Ignition

10 April 2023

Experts on AI: dangers, promises, regulation

Is Generative AI the Promethean fire of technology? The explosive force sweeping the world. More dangerous than nuclear weapons? How should we rethink human creativity & consciousness? Is mass human displacement around the corner?

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9 April 2023

Actor Rajkummar Rao on his journey, craft, passion

A lover to a poltergeist. A closeted homosexual in a police uniform. A British terrorist with bloodshot eyes. National award winning actor, Rajkummar Rao, shares his story from Gurgaon to glory. And what went into the making of his chameleon mind.

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8 April 2023

Politics doesn’t have to be partisan. Or stupid.

Punchy. Thought provoking. Humorous. PTR THIAGARAJAN — Tamil Nadu Finance Minister — brings a southern perspective to national politics & economy. And decodes what’s right & wrong with it.

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22 February 2023

The scary China story we need to hear | Brahma Chellaney, Jayadeva Ranade

Chinese tea leaves are infamously hard to read. But it’s hard to find two people more equipped to do so.

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21 February 2023

Ektaa Kapoor on passion, feminism, spirituality. Beating the boys club

Riveting Ektaa Kapoor interview. At 17, when Ekta Kapoor started Balaji Telefilms she was the only woman producer in a male dominated entertainment landscape.

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1 February 2023

Historian Manu Pillai interview on hot history debates & colourful stories

Manu Pillai — historian, author, and razor sharp scholar detective — prise opens new characters & perspectives on history.

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17 January 2023

South star Rana Daggubati interview | Personal journey, tech, & mythology

Star Wars. Wild elephants. Comic books. And Thanos. That’s a wild combination of influences for stardom & success.

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