Honoured to be felicitated for outstanding academic contribution and excellence at the Higher Education Innovation and Technology Summit Awards by CEO, Plus Nine One Media Sandeep Gulati.
Something most people don't know:
India holds the largest written record of any civilisation.
1 crore manuscripts. 3 lakh inscriptions in stone.
We gave the world zero. Wrote down surgery and calculus centuries before the West did.
Today, less than 1% can be read or searched. The rest is quietly turning to dust.
In the age of AI, knowledge a machine can't read is knowledge the world will never use.
MIDF is working to change that.
Help us keep India's memory alive. Donate below
Last month saw three major indigenous defence breakthroughs in three days, underscoring Indiaโs growing ability to build strategic technologies at home. @kedardk decodes the significance of the tests conducted by @DRDO_India between May 7 and 9..
https://t.co/O7kkICS6IX
In my conversation withย Kanu Sarada of The Week, based on my bookย ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, we explore how AI will reshape education, jobs, governance, competitiveness.
Hope you find it interesting.
https://t.co/alKgaALk6p
๐น @NITIAayog releases โFuture of Indiaโs Semiconductor Industryโ Roadmap
๐น Charts Indiaโs path from high import dependence to becoming an indispensable global semiconductor player by 2035
๐น Anchored in Indiaโs strengths in design talent, innovation capability, growing domestic demand, electronics manufacturing and materials, the roadmap is built around five mutually reinforcing pillars
Read the full roadmap here: https://t.co/io1NgWu8FQ
๐https://t.co/NEFllnEUhX
Delighted and humbled to see my first newspaper op-ed published in The Perfect Voice today.
From a packet of Melody toffees to the geopolitics of microchips, my article explores the deeper story behind PM Modi's five-nation tour and India's rise in Tech Diplomacy.
@MEAIndia
While it was the bonhomie between PM Modi and @GiorgiaMeloni that snared the spotlight, the real story behind the PM's five-nation tour was technology and the quiet accumulation of Indian national power through it, writes @kedardk
https://t.co/rFwLtUBzOC
While it was the bonhomie between PM Modi and @GiorgiaMeloni that snared the spotlight, the real story behind the PM's five-nation tour was technology and the quiet accumulation of Indian national power through it, writes @kedardk
https://t.co/rFwLtUBzOC
Civil Services Prelim Exam 2026: No long wait for answers!
No more uncertainty!
For the 1st time, UPSC will release theย Provisional Answer Keysย of the CSE (Prelim) Exam 2026 soon after the exam.
A significant step towards greater transparency. https://t.co/O6RCdPAM3I
The West built its power grids on Copper. But India is Copper-Poor & Aluminium-Rich. Indian scientists perfected the AL-59 Aluminium Alloy conductors, a material that carries up to 30% more power than traditional cables while sagging far less under extreme heat & load.
While the West battles decades-old copper infra, India quietly built the worldโs most advanced 800 kV Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) corridors, engineering marvels that move massive power across 1000s of KMs with unmatched efficiency.
Also, through the UJALA scheme, India distributed 36.8 crore+ (368M) LED bulbs. This single initiative slashed peak electricity demand by ~9500 MW & saved 48 billion units of electricity every yr. 9500 MW is equivalent to the output of ~20-25 large coal-fired power plants/the entire generation capacity of several states... achieved w/o burning a single extra tonne of coal.
Data Source: @indianmatrix
A friend came over last night from US..my family was away
Ordered milk n groceries from Blinkit in 10 min
Chole bhature for breakfast took 30 min
A Househelp came from Pronto & took care of House for just 150 Rs for 1 hour.
Then drove to Dehradun in just 2.5 hours.
all this done digitally using digital payments..
This is โQuality of Lifeโ he remarked!!
Actually we donโt appreciate enough!!
An Open Letter to Those Who Just Cleared the Civil Services Exam
The UPSC CSE 2025 results are out. And before the dust of celebration could settle, the circus began. Coaching institutes racing to claim you. Ed-tech platforms stitching your face into their next ad. Teachers attributing your years of struggle to their one course. Social media turning your journey into a 90-second reel with a discount code at the end.
I want to talk to you. Not as someone watching from outside, but as someone who has lived inside this process.
In 2011, I left a corporate job I genuinely loved. Walked away from comfort because something about this examination had gripped me. I was starry-eyed. Hopelessly, naively starry-eyed. A few of us from college started preparing together, and I remember how we treated every word from our seniors who had cleared the exam as gospel. We discussed their advice endlessly, in rented rooms in Rajinder Nagar, at tea stalls, on our way back from the libraries. But here's what I also remember clearly: we could always tell apart the seniors who guided with care from those who were reckless with their words. The ones who oversimplified, who credited one book or one trick for their success, we looked down on them. Not because they had failed us, but because we knew that someone somewhere would take that careless advice seriously and pay for it.
That instinct, to hold successful people accountable for the weight their words carry, seems to be disappearing.
