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The next big bet in Indian philanthropy is AI built for the public good. From diagnosing diseases to supporting teachers and strengthening public services, The Economic Times looks at how Indian philanthropists and entrepreneurs are funding AI that can create social returns as well as commercial ones. Among them is the Koita Foundation, which is investing in digital health and AI centres of excellence at institutions including Ashoka University (@AshokaUniv) , home to the Koita Centre for Digital Health (@KCDH_A) at Ashoka (KCDH-A). Read the full article: economictimes.indiatimes.com… (@EconomicTimes) #AshokaUniversity

What does it take for science to reach patients, and for capital to back it? Ashoka University hosted Dr Amit Varma, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Quadria Capital, for a lecture series. A critical care physician by training, he served as COO at Fortis Healthcare before co-founding Quadria Capital, one of Asia’s largest healthcare-focused private equity firms. His first lecture, ‘From Bench to Bedside to Balance Sheet’, traced what has to happen before a discovery reaches a patient. It needs the backing of the clinician, the regulator, the payer and the investor; it must be designed to be affordable from the start, and doctors must actually adopt the evidence. His second lecture, ‘Betting on the Future’, looked at how investors decide what to back. He covered disciplined decision-making, the patience that long-term investing demands, and integrity as the one asset that cannot be rebuilt. Drawing on his journey as a physician, operator and investor, he showed students what it takes to move an idea from the lab to the patient, and to find the capital behind it. #AshokaUniversity

Somak Raychaudhury (@somakrc), Professor of Physics, Ashoka University, delivered a keynote address at the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026. In ‘Exploring the Universe with Indian Space Missions’, Professor Raychaudhury traced India’s path from orbit to surface: Chandrayaan-3’s landing near the lunar south pole, AstroSat’s data used in about 80 countries, and Aditya-L1’s unbroken watch on the solar storm of May 2024. Building on these milestones, he outlined the missions ahead, from bringing lunar samples home to exploring lunar ice and Venus, and stressed that this next chapter will be led by young scientists and engineers. #AshokaUniversity

India’s ambitions for 2047 rest on one resource above all others: its young people. Today at the Ideas for India 2026 Summit, Pramath Raj Sinha (@PramathSinha), Founder and Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Ashoka University, joins a conversation on how skilling, jobs and opportunity can turn that potential into progress. #AshokaUniversity

The Ashoka University Economics Society hosted Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo), entrepreneur and author, for an engaging and insightful discussion on finance, startups, entrepreneurship, and finding one’s way in an ever-evolving world. Drawing on his experiences as the founding CEO of Groupon India and the founder of WebVeda, he shared valuable insights into the importance of staying relevant in a changing landscape by honing communication and technological skills, cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, and navigating setbacks with resilience. Through his own experiences, he encouraged students to embrace change, learn from setbacks, and equip themselves with the skills and resilience needed to thrive in an ever-changing world. #AshokaUniversity