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Chapter 3: Sterling Cellular Grabs Delhi leaving Ratan Tata broken
Chapter 3: By 1994, JRD Tata had passed on. Ratan Tata struggled to manage the...
How the JAMUNS are warning us
Such observations are thought provoking. Now even scientists are saying that we are heading for...
Q4B: to continue from my last post
Q4B: to continue from my last post: https://lnkd.in/g8vqnFVi * on what India is doing to...
Q4A: to continue from my last post
Q4A: to continue from my last post: https://lnkd.in/g4J_W4tz *how will India compete with USA and...
Q4: this is from one of the top ai reporters from Silicon Valley
Q4: this is from one of the top ai reporters from Silicon Valley * you...
Q3 : again from Charles Assisi
Q3 : again from Charles Assisi *You noted that TCS historically ran a massive volume-based...
Q1 from Charles Assisi
I will take a hundred journalist questions on ai in June. Some of these are...
Aatmanirbharta Needs Patient Capital
Dipak Gupta usually has a sharp, well researched narrative. As Chair of the largest private...
Argentina Moves to Legalize “Non-HumanCorporations” Run by AI
A few months ago I had shared a post on how an ai was doing...
Most Profitable Banks in India
In the banking industry, profitability is an accountants opinion. The figure stated is an illusion....
Super 1000. What matters ? And what doesn’t ? Have most IITians wasted their IIT degrees ?
Super 1000. What matters ? And what doesn’t ? Have most IITians wasted their IIT...
Super 1000
Super 1000. Augmenting human intelligence faster than ai. Batch One to start academic year 2026-27....
Adani Power just overtook Infosys in market cap.
Adani Power just overtook Infosys in market cap. A thermal power producer is now worth...
Builders of a new India #2
Builders of a new India #2Deendayal Shodh Sansthan is a rural transformation catalyst like no...
Luckin coffee
Luckin coffee effect in India. Is a coffee shop about coffee or is it about...
Delhi Gymkhana Club
Right to property is not a fundamental right. And there is misuse of the lease...
Spectacles have not changed for three hundred years.
Spectacles have not changed for three hundred years. First lenses were made from glass by...
Megaspheres
Till now, it was salesmen who dominated the AI narrative. All kinds of goods from...
MegaSpheres
In April 2025, the IIT Alumni Council presented MegaSpheres to the Boards of some of...
Niti Aayog on Ease of Doing R&D
It doesn’t matter what subject.Every single govt report is an attempt by a bureaucrat to...
HDFC Saga Continues
HDFC Saga ContinuesCitibank Playbook 101: what cannot be done directly, figure out a way to...
The Pope has come up with a 38,000 word encyclical on Ai.
The Pope has come up with a 38,000 word encyclical on Ai. Here is the...
Breach of Trusts
The Indian Trust Act needs a major and emergency overhaul. Right now it is no...
Air India
Air India cannot be turned around !!! Period. Every problem does not have a solution....
When you reset your diversity, what do you do with the old lot
Restoration of cultural diversity is very very hard once a monoculture gets control. It is...
No need to rush — I know exactly how far to go
A political cartoon reportedly circulating in Chinese media says more about global power perception than...
What is the end game with Pakistan ??
What is the end game with Pakistan ??It is a question without any clear answer....
The world’s First Mechanical Computer
To get to matching the human brain, we need about a million times of the...
The Cockroach Janta Party
It is so easy to criticize, but real challenge is in finding practical solutions that...
Raghu Rai will never die because photographs outlive us
Raghu Rai will never die because photographs outlive us. The moment will go but the...
The Cockroach Janta Party
The Cockroach Janta Party can go way beyond a joke if not curtailed. We have...
The Great Consumption Shift
The havoc caused by cybercrime, rupee export and illegal retailing is crippling our economy. And...
World Wisdom Forum
The main commonwealth stadium in New Delhi can easily host 150,000 people. By adding the...
Who will judge the judges ?
Who will judge the judges ? And what are they here to judge ? What...
What not to do is often a more important decision
Most management thought is focused on “what to do ? How to do ? When...
The IIT Alumni
The IIT Alumni Change Leaders Meet at Kimaya Restaurant in Pune on Sunday concluded with...
Tata portfolio needs fundamental correction
Undoing what the current Tata leadership has done is neither easy. Nor fully reversible. The...
Chairman of Tata Trusts has to be Chairman of Tata Sons.
Let us get to the crux of the Cyrus Mistry fiasco and understand why it...
85% of Tata Sons income is from TCS
There is nothing ethical about how shares are sold to the public in a India....
TCS shares were pledged to raise loans
Citibank was THE havala bank of India. The who’s who of India send money abroad...
Why was TCS spun out of Tata Sons?
To understand the why, one has to step back to 1991 – the year when...
TCS was not a normal delivery for mother Tata Sons
To understand Tata Sons and the genesis of its current condition, one has to understand...
NVIDIA is abandoning centralized AI factories as core driver of growth
cc— and it is adding an alternate layer: distributed inference and edge AI infrastructure. The...
Tidal Lagoon Power Plants can be a critical part of building climate change resilience
Perpetual, India’s leading player in energy transition to nano nuclear, agro voltaics, ocean wave, clean...
AIF is the only structure for Tata Sons Pvt Ltd
If one does a careful analysis of the various issues involved in the Tata discord,...
