Artificial intelligence, hologram tech bring 'Arjuna', 'Lord Krishna' at AI Summit
New Delhi (PTI): Through cutting-edge hologram technology and power of artificial intelligence, 'Lord Krishna' and warrior 'Arjuna' from the epic Mahabharat have assumed a hi-tech digital avatar at a pavilion of the AI Impact Summit in Delhi.
At the 'Jio Intelligence' pavilion of Reliance Industries, the company has also given a glimpse of the making of the series, "Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh", which is fully generated by AI, and was launched few months ago.
At the core of the set up is a cove-like structure on which, AI-generated content produced by the company, have been displayed, including some images from the series that is an AI-driven retelling of the Indian epic.
Flanking the cove are two long transparent cylindrical capsules, inside of which an AI-generated images each of 'Lord Krishna' and 'Arjuna', as in the series, have been projected.
A console installed next to each capsule allows visitors to "ask a question" to them, and they offer verbal response to these set of queries.
So, visitors to the pavilion can choose from question such as -- 'What is Dharma?', 'Who is the biggest enemy inside of us?', 'When life feels unjust what should we do?' or 'What is the biggest trap for humans?'.
The AI avatar of Lord Krishna, shown holding his flute, is a striking one, depicting his famed dusky skin carrying a tinge of blue, and his divine raiment in golden hue, topped with his crown bearing the peacock's feather.
Arjuna's depiction is a sober one, a dhoti paired with a tunic in silver shade, as he holds his famed bow in his right hand, while his royal locks frame his elegant yet austere visage.
A senior official of the Reliance group told PTI that both older generation and youths have visited the pavilion in the last few days.
"Through technology, our endeavour is to make old epics meet newer generations. So, we have used AI to recreate, reimagine our epic Mahabharat. The entire show has been created using AI. It's already on our platform JioHotstar, about 17 episodes now," the official told PTI.
A special wall at the pavilion also depicts how the characters of the series, were created.
"Our team has worked passionately on this project," the Reliance group official said.
The pavilion also showcases AI-based tools for health, fashion, among others.
The AI Impact Summit is being held from February 16-20 at Bharat Mandapam, in which several heads of state, many global AI leaders, academicians and researchers, and heads of global tech giants, and philanthropists are taking part.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the AI Impact Summit 2026 here on Thursday, in the presence of several world leaders and heads of global tech giants.
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Indian-origin lawyer at centre of landmark Supreme Court verdict against Trump
New York (PTI): At the centre of the landmark US Supreme Court verdict striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs is an Indian-origin lawyer who argued before America’s highest court about the illegality of the levies.
Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants and the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, argued the consequential tariff case on behalf of small businesses and won.
“Victory,” Katyal posted on X shortly after the Supreme Court verdict came in on Friday.
Katyal, in an interview to MS Now, said “One of the great things about the American system is what just happened today. I was able to go to court - the son of immigrants — able to go to court and say on behalf of American small businesses, 'Hey, this President is acting illegally.'"
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"I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions at me, it was a really intense oral argument and at the end of it, they voted and we won,” he said.
“That is something so extraordinary about this country. The idea that we have a system that self-corrects, that allows us to say ‘You might be the most powerful man in the world but you still can’t break the Constitution. That to me is what today is about,” he added.
Katyal was born in 1970 in Chicago to a paediatrician mother and engineer father, both of whom immigrated from India.
Katyal is a partner in the Washington DC office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group.
In a statement following the verdict, he said the US Supreme Court stood up for the rule of law and Americans everywhere.
“Its message was simple: Presidents are powerful, but our Constitution is more powerful still. In America, only Congress can impose taxes on the American people. The US Supreme Court gave us everything we asked for in our legal case. Everything.”
Katyal expressed gratitude for the leadership of the Liberty Justice Centre, who “led the fight when others wouldn’t”.
"This case has always been about the presidency, not any one president. It has always been about separation of powers, and not the politics of the moment. I'm gratified to see our Supreme Court, which has been the bedrock of our government for 250 years, protect our most fundamental values,” he said.
According to his profile on the Milbank website, Katyal focuses on appellate and complex litigation and has argued 54 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
He has also served as a law professor for over two decades at Georgetown University Law Centre, “where he was one of the youngest professors to have received tenure and a chaired professorship in the university's history” and has served as a visiting professor at Harvard and Yale law schools.
A graduate of Yale Law School, Katyal clerked for Guido Calabresi of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as well as for Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the US Supreme Court.
He also served in the Deputy Attorney General's Office at the Justice Department as National Security Advisor and as Special Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General during 1998-1999.
Katyal is the recipient of the “highest award given to a civilian” by the US Department of Justice, the Edmund Randolph Award, which was presented to him by the Attorney General in 2011, his profile said.
The Chief Justice of the United States appointed him in 2011 and 2014 to the Advisory Committee on Federal Appellate Rules.
In a post on X dated November 4, 2025, Katyal posted a photograph of a traditional ‘Kada’ (bangle) placed on a ‘Brief for Private Respondents’ related to the Supreme Court tariff case against Trump.
“Thinking of my father first and foremost, who came to this land of freedom….May the Constitution win,” Katyal wrote.
