate of [[net neutrality]] and [[time zone]] reforms in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Shifting-India-s-Time-Zone-By-30-Minutes-Will-Have-Economic-Social-Health-And-Environmental-Benefits-Faisal-Farooqui/11-09-2017-125868|title=Shifting India's Time-Zone By 30 Minutes Will Have Economic, Social, Health And Environmental Benefits: Faisal Farooqui|first=Anurit|last=Kanti|website=BW Businessworld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebooks-free-basics-9-indian-startup-ceos-jointly-write-to-trai-chairman-against-it/|title=Nine Indian startup CEOs write to TRAI against zero-rating platforms|date=30 December 2015}}</ref> He is also the CEO & founder of [[MouthShut.com]] <ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/newsmaker-faisal-farooqui-115032601198_1.html</ref>


He is also a member of a start angels network, Lead Angels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/former-iit-bombay-team-members-start-angel-network-113111100606_1.html|title=Former IIT Bombay team members start angel network|first=M.|last=Saraswathy|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=11 November 2013|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
He is also a member of a start angels network, Lead Angels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/former-iit-bombay-team-members-start-angel-network-113111100606_1.html|title=Former IIT Bombay team members start angel network|first=M.|last=Saraswathy|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=11 November 2013|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

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Faisal Farooqui
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActivist

Faisal Farooqui is an Indian activist, writer and business executive.[1][2] He is an advocate of net neutrality and time zone reforms in India.[3][4] He is also the CEO & founder of MouthShut.com [5]

He is also a member of a start angels network, Lead Angels.[6]

Early life and education

Farooqui was born in Mumbai, India. He was educated at the St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai.[7] For higher studies, he moved to the United States where he received his bachelor's degree from the Binghamton University in Information Systems and Finance.[8]

Career

After graduation, he started working at American Management Systems as a telecommunication consultant.[7]

In 2000, he left the United States and moved to India to establish MouthShut.com.[7][9] He is known for introducing web 2.0 in India.[10]

In 2012, Farooqui and Shreya Singhal challenged the inclusion of Section 66A in the IT Act[11], which was later scrapped by the Supreme Court of India in a lawsuit known as Shreya Singhal v. Union of India.[12][13]

He is also known for popularizing the concept of advertising on rickshaws for marketing purposes.[14][15]

Recently, he became spokesperson for Indian actor, Dilip Kumar, because of their long-standing family relationship.[16][17]


Net Neutrality

Faisal Farooqui is an advocate of an unrestricted internet. He had discussed why net neutrality is vital and the political relevance of Indian web users:[18]


References

  1. ^ Menon, Rashmi (8 January 2020). "Why some CEOs don't care about MBAs". mint.
  2. ^ "Mouthshut.com has built a robust technology infrastructure: Faisal Farooqui, Founder and CEO, MouthShut.com". 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ Kanti, Anurit. "Shifting India's Time-Zone By 30 Minutes Will Have Economic, Social, Health And Environmental Benefits: Faisal Farooqui". BW Businessworld.
  4. ^ "Nine Indian startup CEOs write to TRAI against zero-rating platforms". 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/newsmaker-faisal-farooqui-115032601198_1.html
  6. ^ Saraswathy, M. (11 November 2013). "Former IIT Bombay team members start angel network". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  7. ^ a b c Naik, Sushma (3 October 2009). "Swades, the dotcom way". Express Computer. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Alumnus credits Binghamton for inspiring his award-winning review website". Alumni Connect- Binghamton University. September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. ^ Surabhi Agarwal (26 March 2015). "Newsmaker: Faisal Farooqui". Business Standard.
  10. ^ Adgully Bureau (31 July 2012). "Opinion, that matters: MouthShut's Faisal Farooqui". Adgully.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Section 66A: 21 petitions that changed the system". The Indian Express. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. ^ Das, Soma. "Section 66A of IT Act: We took up battle, big guys didn't, says MouthShut founder Faisal Farooqui" – via The Economic Times.
  13. ^ "Section 66A of IT Act: Entire digital ecosystem will take off from here, says MouthShut founder Faisal Farooqui". 25 March 2015.
  14. ^ Mitra, Moinak (23 March 2007). "Chunnu, Munnu left out as autos load dotcom ads". Economic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  15. ^ Seetha (25 September 2006). "Dotcoms discover a new marketing vehicle". DNA India. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. ^ Hindi, TV9 (7 July 2021). "Dilip Kumar Social Media : कौन हैं फैसल फारूकी जो हर पल देते थे दिलीप कुमार की हेल्थ से जुड़ी जानकारी, जानिए क्या है एक्टर से रिश्ता". TV9 Hindi.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "कौन हैं फैसल फारुकी जो देते थे दिलीप कुमार का हेल्थ अपडेट?". Prabhasakshi. 7 July 2021.
  18. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/the-interviews-blog/internet-users-represent-new-india-with-aspirations-and-they-want-net-neutrality-faisal-i-farooqui/
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