Tata Sons as a category 2 AIF
The current state of Tatas is the result of poor professional advice and a malafide...
The most efficient way to bathe is in a flowing river
The most efficient way to bathe is in a flowing river. Without soap. Or oil....
No Degree? No Advice on Social Media
Regulators need to stop influencers who may be acting for bad players. A classic case...
Corporate India on Investment Strike
The “Investment Strike”: Why India Inc. is Staying on the Sidelines 🇮🇳. Investment is at...
Few know that all states don’t have the same governance
Few know that all states don’t have the same governance. In fact Gujarat, MP and...
Hindustan Zinc
Marwari model of mismanagement vs the Tata model of getting mismanaged. The resilience of both...
Cluster Network
One district one product: FailedCluster manufacturing: FailedSEZ mfg : yet to succeed. If we look...
Learning vs Teaching
Learning vs TeachingDiscovering vs InventingRealising vs being instructed. Deep in the interiors of the tribal...
The occasion of Ma Sita’s birthday
On the occasion of Ma Sita’s birthday, I was at the Sati Anusuya Ashram. This...
The Higher Education model in India is broken
The Higher Education model in India is broken. And this time, it is NOT the...
Water water everywhere But not a drop to drink
Water water everywhere. But not a drop to drink. My interaction with water warriors has...
Padma Sri awardees are usually a delight to be with and learn from
Padma Sri awardees are usually a delight to be with and learn from. Last week...
Delhi Chapter : IITK Alumni Association
Is India on the right path in ai ? This was my question to the...
The Chaat Party
38 years ago, a Chaat party united a fraternity and created a movement – the...
The House of TATA
Who owns a Trust ? Who actually owns the Tata Group shares ? More important...
The Systemic Risk to the Indian Economy
Ai is not going to disrupt the Indian economy in the next 36 months. But...
The Aravalli Biodiversity Park
The Aravalli Biodiversity Park, the Yamuna Biodiversity Park and five others in and around New...
River Rejuvenation
River rejuvenation has a new role model in the making – the Mandakini river in...
Daiki Axis
Reinventing water and sanitation is not easy. As a country, we haven’t even tried. We...
Google breaks all records
Google and Meta evade over Rs 100,000 crores of GST and over Rs 75,000 crore...
No more deposits in private banks
I actually think this is a very good step. When HDFC goes down or if...
TATA Docomo
Even to be a sweeper in the municipality or a Daroga in the police you...
Chitrakoot could be the most visited religious place on the planet.
In under ten years Chitrakoot could be the most visited religious place on the planet....
Bernstein recently put out a research on India
Bernstein recently put out a research on India. What this well made research document shows...
The Rejuvenation of Mandakini river in Chitrakoot
The rejuvenation of Mandakini river in Chitrakoot is set to establish a new benchmark not...
Atri Ashram near Khajurao
My visit to the Atri Ashram near Khajurao was kind of transformational in impact. Rishi...
A 1946 document was affixed with Ashok Chakra
Whilst I was researching the Partition, I came across an interesting document in microfilm form....
Chapter 5H: Nehru went about destroying his competitors
Chapter 5H: Nehru went about destroying his competitors. BN ducked out of view. His business...
Chapter 5G: the final blueprint for the division of India was drawn in London in December 1946
Chapter 5G: the final blueprint for the division of India was drawn in London in...
Chapter 5F: Then tragedy struck. And Subhash Chandra Bose met with an air accident
Chapter 5F: Then tragedy struck. And Subhash Chandra Bose met with an air accident. He...
Chapter 5E: Lord Wavell was Commander in Chief of the British Army in India from 1941-43
Chapter 5E: Lord Wavell was Commander in Chief of the British Army in India from...
Chapter 5D: as the worlds attention was primarily drawn to the group “Others”
Chapter 5D: as the worlds attention was primarily drawn to the group “Others” which was...
Chapter 5C: Before we move into the final 30 month lap (15.2.45 to 15.8.47) of a 90 year movement from 1857-1947
Chapter 5C: Before we move into the final 30 month lap (15.2.45 to 15.8.47) of...
Taxology India
A few months ago I had shared a post that it just didn’t make sense...
Chapter 5B: Whenever a powerful job is to be decided, you have speculation
Chapter 5B: Whenever a powerful job is to be decided, you have speculation. Just like...
President and Chief Volunteer
The idea of expanding the ESG framework to ESGG by adding goodness as a fourth...
The Partition Saga Part 5
The final 30 month lap to departure of the British and the imposition of self...
Chapter 4G: Subhash Chandra Bose had reported from German intelligence that the Aga Khan was lobbying for partition of India
Chapter 4G: Subhash Chandra Bose had reported from German intelligence that the Aga Khan was...
Chapter 4F: unknown to Bose or BN
Chapter 4F: unknown to Bose or BN – someone was plotting to eliminate them. BN...
Chapter 4E: On March 23, 1940
Chapter 4E: On March 23, 1940 – as BN and Subhash Chandra Bose were locked...
Chapter 4D: Writing a constitution is one thing
Chapter 4D: Writing a constitution is one thing. Implementing it is another. As India’s march...
Chapter 4C: The art of a deal. Beyond money is power
Chapter 4C: The art of a deal. Beyond money is power. And beyond power ?...
