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Deepinder Goyal wants to hire only supremely fit people for a new startup. Is this even allowed legally?

Published on: Feb. 28, 2026, 5:30 a.m. | Source: Livemint

Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal’s longevity venture, Temple, is hiring engineers with body fat below 16% for men and below 26% for women. While health-linked hiring isn’t illegal in India, lawyers caution that such conditions must be relevant to the job and must not discriminate.

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