You have cleared an examination that tests you across seven papers, an interview, and years of sustained reading, thinking, and writing. The idea that one teacher, one test series, or one Telegram channel "cracked" this for you is not just inaccurate. It is disrespectful to your own effort. And when you let that narrative stand unchallenged, or worse, when you participate in it, you are not just misrepresenting your journey. You are reshaping someone else's.
Think about that person for a moment. A first-generation aspirant in a district town, watching your interview on YouTube tonight. They don't have a mentor. They don't have a senior to call. They are going to take what you say and build their entire strategy around it. If you tell them one source was enough, they will believe you. If you make it sound easy, they will blame themselves when it isn't. If you become a billboard for a coaching brand within a week of your result, they will think that's what success looks like.
Don't do that to them.
Be honest about how long it actually took. Talk about the multiple sources, the failed attempts, the loneliness, the self-doubt. Don't reduce a journey of years into a brand endorsement. When someone puts a camera in front of you, remember that the person watching isn't looking for content. They are looking for direction.
Maybe most of you will never read this. Maybe it won't reach the ones who need to hear it. But if even one of you pauses before that next interview or that brand deal and thinks about the aspirant watching, it will have been worth writing.
I have taught in this ecosystem for twelve years now. I have watched it change, some of it for the better, much of it not. Ed-tech democratised access, and that was genuinely important. But it also turned preparation into content, candidates into audiences, and rankers into influencers. That slide has been gradual, but it is now impossible to ignore.
You have earned something extraordinary. Tomorrow, your responsibilities begin. To the public, to the Constitution, to the idea of service. But today, right now, you already have one responsibility. To every aspirant who is looking at you and trying to find their way.
Don't let them down. Be the senior you needed when you started.
I am disappointed. But I am still here, still teaching, still hopeful, because I believe you are better than what this ecosystem is trying to make you.
Prove me right.
NSO India unveils the MCP Server for eSankhyiki, enabling seamless integration of official statistics with AI tools.
Users can now connect directly to seven official datasets like PLFS, CPI, ASI, IIP, NAS & more through this beta version . Faster insights and smarter analysis through seamless access.
๐ https://t.co/0fo6aXceYK
#AIReadyData #OpenGovernmentData #DigitalIndia #ViksitBharatBudget
@PMOIndia@Rao_InderjitS@_saurabhgarg@PIB_India@PibMospi@mygovindia@NITIAayog
#India's #AI Stack in a nutshell ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐งฑ Built on 5 layers: applications, AI models, compute, digital infrastructure and energy.
๐ฑ Driving real impact in agriculture, healthcare, education and governance.
๐ง Powered by indigenous models, affordable GPUs, and expanding data centres.
โก Backed by clean, reliable energy for sustainable AI at scale.
#ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalInfrastructure #ReliableEnergy
A moment for a lifetime ๐ Blessed & humbled to host Hon. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, 50th Chief Justice of India, at @adypuniversity. A masterclass on the Constitution with multiple standing ovations & a memory I will cherish forever: receiving his autographed book on stage.
๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
With AI becoming central to innovation and economic progress, access to compute, datasets, and model ecosystems must be made broad, affordable, and inclusive. These resources are concentrated in a few global firms and urban centres, limiting equitable participation.
For India, democratising access means treating AI infrastructure as a shared national resource, empowering innovators across regions to build local-language tools, adapt assistive technologies, and create solutions aligned with Indiaโs diverse needs.
The White Paper highlights key enablers aligned with Indiaโs AI governance vision:
๐น Expanding access to high-quality, representative datasets
๐น Providing affordable and reliable computing resources
๐น Integrating AI with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
Read the White Paper here:
https://t.co/KZbBuNXAAW
โThe best defence is an enlightened population.โ
We are grateful to Dr. Mrinmayee Bhushan @BMrinmayee, Lt Gen Vinod Khandare @VGK_India, & Lt Gen Patankar for a powerful discussion on biological threats, preparedness & national security at PIC.
Recording to be out shortly.
What 19 year old Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe has done will be remembered by the coming generations!
Every person passionate about Indian culture is proud of him for completing the Dandakrama Parayanam, consisting of 2000 mantras of the Shukla Yajurvedaโs Madhyandini branch, in 50 days without any interruption. This includes several Vedic verses and sacred words recited flawlessly. He embodies the finest of our Guru Parampara.
As the MP from Kashi, I am elated that this extraordinary feat took place in this sacred city. My Pranams to his family, the several saints, seers, scholars and organisations from all over India that have supported him.
Government of India launches โYUVA AI for ALLโ - a free national course to help everyone understand Artificial Intelligence
๐ A short, simple, practical and free course to make AI accessible for everyone
๐ The initiative aims to empower 1 crore (10 million) citizens with foundationalย AI skills
๐ The course blends global knowledge with Indiaโs context and focuses on ethical, responsible, and inclusive AI use
Read here: https://t.co/oXD8x8djQ2
@GoI_MeitY
Last year my good friend & scholar @dushyanthsridar & I filed a PIL in the SC against the sordid Tirupati laddoo case through our lawyers @ExecutiveListX & @ThisIsTheMukesh Our PIL was clubbed with others. So grateful to SC & SIT for unearthing this & bringing culprits to book๐