Chapter 4B: “Freedom is not the destination
Chapter 4B: “Freedom is not the destination. It is a pre requisite for economic progress...
As world headed to the bloodiest of all wars – World War II
As world headed to the bloodiest of all wars – World War II – the...
Chapter 3F: His Holiness had assumed that all Muslims would want an independent Muslim nation
Chapter 3F: His Holiness had assumed that all Muslims would want an independent Muslim nation....
Chapter 3E: His Holiness understood the power of privileged networks
Chapter 3E: His Holiness understood the power of privileged networks. He had learned the ways...
Chapter 3D: The Aga Khan was the most socially astute of the three
Chapter 3D: The Aga Khan was the most socially astute of the three. He was...
Chapter 3C: For close to ten years, I saw this gate every school day
Chapter 3C: For close to ten years, I saw this gate every school day. It...
Chapter 3B: Concurrent to the concept of democracy
Chapter 3B: Concurrent to the concept of democracy was that of a joint stock company...
By 1921, the three groups – BN, AK and Others had taken positions
By 1921, the three groups – BN, AK and Others had taken positions. It was...
Chapter 2F: The period between the two World Wars is not when independence was won
Chapter 2F: The period between the two World Wars is not when independence was won....
The Partition Saga part 2
Chapter 2E: The Kumbh 1921 was a crazy hit. Ten million people attended the Ardh...
Chapter 2D: The war ended sooner than expected
Chapter 2D: The war ended sooner than expected. The wildcard entry of USA was a...
Chapter 2C: When millionaire genius’s compete
Chapter 2C: When millionaire genius’s compete – it is a fight between unequals. Beyond money...
Chapter 2B: Aga Khan and Basheshwar Nath were friends of the British
Chapter 2B: Aga Khan and Basheshwar Nath were friends of the British. So much so...
Chapter 2: Once the idea of an independent Muslim nation had been conceived
Chapter 2: Once the idea of an independent Muslim nation had been conceived – the...
Chapter 1D: Aga Khan III had made up his mind by 1933
Chapter 1D: Aga Khan III had made up his mind by 1933 that the only...
Chapter 1C: Aga Khan II succeeded his father in 1881
Chapter 1C: Aga Khan II succeeded his father in 1881. His Imamate was short lived....
Chapter 1B: Two titans fought
Chapter 1B: Two titans fought. One was a merchant of war, one of God. The...
The Partition Museum in Amritsar and its second phase in New Delhi
The Partition Museum in Amritsar and its second phase in New Delhi have got prominent...
Amritsar is the city on the cusp of change
Amritsar is the city on the cusp of change. Not only can it beat Mahakal/Ujjain...
A common set of bad actors seem to be in control of these organisations
Tatas, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Axis, ILFS, ICICI.A common set of bad actors seem to be...
Startup ecosystem
In the last 100 days, 10 new cities have joined the Startup ecosystem. Three new...
The battle for cultural diversity
The battle for cultural diversity. And the role of the seniormost Tamilian – Venu Srinivasan....
Digital Rupee Bank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdWZLY88lA Digital Rupee Bank India’s chance at Global retail bank leadership Bitcoin is probably the...
Chapter 14D: Citibank ecosystem
Chapter 14D: Citibank ecosystem used basic principles derived from the Morgan Stanley mutual fund scam,...
Chapter 14C: Judicial Reform in india
Chapter 14C: one simple step can clean up Indian judiciary overnight. Before joining as a...
Chapter 14B: Just about three months ago a simple post on my account pointed the need to break up HDFC.
Chapter 14B: Just about three months ago a simple post on my account pointed the...
Chapter 14A: Rs 1 lac per sq feet and the rise of Gurgaon
Chapter 14A: the principle beneficiary and key propagant of the Harshad Mehta scam was Citibank....
Chapter 13: Diners Club takever and the RBI restriction on Credit Card issuance
Chapter 13: in 2011, the HDFC and Citi networks were interconnected with the equivalent of...
Chapter 12I: HDFC Bank
Chapter 12I: the single biggest regulatory error of independent India was to allow public deposits...
Chapter 12H: Nira Radhia tapes have extensive conversations with the Tatas.
Chapter 12H: Nira Radhia tapes have extensive conversations with the Tatas. It is about getting...
HDFC Bank
Till someone churned the pot, it is something that everyone knew. Yet no one did.Till...
Chapter 12G: Fall and Rise
Chapter 12G: citi met more than their match in DLF. Their idea here was to...
Chapter 12F: KSS Oil Ltd
Chapter 12F: if you don’t lend money, how do you pay interest to the depositors....
Chapter 12E: HDFC Bank
Chapter 12E: The rape of rapeseed and the rise of DLF. Ending in the child...
Chapter 12D: Private Banks are not Bankable
Chapter 12D: Given the status of cybersecurity, global geopolitics and national needs – there is...
Chapter 12C: 25 years ago I led the team which corporatised BSNL.
Chapter 12C: 25 years ago I led the team which corporatised BSNL. Do we want...
Justice Vinod Diwakar
When times are right, wisdom comes from the most unexpected of places. This time it...
Chapter 12B: Baby fish eats its mother
Chapter 12B: in early 2000, the Rothschild Asia Pac chief made a casual remark over...
