Aamir Khan, Venki Ramakrishnan & More: Ideas Of India Day 2 Sees Stellar Sessions By Over 25 Speakers

Ideas Of India 2025 Summit: The sessions, covering subjects from Science to Business, Entertainment to Ageing; and Bollywood to Sports exploring expansive possibilities and limitless potential.

The two-day event had more than 30 sessions, attended by over 50 speakers and more than 1,000 participants.

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The fourth edition of the ABP Network's Ideas of India concluded on Saturday with the grant event seeing a diverse lineup of speakers on Day 2 in Mumbai. The two-day event had more than 30 sessions, attended by over 50 speakers and more than 1,000 participants. The sessions, covering subjects from Science to Business, Entertainment to Ageing; and Bollywood to Sports exploring expansive possibilities and limitless potential. 

The Day-2 of the event began with Gaur Gopal Das, a monk and speaker, sharing his insights on mental rest, mastering the mind, and conversations. Neglect, Negotiate, Note, Non-Judgmental Observation — these are the 4 'N's that Gaur Gopal Das advised people to follow for mental and physical well-being. Read more to know what are these?

Prominent environmentalists Dr Bezwada Wilson, Satyajit Bhatkal and Ramveer Tanwar in the session 'The Humanitarian Touch' discussed ways to overcome manmade obstacles in society that spoil society as well as nature. 

Popular teacher and YouTuber 'Khan Sir' shared his views on the National Testing Agency and the alleged irregularities in the competitive exams being conducted by the central agency. The popular teacher also spoke on the need for reforms in education, importance of degrees and whether he would be stepping into politics.

Ideas Of India 2025: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday spoke about the widening rift with INDIA bloc partner AAP. Explaining why the rift keeps widening with each state election, he hinted that the Congress had made several sacrifices but its partners were unwavering in their stance over seat sharing.

Tuning in the political chords, Congress leader Sachin Pilot spoke on the widening rift with INDIA bloc partner AAP and hinted that the Congress had made several sacrifices but its partners were unwavering in their stance over seat sharing. The former Deputy CM of Rajasthan also spoke on the reason behind the BJP winning elections, his relations with Ashok Gehlot and Congress's strategy against the NDA.

Meanwhile, from the other side of the political spectrum, Union Minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal said India will become a $35 trillion economy in 20 years. Goyal also shared his views on the tariffs imposed by the US and the relationship between India and US. He dismissed any concerns about the new tariffs under Trump’s administration and said India is open to everyone. 

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor spoke on the ongoing issue of migration, US deportation and the ongoing bilateral row with Canada. Tharoor, while speaking on the US sending back illegal immigrants in handcuffs, said that the act by the US was "dehumanising". While speaking on Indo-Canadian relations, Tharoor said that Canada allowing elements in its country to plan and execute murder and mayhem in India is unforgivable.

The Ideas of India Summit also had a range of speakers from Bollywood and the entertainment industry. 

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who also addressed the previous edition of Ideas of India, spoke about his thirty-seven years in the film industry, his journey amid failures and successes and the fandom that has followed. Khan, who is only Bollywood actor to have two of his films 'Lagaan' and 'Laapataa Ladies' in the Oscar row, recalled 'Lagaan' success in Switzerland and reacted to the tag of 'Mr Perfectionist'. 

Social media star Orry shared his honest take on what really goes down at parties and also spoke on his reason for not going to Maha Kumbh. 

Delving into India's Vedic history and how the world sees India, Arun Kumar, Sah Sarkaryawah, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh defied the Western notion of nationalism, adding that their tag of nation meaning "One language, one Culture" doesn't stand true for a nation like India. Arun Kumar also spoke on the popular perception of whether RSS changed following the BJP's ascent to power and what is the roadmap of Sangh for the future.

During the session 'Mining the Future Start-ups, Demographic Dividend, and Sustainability', Ishpreet Singh Gandhi, Founder, Stride Ventures and StrideOne and Sneh R Vaswani, Co-Founder and CEO of Miko spoke on why the idea is important in the beginning and why it is the best time to start your own business now.

Meanwhile, Professor Ashwani Mahajan, while speaking at the session The Growth Accelerator Club, spoke on what role does the unorganised sector in India play in employment and economy. 

Meanwhile, Actor Nikita Dutta and fitness coach Krishna Shroff discussed the optimal amount of training needed to stay healthy in conversation with author and anchor Chetan Bhagat.

Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize winner and former President of the Royal Society, spoke during the session 'The Science Of Ageing', where he talked about ways to stay healthy, prolong your life and the ongoing research to prolong death. Venki Ramakrishnan, while speaking on the ongoing exploration of anti-ageing, said in the last ten years, there have been more than 3 lakh papers devoted to ageing, and 700 startups with billions invested in anti-ageing research.