Mayank Pawar

Whole India isn't ready for the Bengali brand of Hindutva.... 🚩

𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐂𝐄. 𝐙𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧. India was distilling metallic zinc. Not smelting traces. Not accidental alloys. 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐜. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝟗𝟎𝟎°𝐂+. A process Europe wouldn't crack until 1746 CE. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝟐,𝟗𝟎𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐩. We have: • Stone Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age All named by Europeans. All centered on their timeline. But no Zinc Age. Because the civilization that mastered it first wasn't writing the textbooks. So instead, you learned about European blacksmiths and Renaissance metallurgy. Meanwhile, Zawar's retorts and furnaces sat in archaeological reports - 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞. This isn't about pride. It's about taxonomy. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐚? And whose innovations get buried in footnotes marked "local tradition"? 🏺

Crazy profile! 69,000 citations, H-index of 106 and inventor of atleast 3 paradigm shifting industry models in AI. Excellence at the cross section academia to industry in the frontier area of this era.

Sanskrit Rock! A project by Trilok Music & me, to present ancient Sanskrit hymns in modern music This one is the Tandav Stotram, composed by Raavan in honour of Lord Shiva The rendition is modern, but the devotion is as deep as the resonance of the universe Hope you like it!

Whenever we get into a new domain that we do not have any experience or deep expertise in, I tell people "We are starting at year -5 and we have to work towards year 0, and we will pay tuition (guru dakshina) to the Universe to learn its lessons". In 2005, SaaS itself was at year -5 for us, and since no one was watching us then, the pressure was low! In domains like Karuvi and Arattai, I estimate we are at year -1, heading to year 0. In vTitan Medical Instruments, we paid the tuition and we are now at year 3, and the business is starting to pick up. This framework helps keep us grounded and not get frustrated when we come across the inevitable challenges. I am personally working on a tech project where I am at year -2. I still have to pay the tuition and prove myself!

City of Varanasi (P'o-lo-ni-sse), as described by Xuanzang in c. 635 AD. "The statue of the Deva Maheśvara, made of teou-shih (native copper), is somewhat less than 100 feet high. Its appearance is grave and majestic, and appears as though really living." ( Image 2)

Bulls as Rural Powerhouses: How 'Nandi Rath' is Turning Stray Cattle into India's Cheapest Electricity Source In the bustling farmlands near Lucknow, a former DSP has sparked a quiet revolution that could redefine self-reliance for millions of Indian farmers. Meet Shailendra Singh's groundbreaking invention: the Nandi Rath – a clever, animal-powered electricity generator that harnesses the natural strength of bulls to produce affordable, sustainable power while solving one of rural India's thorniest problems: stray cattle. Picture this: sturdy bulls calmly walking in continuous circles on a specially designed inclined ramp inside a sturdy metal structure. Their steady movement spins a high-tech gearbox and flywheel system connected to alternators, converting kinetic energy into clean electricity. No fuel, no pollution, and minimal maintenance. A single bull delivers a solid 5 kW of power per hour. Add solar panels for a hybrid boost, and output jumps to 10 kW – enough to run irrigation pumps, flour mills, lighting, and household appliances all day long. The real magic? Electricity costs farmers just around ₹1.5 per unit – a game-changing fraction of grid prices. Farmers aren't just saving money; they're turning previously "unproductive" stray bulls into revenue generators. The animals get shelter, care, and purpose, while owners gain energy independence and extra income. This isn't some lab experiment. Singh has built and tested the Nandi Rath right on his own property in Siddhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The latest model features patented gearbox technology that maximizes output with minimal effort from the bulls – they simply walk naturally, using gravity and momentum to keep the system humming efficiently. What makes Nandi Rath truly brilliant is how it tackles two massive rural challenges in one stroke. India grapples with huge numbers of stray cattle that often become a burden. At the same time, unreliable and expensive electricity holds back small farmers. Singh's invention flips both problems into opportunities: stray animals become valuable partners in energy production, empowering villages to become energy self-sufficient without depending on expensive diesel or erratic grids. This innovation feels deeply rooted in India's soul – blending ancient respect for cattle (Nandi, after all, is Lord Shiva's divine bull) with modern engineering ingenuity. It's eco-friendly, scalable, and perfectly suited for the realities of village life. Shailendra Singh's vision goes beyond one machine. With government subsidies, cooperative models, and support from agricultural universities, Nandi Rath could spread across thousands of farms, lighting up homes, boosting crop yields, and creating a new rural economy powered by compassion and creativity. In a world chasing high-tech solutions, sometimes the most powerful ideas come from the ground up – quite literally, from the steady footsteps of hardworking bulls. Nandi Rath proves that true innovation doesn't always need fancy gadgets or massive funding. It just needs someone brave enough to see potential where others see problems. If this sparks your interest in grassroots tech transforming India, share it forward. Solutions like this deserve to reach every village that needs them. The future of rural power might just walk on four legs! #NandiRath #RuralInnovation #SustainableEnergy #MadeInIndia

💥 @NileshShah68 @sanjeevsanyal Most RBI gold is back now. One last step to complete the Dedollarisation process for the world - 1. Issuance of tradeable e-gold certificates while the physical gold remains with the people. 2. Two to three percent interest income to all subscribers of this scheme while they continue to use the physical gold with them. 3. Plug all the loopholes in the process so that the tagged physical gold is not sold without records and link the digital rupees entries for domestic and global monetisation with e-gold certificates. 4. Replicate in all net international trade payments with gap adjustments paid in these. 5. Reference valuation of crude oil per barrel for ounces of gold in weight to be price - reviewed half yearly beginning with the UAE.