Chapter 12A: Eight years ago, I got a strange call from an IIT Alumnus.
Chapter 12A: Eight years ago, I got a strange call from an IIT Alumnus. His...
Chapter 11J: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11J: There are two Padma Bhushan’s in Indian banking. KV Kamath of ICICI and...
Chapter 11i: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11i: the common man rarely understands legalese. They rarely understand who is the acquired...
IIT Alumni
Aggregation of power and the rise of domination. The late eighties and early nineties marked...
Chapter 11H: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11H: Cyrus Mistry exit was the ultimate success of the Citi legal ecosystem. By...
“System Samajhne Wala Babu” on Every Troubled Board: India Inc’s Favourite Governance Sham
Independent Directors as gig workers. Just like Zomato. Paid per appearance. Like lawyers defending you....
Chapter 11G: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11G: In 2010, a writ was filed in the Supreme Court by Ratan Tata...
Chapter 11F: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11F: How did the infamous Tata Finance become Tata Capital which did the highly...
Chapter 11E: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11E: To continue on legal luminaire Jagdish Salwan and Justice Shamit Mukherjee. As an...
Chapter 11D: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11D: For some bureaucrats it doesn’t matter which party is in power. They remain...
Chapter 11C: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11C: The role of Citi in the Indian judiciary is the kind of stuff...
Chapter 11B: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11B: The real power of the Citi HDFC duo came from their power over...
Chapter 11A: Foreign Bank exits India
Chapter 11A: India is not an easy place to do business. For some strange reason,...
Chapter 10C: Change of Guards
Chapter 10C: 2014 was the beginning of the end of the money export industry. It...
Chapter 10B: Change of Guards
Chapter 10B: in the aftermath of the 2008 meltdown, the PMO had got their best...
Chapter 10A: Change of Guards
Chapter 10A: There are insiders. And then there are absolute insiders. And then within them...
Chapter 9C: A Compromised Leader
Chapter 9C: words like havala, benami or dabba trading are just Indian words for American...
Chapter 9B: A Compromised Leader
Chapter 9B: the export of money has been the main corporate objective of the Citi...
Chapter 8C: Paresh Sukhtankar leaves and Faering Capital rises
Chapter 8C: there is an exit playbook in Citibank. It is akin to joining the...
Chapter 9A: A Compromised Leader
Chapter 9A: God runs India. The bundle of contradictions called India is beyond the capability...
Chapter 8B: let me go back to 2008.
Chapter 8B: let me go back to 2008. There was a leadership dispute and one...
Chapter 8A: what is a fair wage for an employee ?
Chapter 8A: what is a fair wage for an employee ? Does an employee really...
Chapter 7D: one old Citibank playbook is to merge, demerge, name, rename … back to where you were. And it is all cleaned up.
Chapter 7D: one old Citibank playbook is to merge, demerge, name, rename … back to...
Chapter 7C: There was just too much happening in 2008.
Chapter 7C: There was just too much happening in 2008. A bunch of engineers in...
Chapter 7B: NPCI, a clone for discover
Chapter 7B: real estate, bank deposits, insurance and stock markets – this is where middle...
Ai can redefine how video content is created
Ai can redefine how video content is created. Twenty five years ago, IIT Alumnus Pawan...
Chapter 7A: NPCI, a clone for discover
Chapter 7A: Scam of a lifetime. Became a global success story. One that took DPI...
Chapter 6: Rs 6800 crore profit and the creation of dominance
Chapter 6: I got to see RBI at work very closely in those days. A...
Chapter 5: Foreign take over of HDFC Ltd
Chapter 5: 2004 marked the start of a ten year term at the centre by...
Chapter 4: Sabre Capital and sector domination
Chapter 4: sometimes the primary reason you form new teams is because you have a...
Chapter 3: Rise of a new leader
Chapter 3: leaders are never good or bad. It is the results they generate which...
A bank CEO is declared not “fit & proper”
A bank CEO is declared not “fit & proper”RBI passes strictures. Bank exits. A fund...
Chapter 2F: Two servers, not one!!!
Chapter 2F: Two servers, not one!!! And this is something no one ever told you...
Chapter 2E: the same bad actors across HDFC, L&T, Tatas.
Chapter 2E: the same bad actors across HDFC, L&T, Tatas. And how they created billions...
HDFC, Citi … and now NSE.
HDFC, Citi … and now NSE.They say once you open a can worms, there is...
Chapter 2D: Around 1998, the HDFC airship hit turbulent weather.
Chapter 2D: Around 1998, the HDFC airship hit turbulent weather. A new government was about...
Chapter 2C: By the time, HDFC reached 1993, the contours of a conspiracy were taking shape.
Chapter 2C: By the time, HDFC reached 1993, the contours of a conspiracy were taking...
Chapter 2B: When the going gets smooth, the founders are dumped.
Chapter 2B: When the going gets smooth, the founders are dumped. When the going gets...
Chapter 2A: Birth of a conspiracy
Chapter 2A: First and foremost, it is important to note that there is no immediate...
Chapter 1C: In 1987 whilst in college, I got a modelling assignment.
Chapter 1C: In 1987 whilst in college, I got a modelling assignment. The product was...
Chapter 1B: Success has many fathers
Chapter 1B: Success has many fathers. And history is not what happened but what historians...
