A harmless office joke about who looks better has turned into a funny social media exchange involving Zerodha brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath.It all started when Dinesh Pai, VP of Zerodha Online, openly admitted on X that he thought Nikhil Kamath was better looking than his older brother Nithin.“Don’t tell Nithin I said this, but Nikhil is better looking,” Pai wrote. He then joked that Nikhil was the “natural choice” for certain posts because of his looks.The comment eventually reached Nithin.And his response was every bit as cheeky.“I just found out that a disloyal member in my team thinks @nikhilkamathcio is much more handsome than me, so I decided to change the photo on the website to just keep Nik under my name,” Nithin wrote on X.To make the joke even better, Nithin shared a screenshot of his profile on the Zerodha website. His bio still carried his own name and professional details, but the photograph had been replaced with a picture of Nikhil.
How the sibling joke began
The exchange appears to have started after someone on social media noticed that a post discussing Nithin Kamath featured a photograph of Nikhil instead.Pai jumped into the conversation with his unexpected verdict, effectively picking Nikhil in the sibling looks contest.Nithin later found the post and decided not to let the opportunity pass.Instead of taking the comment seriously, he turned it into another joke by putting his brother’s photograph under his own name.Pai then responded to Nithin’s post, jokingly thanking the Zerodha team for making sure Nithin saw his original comment first thing in the morning. He also added that he was looking forward to seeing Nithin at the office.
Who are Nithin and Nikhil Kamath?
Nithin and Nikhil Kamath are brothers and the co-founders of Zerodha, which they started in 2010.Nithin, the elder brother, founded the brokerage after spending years as a trader and has remained its CEO. Nikhil is also a co-founder and has built a public profile through his work as an entrepreneur and investor.Their latest social media exchange, though, had little to do with business.It was simply two brothers, and one very honest employee – getting pulled into an unexpectedly entertaining debate about who is more handsome.
