India, Jan. 12 -- It is routine for the gossip media, and even mainstream one, in this age of social media and digital platforms, to discuss the personal lives, and other salacious details of entrepreneurs, industrialists, and tycoons, apart from the usual celebrities, politicians, and others. Two recent incidents highlight this trend. The first is related to the co-founder of Zoho Corp, SridharVembu. Like many Indians, Vembu worked in the US as an entrepreneur. He was married there, separated from his wife, and then relocated to India.

Zoho Corp, by any yardstick, has done a fair job of making 'Make-in-India' a success. The Government announced that to reduce dependence on the foreign entities, it would shift most of its mail servers to...