Chapter 1A: The Birth of a category creating institution
Chapter 1A: The HDFC story can be divided into five phases: 1. The birth of...
Technology is a levellor
Technology is a levellor. And chartered accountants dont develop technology. They may not even be...
HDFC, Tatas and L&T are three systemically important, Board run, professionally managed, promoterless company
HDFC, Tatas and L&T are three systemically important, Board run, professionally managed, promoterless company. Of...
HDFC is a story like no other
HDFC is a story like no other. And it started as a great one. Even...
India fights with no one
India fights with no one. To the best of its ability, it helps everyone in...
The Untold Unknown story of what happened in HDFC
There is a PR narrative. And then there is reality. And the two rarely meet....
Chairman Departure
Banking is the only industry where you intimidate your customers. And treat both customers (loan...
Brand Prostitution at its very best
Bring in a Parsi – quench a controversy. Bring in a large corporate name –...
Vijay Crishna’s
Vijay Crishna’s life is a reminder that you can blend profit, non-profit and art /culture...
As salesmanship goes, no one can really beat Nvidia
As salesmanship goes, no one can really beat Nvidia. The narrative is brilliant. Basically they...
The creation of HDFC – supposedly as a proxy for a now exited foreign bank
The creation of HDFC – supposedly as a proxy for a now exited foreign bank...
The next frontier for ai is consciousness
India can lead in the next frontier for ai – consciousness. Buddhism shows the way....
Dubai in the rapidly changing geopolitics of Asia
For India, the Middle East is home to 10 million Indians. And the geopolitics of...
India Can’t Thrive Under Just a Banyan Tree
Indian conglomerates grow horizontally. World leaders are built vertically. Nature intelligence allows for both. The...
Big Business is a big failure in tech
There is capacity and capability.Capability has to precede capacity.If not, you are just an intermediary....
The Supreme Court of India has No Spine
I am neither a lawyer nor a jurist. I understand very little of law. But...
Civilisational vs social philosphy.
Civilisational vs social philosphy.After Plato, Atistotle and Arthashastra.We have a vaccum in new thinking. Last...
The Voyage of INSV Kaudinya
In God we trust. The rest we verify.Can a 2000 year old wooden boat design...
Since I have ruled that i am honest, I will now punish you for saying I am not
A serious question of law arises when law enforcement personnel themselves start breaking the law....
AI will kill the Education Mafia
Education and healthcare are now controlled by their respective private sector mafias in India. And...
Must see and learn how just 10,000 White people ruled more than 250 million Indians
Must see and learn how just 10,000 White people ruled more than 250 million Indians....
Data Swaraj for Secure Digital India
Most of our digital data both citizens and Govt are stored in virtual cloud which...
Roots down, shoots up
Roots down, shoots up. So get entrenched in the technology first and then shoot for...
This GO concept EV has no battery, no rotating motor and can take off like a Plane
A class 9 pass car mechanic just demolished the car industry. He repairs luxury cars...
Who Should decide what students learn about institutions?
Can a judge pass judgements on his own honesty. Social media and ai are also...
Semantic Communications
The current smartphone and mobile network are both dead. As is the need for real...
AI is still a nautanki
Many AI researchers believe that today’s AI systems are still primitive, even though they appear...
Can money alone win the AI race?
Can money alone win the AI race? Money is necessary in the AI race—but it...
Can carrots alone lead to disruptive inventions
Would high salaries create disruptive ai inventions? Very unlikely. Then why are ai salaries going...
A good example for ai learning
A good example for ai learning. The thought provoking question is where do they learn...
Why do crowds erupt with joy when their team wins a match
Why do crowds erupt with joy when their team wins a match… but rarely cheer...
Who is really rich?
Profit is not a fact. It is an opinion.It is designated in a currency.Whose purchasing...
Dharma Democracy
It is the rust within which kills the iron.Has BigTech become too big for Trump...
Surprising Similarities
Why do many successful non-profits start behaving like deeptech startups? Because structurally, they operate under...
Will the next Nobel Prize go to an IIT alumnus?
Go Power Technologies, an Indian deeptech startup was the first in the world to predict...
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026
In an age gone by, MIT was the god of technology. As was Bell Labs...
Theoretical capability and observed usage by occupational category
Ai is work in progress. There are a lot of moving parts. And none of...
Advancing Edge AI in india
For years the AI conversation has been dominated by large models running in massive cloud...
Who is next for brain implants?
The “roborat” went live in 2002. It was built by a young doctor from Bombay...
Your Private Moments, Monetized
This involves three actors – Jio, Google and Meta – and you. Google whose ai...
OpenAI and Anthropic
OpenAI and Anthropic have been spreading the notion that AGI will emerge from ever larger...
Open ai and Anthropic are like Android and iOS
Open ai and Anthropic are like Android and iOS. But these guys have both got...
BigTech are these a case of criminal breach of trust
My question to every self respecting, unbiased and competent judge, “why haven’t suo moto proceedings...
University Closed due to Bankruptcy
There are 184 engineering colleges in NCR. Several call themselves as Universities. Including many run...
The concept of a university is now redundant
McDonald started the Hamburger University. And they made the world sick. Because they didn’t understand...
Vices end up being the governments best friend
Vices end up being the governments best friend. And a great source of income. But...
Is “Presence” Becoming Machine-Legible Capital?
