New Delhi, June 23 -- The announcement of Kunal Shah as WhatsApp's new CEO has sparked a wave of reactions online, but not for the reason many might expect.

While the founder of CRED is a well-known name in India's startup ecosystem, social media users have been fixated on a different aspect of his journey - his educational background. Unlike many global technology leaders who come from engineering or management institutes, Shah studied Philosophy at Mumbai's Wilson College and later dropped out of an MBA programme at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).

Meta recently named Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart, who has led the messaging platform since 2019. The leadership change comes as WhatsApp ...