
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). India’s biggest push yet to fund science, research, and deep tech.
Shiv explains why India needs to build its own technologies instead of only buying them, and how ANRF will unlock ₹50,000 crore in research grants and ₹1 lakh crore in patient capital to power innovation.
They talk about:
- How research moves from a basic idea to real products.- Why India spends less on R&D than other nations and how that can change.
- How startups, industry, and researchers can work with ANRF.
- The big focus areas: AI, medical tech, EVs, quantum, biotech, energy, and more.
Shiv also shares his own journey from researcher to industry leader with 75+ patents, and now stepping into government to shape India’s research future.
If you’re curious about India’s innovation story and where the next big breakthroughs will come from, this conversation is a must-watch.
By Mukesh Bansal5
55 ratings
In this episode of SparX, Mukesh Bansal speaks with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). India’s biggest push yet to fund science, research, and deep tech.
Shiv explains why India needs to build its own technologies instead of only buying them, and how ANRF will unlock ₹50,000 crore in research grants and ₹1 lakh crore in patient capital to power innovation.
They talk about:
- How research moves from a basic idea to real products.- Why India spends less on R&D than other nations and how that can change.
- How startups, industry, and researchers can work with ANRF.
- The big focus areas: AI, medical tech, EVs, quantum, biotech, energy, and more.
Shiv also shares his own journey from researcher to industry leader with 75+ patents, and now stepping into government to shape India’s research future.
If you’re curious about India’s innovation story and where the next big breakthroughs will come from, this conversation is a must-watch.

3,474 Listeners

2,675 Listeners

1,100 Listeners

113 Listeners

235 Listeners

8,855 Listeners

4,023 Listeners

6,120 Listeners

10,213 Listeners

562 Listeners

42 Listeners

13 Listeners

2,511 Listeners

599 Listeners

95 Listeners