Is “Presence” Becoming Machine-Legible Capital? Even without consciousness, can Ai develop intuition. Or is it...
PM-USHA Sponsored International Conference
Some thoughts churn the pot. Is Your Attention Property? Is it a crime to steal...
Will String theory help solve the biggest inconsistency in western science
IIT Alumni meets are the ultimate superfood for a techies brain diet. This meet was...
India must manufacture GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS)
India’s electrification ambitions are limited by -The Grid. It still runs on 100 year old...
Say No to Jobs
AI is creating an urgent need to reinvent jobs. Stop celebrating “Make in India” when...
Focusing on enhancing human capability makes more sense than joining the AI bubble
For over a century, we believed intelligence peaks early and declines inevitably. That assumption seems...
India’s Capital Markets are set to Explode
By 2030, total fund raise on the Indian stock exchanges may touch Rs 350,000 crores....
A lot of people assume the next AI giants will be today’s BigTech.
A lot of people assume the next AI giants will be today’s BigTech. That assumption...
Rent a Human
Humans as an API call for AI.Surprise winner of the IIT Alumni Council’s hackathon announced...
OpenAI Strikes deal with pentagon hours after trump admin bans Anthropic
Bailouts come in various flavours. Less than a week ago, I had made the following...
Bridging Academia & Industry to Empower
Does the audit profession need reinventionIs post mortem analysis meaninglessIn business moving at the speed...
Do you want this job even if there is no salary?
I have been on all kinds of selection boards. It doesn’t matter what role.There is...
India’s only 99 year AIF completes 25 years
It takes a lifetime to build competence.Venture Capital doesn’t move as fastAs a lot of...
Go power – Charge Thru
Drive thru becomes Charge Thru.Wire free EV chargers : 3 minsGo Powers architecture changes all....
Solving for air pollution
Air quality management CANNOTbe a govt monopoly. Govt needs competition. Not criticism. Today was my...
Victors in Market Capitalization
The Post-WWII Development Playbook.How Apple & Google got to the top.And why they won’t remain...
Who do you back- the lucky or the talented
As an investor which fund do you invest in.Past returns may be talent or just...
GO intracity solar airconditioned bus
GO intracity solar airconditioned bus.Is the size and comfort of a luxury car.Runs door to...
Kodoy
Transport ai is set to redefine transport.Both for navigation and routing.Google maps is just not...
Board of Peace
Trumps ability to hog headlines.Is really impressive. He has learnt.The worse the news, more the...
State Transport Corporations: Past their lifespan
Attempts to revive STCs have failed.Electric buses for intra city don’t work.GCC type model didn’t...
GO India Research findings
GO India Research findingsElectric buses are not suitedFor intra city transportation The GO India Public...
Behind every fortune is a long struggle
Behind every fortune is a long struggle.They learn to avoid uncertainly.And this makes them capacity...
India’s IAS Intake Reduction in the 1990’s: A reform choice, Not a mistake
Will ai permit resizing of the governmentJust like computerisation did.Downsizing made India what it is...
Official Strategic Plan of U.S. State Dept
This isn’t a foreign policy document.It is a wake up call for all.But is it...
One ran a country like an economy
One ran a country like an economy.He runs it like a leveraged company.Manmohan Singh vs...
On a lighter vein ….. see this meme
On a lighter vein ….. see this memeIt signals that geography is historyAs are territorial...
The next green revolution
Population scale impact : climate changeRevolutionising tree growing: deeptechScaling up massively: independently. We all take...
This is not good news
U.S. bond yields may explode in 100 daysAt which point USD would cross Rs 100This...
Free energy is now possible.
Free energy is now possible.Provided we eliminate govt discomsWithout free energy, freedom is at stake....
In AI, you don’t bring the well to the thirsty
Reinventing telcos and data centresIs critical for ai resilience.Data should not move to a central...
Forget Funding, Don’t hire anyone
Ai hasn’t killed just banks and big4It will also destroy venture capitalFrugality eliminates the need...
It No Longer makes sense to build a Big4 Challenger
The Big 4 aren’t too big to fail.They’re too human to matter.Creating another dinosaur to...
NABARD vs HDFC4
NABARD vs HDFCRural Prosperity vs Urban MiseryOur scant capital cannot be frittered away. As a...
Systemic stress creators have to be split in time
Hdfc’s immediate breakup is highly desirable.With 98% of deposits distributed as loansIt is a systemic...
Will the next wave of AI come from here?
After death, technology is THE leveller.Someone is making a bullet right now.With your name on...
Brain gain doesn’t actually happen
It’s not about patriotism.It’s about systems for scientists.We need to export people, not import. Recently...
Dentsu
Ai driven collapse of big businessDentsu is not the last. Will repeat monthly.And then daily....
Independent yet Coordinated
Why do swarm of birds not clash in flight.There is apparently no interconnection.Is there a...
Mintuition
Machine intuition is emotional aiMintuition use cases in the real worldAi is finally what Ai...
Can AI develop consciousness
Can ai develop consciousness.And have intuition with super intelligence.In such a world, what would humans...
Cerebras AI Chips
The global GPU sweepstakes.India has to standardise an architecture.Else cartels will take over. Today was...
Are we putting cart before horse in AI
Ai leadership is a great laudable goal.But where does India start.We seem to have got...
