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Elon Musk received invitation to Mahakumbh Mela? Amish Tripathi reveals in X post after meeting world’s richest man

Amish Tripathi described that he spent an “invigorating hour” while meeting Elon Musk as a part of a delegation of prominent Indians.

Updated on: Jan 18, 2025, 08:41:28 IST
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Former diplomat and author Amish Tripathi, known for his fictional books on Indian mythology and mythological characters, recently met Elon Musk at SpaceX. He was part of a delegation of prominent Indians in an event led by the UK-headquartered policy and events platform India Global Forum (IGF).

Elon Musk with a delegation of prominent Indians who visited SpaceX. (X/@authoramish)
Elon Musk with a delegation of prominent Indians who visited SpaceX. (X/@authoramish)

After the meeting, Tripathi shared an X post along with a photo. “An invigorating hour spent with none other than Elon Musk, in an exclusive event organised by Manoj Ladwa. We discussed a range of topics from spirituality, consciousness, interplanetary travel, monetary policy, engineering amongst others. And an invitation to the Maha Kumbh Mela! Hope he can make it!!” the author wrote. Manoj Ladwa is the founder and chairman of the India Global Forum.

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The photo Tripathi shared shows Elon Musk posing with the Indian delegation, including Ritesh Agarwal, Aryaman Birla, Jay Kotak, and others.

Take a look at the share here:

What did social media say?

Reportedly, during the moderated discussion, Musk “emphasised the potential for deeper collaboration between the United States and India,” especially in technology and space explorations.

“Things are trending positive. I’m certainly in favour of lowering trade barriers to increase commerce between the US and India,” Musk said during the event, quoted PTI. Reportedly, he described India as “one of the ancient civilisations and a very great and very complex one”.

 
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Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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