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In US,Some Toy Company will patent this & sell it for 20$ a piece for Toddlers with Certification of how it helps in brain development Making at least 10-100 Million Dollars out of it This Shows how much Talent & Skills Indians have, We Just need Capital

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one of the reasons I wrote The Phoenix King was because I loved all the Hindu influences in ATLA, but I didn’t see my people. So I wrote an Indian inspired scifi fantasy with a female firebender who later becomes a bloodbender through manipulating heat and chakras

IT Industry Wants to Be the World’s “AI Coolies” 1. IIT Prof slams IT leaders for saying India need not build own AI. 2. Vishal Sikka: The idea that India should let other nations build AI – is a stupid idea. 3. Time for Govt to force IT sector’s “skin in the game.” INSIGHTS: IIT Delhi Prof Hits Out a. Yesterday, Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of Infosys, wrote an opinion piece arguing that India does not need to lead in advanced AI models and should instead focus on using AI to improve human productivity. b. Padma Bhushan Nandan Nilekani and Padma Vibhushan Narayana Murthy, both influential voices in government tech policy, have consistently spoken against aggressive AI infrastructure investments in India. c. Dr. Manabendra Saharia, IIT Delhi AI professor and former NASA researcher, hit out against Nilekani’s views on X. He said that a country capable of developing nuclear weapons and achieving a moon landing can also build its own proprietary AI models. “But for that, we must first dream of becoming more than AI coolies,” he remarked. d. The professor also shared a slide on X from his presentation on their Geospatial AI foundation model. He highlighted that only the Indian government and NVIDIA supported the project (after seeing initial results) – “the kind of support which should have come from Indian IT behemoths.” e. As a stark reminder, an evidence exhibit presented yesterday in a U.S. court (Elon Musk vs. OpenAI) showed that in 2015, 7 pioneers had come together to invest in OpenAI: Sam Altman (OpenAI) Greg Brockman (Stripe) Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) Peter Thiel (PayPal) Jeff Bezos (Amazon) Jessica L (Y Combinator) Infosys At that point, Infosys threw out Vishal Sikka for his daring vision. Exactly 11 years later, with AI now a reality, Infosys and other IT slave farms are still resisting technological change just like the old days. IT Blindspot: 70-Hr Coolies a. The headline of Dr. Saharia’s PPT slide says (see pic): “Indian industry leaders have a defeatist mindset. IITs must take the lead in developing foundational AI technology.” b. While Indian IT is still busy with share buybacks and promoting 70-hour workweeks, the government’s IndiaAI Mission (₹10,000+ cr) is already moving forward without industry support. c. Over 38,000 GPUs are empanelled with NVIDIA partnership to provide cheap compute power to Indian AI researchers, startups, and academia. Public-private clusters are live or deploying. d. IndiaAI Mission received 500+ proposals for AI foundation models. 12 selected teams are getting government support. These include: Sarvam AI, BharatGen (IIT Bombay-led multilingual model), ZenteiQ, Genloop, etc. e. India has the government readiness, high-end academic pool, the engineering talent pipeline, and the data moat (Indic languages, satellite imagery, sectoral datasets). What is missing is industry support. AI Sovereignty: Skin in the Game a. Earlier this year at the AI Impact Summit, Vishal Sikka said: “God has not pre-ordained that only certain people can build foundation models, and Indians are not one of them.” He continued: “India has 18% of the world’s population. We have to build our own large-scale AI systems instead of living with permanent foreign dependence.” b. To move from a “labour arbitrage” to “IP ownership” economy, India must draw inspiration from how the U.S. and China are forcing their private companies to have “skin in the game.” c. The U.S. Playbook: The U.S. has imposed restrictions on its companies to profit from selling advanced AI chips (like H200 GPUs), hardware, and design tools. The Trump administration sees advanced AI compute as a national security asset that must be denied to rivals. d. The China Playbook: China is aggressively controlling IP flows and preventing AI tech and talent to leave the borders. Earlier this week, Chinese government blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese agentic AI startup. The startup’s founders were detained in mainland China. Endquote: Dr. Sikka @ AI Summit संप्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले नहि न रक्षति दुकृजनकरणे “When it’s a life-and-death situation, decisive action, and not intellectual posturing, will save you.” – Bhaj Govindam by Adi Shankaracharya, 8th century @arabicatrader

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