Are outliers set to change the landscape
Are outliers set to change the landscapeDo we need to address our biasesHas tomorrow already...
Telecom Ecosystem VS Three-Tier Distributed Data Ecosystem
Telco networks have to be reinventedUsing existing telco networks for aiIs akin to using copper...
Ayurveda Revisited. Bootstrapped.
Ayurveda Revisited. Bootstrapped.Global market leader – AshwagandhaAnother chemical engineer at work Since the IIT Alumni...
Tie Global Jaipur vs MGC Jodhpur
Tie Global Jaipur vs MGC JodhpurMGC wins hands down.Jodhpur joins the race for startup hub....
Who will win in the AI age
Who will win in the AI ageAmerican model of Venture CapitalismOr Indian model of real...
Ai is not the end of jobs
Ai is not the end of jobs.It is the end of capitalism.Star Wars era doesn’t...
Maheshwari Global Convention
The new look of philanthropy.Nation building communities like IITiansKnit by commonality and prosperity. Today is...
Kubernetes Cost VS Prana Cost
Kubernetes is the weak linkIt is ubiquitous and limiting. For frugalityKubernetes has to be substituted....
Kubernetes VS Prana
Unless you build a new foundation.Doing more of a wrong thing will notTake us to...
Five key industries in the AI age
No job is ai resilient. Jobs are dead.But work if you must, join a companyIn...
Ambani model of Acquisition is now the AI Global best practice
Ai has unleashed funny timesRegulators have no clue how to regulateAi is pure talent, capital...
No one is going to invade Germany
The Venezuela momentMay not happen in Europe. But onlyBecause they are not worth acquiring. Volks...
India AI startups resist centre’s plan to seek equity for support
Are businesses being setup.Just to capture grants or subsidies.Rather than to win the AI race....
Rajasthan won’t win ai but MP can.
Rajasthan won’t win ai but MP can.Ai impact is getting understoodBut its architecture is far...
Rajastha Digifest
Over eager but well meaning govtsAre we inadvertently following Silicon GlenIn state after state. Refusing...
Disruption of Innovation
Buy merit vs sell educationDegrees that need an annual upgradeLive vs static degrees Life was...
Beating the world best through innovative business models
To beat the best, you need new thinkingFrugality index is one conceptBreaking govt monopoly is...
Disclosure on life of goods is critical for sustainability
Cheap goods have a short useable life.Chinese and Korean goods don’t last.So they cost much...
LG IPO Proceeds
IPO proceeds should not be exportedSebi should not have allowed LG OFSIt is a direct...
IT is different from AI
IT is different from AIIncumbency makes migration difficultIndia’s AI leaders will not come from IT...
Why did China get ahead of india in AI in spite of India’s leadership in IT services?
Govt has no role in ai leadershipAll they can do is protect dataAnd that is...
75 years of IIT
IIT cohorts across decadesTell a different story about migration.Ai is an inflection point in the...
A IIT or IIM grad usually chose a job
A IIT or IIM grad usually chose a jobEither overseas or for a MNC in...
AI goes way beyond just throwing money
Ai goes way beyond the American rhetoricMoney is necessary, not sufficientTwo startups are way ahead...
Indians took pride in working for invaders
Indians took pride in working for invadersTo the detriment of India and IndiansAi amplifies the...
Megatrends shaping the new world order
Combined impact – ai, climate, longevityPositions India uniquely in the new orderMegatrends seem to favour...
AI will kill discoms not just telcos
The Internet disintermediatesBut ai destroys. Ctrl + alt + delAi is forcing a system reset...
Spectrum is no longer relevant
NextGen telco doesn’t need any spectrumCordless and not wireless is the futureWhen hierarchy dies, networks...
Computing without a computer
Computing without a computer Is the death knell for Android & Apple As well as...
Gates Foundation : Friend or Foe
Gates Foundation : Friend or FoeThe curious case of philanthropic enemiesAi as a cloak to...
Incumbency is a Liability for Airtel and JIO
Ai impact is massively underestimated As is the impact of bitcoin and cryptoSuper intelligence in...
Do you carry a cow to office to drink milk
Do you carry a cow to office to drink milkBut that is pretty much the...
In Hardware for AI, the winner won’t take it all
The valuation sweepstakesDon’t translate into revenueProjections are mostly delusional More fiction is written in excel...
Entrepreneurship is all pervasive
Indian entrepreneurshipDon’t need idea or capitalJust get a govt job – and grow rich The...
Toxic air spares no one
Delhi emergency. Start with measurement.Follow through with diagnosisOnly then will we get to a cure....
The Global Economy
GDP is an obsolete metricThe real value creation and additionWill happen in the Megaspheres Statistics...
Inventions happens when they are meant to
It is mathematically impossibleTo predict the future. What we can doIs a better job of...
Toxic air is here to stay
Delhi air is killing peopleCorrection is a long term pathFor now, use ayurveda to survive...
Casualty of AI
15,00,000 students are preparingFor a profession that is obsolete.CA full form should be “casualty of...
AI cannot violate Natural Intelligence
AI cannot violate Natural IntelligenceGreen chemistry principles holdBiomimicry is the key. My nature guide and...
NVIDIA
Hardware sensitive algorithms redefine aiThey also take away traditional logicLast month everything changed. November and...
