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“AI is one more proof of the uniqueness of consciousness”

Just what is consciousness? Does ancient thought provide insights? How far has science come? And can self-awareness be modelled into machines?

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IGNITION

Mystery Molecules, Moods and the Science of Stress with Neuroscientist Vidita Vaidya

Can we restructure our emotions? Reorder our sense of self? Retrain our idea of reality?

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ENQUIRY

Political savant Prashant Kishor shares sharp insights on India 2024

Watch India’s most astute & high profile political savant PRASHANT KISHOR & award winning journalist SHOMA CHAUDHURY in an exclusive & riveting conversation of political insight, personal anecdote & sharp prediction.

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ABOUT SHOMA CHAUDHURY

Shoma Chaudhury is an award-winning journalist, and founder of Lucid Lines, an independent intellectual properties company, committed to expanding democratic space and creating platforms for debate, dialogue, and discovery.

Was picked by Newsweek as one of “150 women who shake the world”. Invited to deliver the Gandhi Oration in Sydney in 2018. Been awarded the prestigious Ernest Hemingway Award for Political Journalism, the Ramnath Goenka award and the Chameli Devi Award for Best Woman Journalist for — in the words of the citation — “going where angels fear to tread”.

Has helmed several media outfits and has a track record for curating distinctive, high-quality thought leadership events. Has hosted more than 500 conversations on stage, interviewing the most cutting-edge minds globally.

Conversations @ SYNAPSE

“AI is one more proof of the uniqueness of consciousness”

Just what is consciousness? Does ancient thought provide insights? How far has science come? And can self-awareness be modelled into machines?

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“Thanks to tech, the world’s gotten fast, fused, deep”

We're at humanity's next Promethean moment. One defined by accelerating climate change, technology, and geopolitics. How do we make sense of an imploding world? What recourse exists?

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“If I create something on Sora, does it belong to me or does it belong to Sora?”

Art with endeavour – or a means to an end, the next technological leap, an evolving landscape?

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Conversations @ IGNITION

Mystery Molecules, Moods and the Science of Stress with Neuroscientist Vidita Vaidya

Can we restructure our emotions? Reorder our sense of self? Retrain our idea of reality?

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Hot Plate Ideas for Nation Building with SY Quraishi, Meenakshi Lekhi and Sagarika Ghose

One Nation, One Election. And other hot button ideas stirring national debate.

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Director Kabir Khan and Paralympian Murlikant Petkar on biopics, spy epics and Chandu Champion

Watch director KABIR KHAN and Paralympian MURLIKANT PETKAR on what it takes to go from Chandu to Champion, how to depict an epic life and straddle hot action with intimate heart.

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Conversations On ENQUIRY

Political savant Prashant Kishor shares sharp insights on India 2024

Watch India’s most astute & high profile political savant PRASHANT KISHOR & award winning journalist SHOMA CHAUDHURY in an exclusive & riveting conversation of political insight, personal anecdote & sharp prediction.

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Piercing insight. Legend Garry Kasparov on Putin, Russian psyche, why we’re at war

The language of war has changed, and unlike chess, there's no possibility for a tie. Kasparov explains how the free world's response to Russia's invasion fell short. And why dictators play geopolitics like poker, not chess.

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Actress Sonali Bendre on Broken News, fighting cancer, mind shifts, & loving life

Making her OTT debut on Zee 5's "Broken News", Bendre speaks about her resurrection as an artist. Her re-evaluation of beauty and self-perception. And what means to be more truthful in her craft and life.

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Swamy like never before: Subramanian Swamy explains why revenge drives his politics

The Hindu Right wing’s most articulate spokesperson, Subramanian Swamy, discuss his ideas about India, Hindus, Muslims, tolerance and what shaped him to become the man he is. | © Thinkworks Pvt Ltd

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Karan Johar’s most candid interview on Bollywood, depression, homosexuality and having kids

Funny, witty and candid, Karan Johar discusses his book, “An Suitable Boy”, his journey from being a costume designer to a director and much more with Shoma Chaudhury.

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Ram Jethmalani’s most candid interview on Modi, BJP and his sole ambition in life at 94

Ram Jethmalani talks about controversial cases, his career, personal life and Narendra Modi with Shoma Chaudhury

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‘The Solitude of a Superstar: The Public-Private Journey of a Dream Catcher’

In the Green Room with Shah Rukh Khan. In conversation with Shoma Chaudhury at Tehelka's THiNK 2012 session.

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An Afghan Date with Mullah Zaeef and Robert Grenier

The CIA talks to the Taliban. Mullah Zaeef and Robert Grenier in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury

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Five Star Fixes? Ancient Technologies for the Modern Mind

Faith, Reason and Inner Engineering: Jaggi Vasudev and Javed Akhtar in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury

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