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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...