Bangalore didn’t become India’s tech capital by accident. Kolkata gave up the opportunity first. In the 1980s, global tech companies were setting up offices in Kolkata. The talent was there. The momentum was there. The future was already knocking. Then came the strikes. Not for higher pay. Not for better work. But against computerization itself. An entire industry moved away because people believed computers would “take the jobs.” No talk of upskilling. No talk of growing the pie. Just fear that