Dr Hari Krishna Maram Launches AI MODI Machine to Transform India’s AI Education Landscape
India’s surge in AI education has taken a fresh turn with the introduction of the AI MODI Machine, created by Dr Hari Krishna Maram and his team at Vision Digital India. The announcement arrived with a sense of occasion as the kit was dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. The timing added emotion to an already ambitious effort that hopes to give students across the country a real chance to learn AI through hands on practice. Many in the academic and tech circles see this as a rare moment where classroom learning starts moving closer to the way technology functions in day to day life.
The AI MODI Machine moves around as a compact classroom friendly kit and brings a style of learning that feels far more approachable for young students. Vision Digital India has carried this idea with the hope that AI education should feel simple and engaging. Students can run small projects related to computer vision, basic robotics, machine learning and Internet of Things without feeling overwhelmed by cost or complexity. The team wanted the kit to reach places where advanced tech learning has always felt out of reach. Rural areas, smaller colleges and government schools often lacked the tools needed for such fields, and this single kit tries to change that by giving students a direct feel of how AI behaves in real projects.
A major crowd puller in this effort has been AI on Wheels. Vision Digital India sends a fully equipped mobile classroom into districts where access to tech learning is limited. The idea is simple. One district receives one vehicle with an instructor, an operator and a set of ready material. Solar powered equipment supports the classes when proper electricity is missing. The children participate in small challenges and try out different AI tasks with guidance. Parents and teachers join short sessions in the evening, creating an atmosphere of curiosity in villages that rarely experience such programs. Dr Maram often says, “AI should not stay locked in labs. It should enter everyday conversations.”
The movement does not stop with AI. Vision Digital India has introduced a Semiconductor Training Module that gives students a taste of chip design and embedded work. It feels new for many colleges because this field has usually been kept for higher engineering programs or specialised labs. By bringing it into simpler formats that schools can manage, the team hopes to raise interest among young learners who may later choose this path as a career. Combining both AI and semiconductor learning in one broad effort gives students a sense of confidence that they are not too far from fields that once felt distant.
Dr Hari Krishna Maram carries a long journey in education and management. He has spent more than twenty eight years guiding students and building learning spaces. His work with Imperial College, Global Digital University in the United States and the Global Economic Forum has given him international exposure. His reach covers more than one lakh students and his travel across one hundred countries has shaped his thinking. He often reminds young learners that curiosity matters more than resources. He says, “Every child deserves a chance to try new tech with their own hands.”
His long list of recognitions from the United Kingdom, Egypt, Turkey and Sri Lanka, along with mentions in Forbes and entries in major record books, shows how widely his work has been noticed. Yet he keeps his focus on simple ideas like Green AI Schools and multilingual education formats that can reach students who do not come from privileged backgrounds.
The AI MODI Machine rises from this belief that technology should enter every classroom and inspire the next wave of young minds.