Frugality index set to explode with AI
Frugality index better measure than PPPPPP measures relative cost of burgersFI measures cost of developing...
Regulate have to separate products from services else indians will be denied of ai gains
Number One Rogue TechnologyMonopoly proserve providers Can slow down Indian progress. The biggest risk for...
AI for development
BharatGen will win only ifWe have our own middlewareTo own our own customers. My favourite...
Should Nuclear reactors be ubiquitos
Whilst we argue about aiNuclear reactors are set to explodeMaking free energy very possible Saudi...
Fundamental laws don’t change
Fundamental laws don’t change.You cannot violate them.And then hope to thrive. In venture capital, the...
Green and AI are disrupting all business
Ai by itself is not that powerfulIt is green that makes it lethalAi + green...
What do kids if IITians study now ?
The worlds most affluent alumni groupDoes not send their kids for a MBAOr even for...
Contract Research is the next big wave.
Contract Research is the next big wave.And India can prepare for the boom.With a potential...
Air Pollution Report
If only money could solve all problems !!!We would be breathing clean air.ITC is showing...
Nuclear is cheaper, greener, indigenous
Nuclear is cheaper, greener, indigenous And it can be distributedThe nuclear bill changes everything Thirty...
Metabolic health and climate resilience
Metabolic health and climate resilienceHigh AQI similar to diabetesLeft untreated, will need amputation No one...
Flooding and AQI fall
CRP AI completes first runGurgaon floods and Delhi AQI connectedRoot causes have to be addressed...
Semiconductor Ecosystem is non trivial. Only Startups can deal with it
Tatas can’t do semiconductorsEveryone can’t do everythingSubsidy has to be used prudently Traditional business groups...
Valley of Death
Riding through the valley of death to buildThen crossing the chasm to sellIf this is...
Science is never a Bubble
Bharat Gen is sovereign backed scienceStructured as a grant funded non-profitScience is never ever a...
When the student is not ready, Teacher can do little
The big problem with ai is What can I do with it That is what...
Finance with Sharan
Ai is what ai doesMy 100 hour search for 10 new use casesRedefining speed :...
AI race has just begun.
The ai race has just begun.America was first off the start line.BharatGen has now put...
No sensible investor should invest in a tender dependent business
Tenders are not about price discoveryBut a certification of fake accountsNot one company claims bribery...
To get married you need a willing partner, not fundamentals
Fundamentals don’t matter If counter parties don’t care Koxoy may disrupt insurance. Two startups –...
Why Only Startups Promoted by Kids
Summarise Indian Vc learning Fund kids addressing high TAM Ignorance gives confidence The first VC...
Boards of Directors
Role of Boards In the context of Indigo Fit & proper to be revoked Indigo...
The Indigo PR narrative is flawed
Regulators have to handcuff cartels Else market failure will persist Proprietorial control is not practical....
Techie families
Techie families Redefine content and class Creating a new caste among castes. Like every other...
Digipin
End of Google Maps stranglehold BharatGen to help create India Maps Digipin decimates Google monopoly...
IITB Research & Innovation Ecosystem
Translating research into innovations Contracting research for innovation Commercialising innovation The obvious is rarely obvious...
Big Tech is Evil
Mega cos are bad news Efforts like BharatGen are critical Innovation must access capital Google’s...
Risk of Death – VACCINES VS. DISEASES
Vaccine as annuity business Regulatory capture without basis It took guts to call it out....
AI is everywhere but where is the opportunity
Ai opportunity is misunderstood Its impact is understated Paradigm shifts are difficult Ai is not...
India’s AI Challenge
India’s AI Challenge Affordable ai for real applications Bharat Gen is our only option AI...
George Bernard Shaw on AI and pin making
BharatGen Ai is fundamentally different. It is not about making us more productive But about...
Four Mega Startups Target shift from India 1 to Global 1
Four Mega Startups Target shift from India 1 to Global 1 IIT Bombay get set...
Job or Startup – 2026
Job or self employed or govt Is now Job or startup It is a delight...
The Largest Infrastructure buildout in human history may at best slow down the climate crisis
National Climate Innovation Fund Any amount is too low yet unaffordable Unless we can make...
You cannot throw more money
You cannot throw more money and men to get a baby out in 9 days...
1500 years of shipping from Ujjain to Germany
Historians are still relevant Even if geography is history. History should not be forgotten IIT...
Modular 1 MW OCP Cluster
Dilutional Refrigeration Water cooled chipsets Quantum, AI and cryogenic shipping During the gold mining boom,...
Mumbai Alumni Connect 2025
IIT Alumni Meets Technology hobbyists at a meal. AI can’t match them Around the world...
USA or China or India is not the Largest Country
As territorial boundaries lose importance. USA is no longer the largest economy Nor are India...
RDI fund of Rs one lac crores
The quest for relevance Talent without capital Countries without land The MegaSpheres initiative of the...
A Multipolar World where Technology is the only Sustainable Advantage
Technology is the only power Frontiers are cleantech, health and ai Dual use technologies are...
Advent of cement heralded the end of heritage buildings
“design life” certification is critical Cement is fast but doesn’t last Use and throw culture...
Tata Trusts = Turmoil
Trust without trust Vijay Singh names the trio What happens next ? Vijay Singh finally...