Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath says he wanted to adopt a child as he ‘thought it was cool’

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath said that he did intend to adopt a child at one point of time because he thought it was “cool”.

Nikhil Kamath says he wanted to adopt a child (Photo: Nikhil Kamath/Instagram)

New Delhi,UPDATED: May 25, 2024 18:05 IST

Even though he doesn’t want to have children, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath said that he did intend to adopt a child at one point of time because he thought it was “cool”. While speaking during an episode of his podcast, Nikhil said that he also explored whether he could adopt a child at all.

“At one point in life, I had a phase where I wanted to adopt a child. And I actually tried. I researched it,” Nikhil said.

Upon further research, Nikhil figured that it was almost impossible for a single Indian man to adopt a child as per the current regulations.

“Just like that. I thought it was cool at that time. See, most of the things we do (are) because we think they are cool, right,” he added.

Speaking about parenthood, however, Nikhil said that he does not feel the need to have children to continue his “legacy”.

“This is also partly why I don’t have kids. I’m going to ruin 18-20 years of my life babysitting this child and then if luck serves me right, the reverse will happen at some point. What if he says ‘scr** you’ at 18 and leaves anyway,” he said.

“I think we all feel that we are more important than we actually are. You are born and you die like every other animal on the planet and then you are gone and nobody remembers anybody. What’s the point in being remembered (after death)? I feel like you should come, you should live well, you should be nice to the people you meet in your life,” Nikhil added.

Nikhil Kamath’s podcast series ‘WTF is’ covers several topics of particular current relevance, including technology, social media, philosophy, gaming and psychology.

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May 25, 2024

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