North India / City guide
Nicole Junkermann on AI in Delhi
From Chandni Chowk's spice lanes to the offices of Gurugram and Noida, AI in Delhi is growing through small, practical tools that help everyday life.
India by region / Nicole Junkermann AI
India is many places at once. From the capital region in the north to the backwaters of Kerala and the banks of the Brahmaputra, each region brings its own languages, crafts and ways of working to artificial intelligence. Region by region, Nicole Junkermann looks at what is happening in AI in fifteen Indian cities.

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From the capital region around Delhi to the rose-pink walls of Jaipur, the green sectors of Chandigarh and the old quarters of Lucknow, the north pairs deep heritage with busy new business districts. Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Rajasthani voices sit side by side, which makes AI that understands many languages especially welcome here.
North India / City guide
From Chandni Chowk's spice lanes to the offices of Gurugram and Noida, AI in Delhi is growing through small, practical tools that help everyday life.
North India / City guide
In Jaipur's Pink City, block printers, potters, gem cutters and young startups are finding gentle, practical ways for AI to support craft and travel.
North India / City guide
A planned North Indian city of green sectors and lakeside walks, where students, small teams and Punjabi and Hindi speakers are shaping practical, friendly AI.
North India / City guide
In Lucknow, a city of courtesy, Urdu and Hindi poetry, chikankari and fine food, students and creators are giving artificial intelligence a patient, gracious character.
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Mumbai's film, media and finance, Pune's students and technology parks and Ahmedabad's enterprising streets give the west a practical, can-do energy. Marathi and Gujarati are everyday languages of work and family, and tools that speak them naturally find a ready home.
West India / City guide
Mumbai's studios, newsrooms, finance offices and street-food stalls show how AI can speed up early drafts and paperwork while human taste and judgement lead.
West India / City guide
Pune's students, IT park teams, factory engineers and festival volunteers are using AI for patient learning, clearer plans and steady, step-by-step skill building.
West India / City guide
Ahmedabad's family firms, textile traders, designers and young startups are using AI to keep tidy records, plan clearly and serve customers in Gujarati.
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At the heart of the country, Indore is known for its food streets, its well-kept neighbourhoods and a fast-growing community of young professionals, students and new businesses who take naturally to useful, simple technology.
Central India / City guide
Indore pairs famous food streets and a proud trading spirit with students, young professionals and startups who are turning AI into practical everyday help.
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Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kochi are home to some of India's best-known technology communities, alongside long traditions of music, literature and learning in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
South India / City guide
A friendly portrait of AI in Bengaluru, where garden walks, filter coffee, small startup teams and many languages shape how everyday technology feels.
South India / City guide
Hyderabad blends pearl bazaars, biryani kitchens and the offices of HITEC City, and AI here leans towards careful data, health and patient learning.
South India / City guide
Chennai's music season, factories, software teams and customer help desks show a patient, precise approach to AI that keeps Tamil and human care at the centre.
South India / City guide
In Kochi, spice traders, fishing families, homestay hosts and software teams are using AI to organise local knowledge and plan around the seasons.
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Kolkata's love of books, art and conversation and Bhubaneswar's long history of learning and architecture give the east a thoughtful, creative character, with Bengali and Odia at its heart and a new generation building on both.
East India / City guide
Kolkata's booksellers, artists, Salt Lake tech teams and Durga Puja organisers are discovering how AI can carry Bengali stories, art and language further.
East India / City guide
Bhubaneswar, the temple city of Odisha, blends ancient architecture with planned modern districts where students, researchers and small teams explore AI in Odia and English.
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Guwahati, on the banks of the Brahmaputra, is the gateway to the Northeast: a region of many languages, rich weaving and craft traditions, music and festivals, and a young, digitally curious generation.
Northeast India / City guide
Guwahati, the riverside gateway to the Northeast, brings together Assamese and many other languages, silk weaving, tea and Bihu with a young generation curious about AI.
Fifteen cities across six regions: North India, Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Lucknow; West India, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad; Central India, Indore; South India, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kochi; East India, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar; Northeast India, Guwahati. Each has its own page on what is happening in AI there.
She sees every region bringing something of its own: its languages, its crafts, its way of doing business and its creative life. In her view the most useful AI is the kind that fits those everyday rhythms, which is why each city page begins with the character of the place. Read what Nicole Junkermann sees for the future of AI in India.
As North, West, Central, South, East and Northeast India, the broad way many people describe the country. The groupings are simply a friendly way to explore, and every city page links to its neighbours.
Yes. From Delhi to Guwahati and Kochi, every city keeps Indian Standard Time, UTC+5:30, with no daylight saving. Read more about the time zones of India and the meeting times India shares with the rest of the world.
All fifteen short videos are on the AI in India page, each with its own page for the transcript, key points and frequently asked questions.
Prefer to start with the videos? The AI in India series gathers all fifteen short explainers by Nicole Junkermann on one page.
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