A Civilization at the Threshold: India’s AI Mahakumbh and the Shadows of the Future
The India AI Global Impact Summit- hailed as a Mahakumbh of Technology - was more than a showcase of algorithms, models, and compute power. It was a moment of collective introspection, where a civilization paused to examine the meaning of creating intelligence outside the human body. India stood before the world not merely as a technology hub but as a society grappling with the philosophical weight of a new cognitive era. The challenge was not just technological - it was existential : how does a culture rooted in dharma, plurality, and lived wisdom integrate machines that evolve faster than human intuition? The overwhelming turnout, the extended hours, and the logistical strain revealed a deeper tension. Scale without alignment becomes chaos . The summit’s crowds symbolized India’s hunger for progress, yet they also exposed the fragility of systems stretched beyond capacity. Like the many tributaries of the Ganga converging in a single sacred moment, India must learn to harmo...