Acharya Kanada, ancient Indian philosopher, imagined atoms ~2,500 years back and estimated it to be 7.2X10-⁸ meters — Acharya Kanada, also known as Kashyapa, an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher, formulated the theory of atoms 2500 years before John Dalton’s discovery. He founded the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy that epitomized the earliest Indian physics. …

2021 will see businesses embrace AI, not because they want to, but because they have to — Many years from now, 2020 would be seen as a watershed moment in AI. …

While India lags in the AI race compared to the USA and China, it can still craft its own unique story to build an AI future — Today, India lags behind in the AI race significantly compared to the US or China. Indian university or institutes are not yet top notch AI research entities, either measured by citations or other measures such as winning prestigious AI contests. …

Exploring the Planetary Nebulae — The “ Eye of God” or The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius, at about 650 light years from the Earth. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding in the early 19th century, Helix is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae. …

The Hindu calendars have been in use in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times (from about 1000 BCE) and are used to determine the auspicious times for festivals such as Holi, Shivaratri, Pongal, Onam, Janmashtami, Durga Puja, Diwali and many others. But that’s only a calendar for humans. The calendar…

The Post COVID-19 world gives us an unprecedented opportunity for reimagining economies, as well as the technologies that will power growth. In India, the possibilities for “new economy” activities and employment based on drones are significant. …

I spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos #WEF2020 on how availability of vast amount of data, exponential technologies such as AI, and “planetary scale” platforms are transforming the lives of 100’s of millions of Indians. I made a call to action to take these technologies global, specially to…

Unbound, founded by Shravin Bharti Mittal, is deploying long-term capital to build and back the next generation of 100-year businesses. Unbound focuses on Cyber Security, Mobility/Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Logistics, and Health & Wellness. At Unbound, we believe that AI will eventually become normal everyday news, being yet another technology…