Sunil Malhotra weaves together Vedic wisdom with the innovations of tomorrow. In order to unravel the mysteries of the human experience, he stands at the intersection of spirituality, technology, and design entrepreneurship, embodying their essence as a lifelong student.
Having forged profound connections with some of the most evolved scientific and spiritual minds, including Ervin Laszlo, Dr. Karan Singh, Satish Kumar, and John Maeda, and drawing inspiration from the pioneering work of Western Vedāntic scholars, he has delved into the depths of interdisciplinary thought. His background in design-school education has enabled him to seamlessly interconnect diverse ideas and fields.
Sunil's 2024 book, YOGAi: Interplays of Yoga and Artificial Intelligence, demystifies both the 'technologies' of Yoga and Ai to explore connections in the context of the exponential times we are witnessing.
Selected collaborations: Alexander Osterwalder - Business Model Generation (2009), John Maeda - Design-in Tech Reports (2017/2018), Salim Ismail - Exponential Transformation (2018), Thomas Koulopoulos - Transportation 2050 (2018), Jeff Smith - Integral Design (2018), Ervin Laszlo - The Great Upshift (2023).
Ideafarms, the company he founded in 2002, is a full-service Design-in-Tech Advisory and Consulting firm, that pioneered using concepts and approaches of Industrial Design in ICT. A serial entrepreneur as well as a thought leader in Design Thinking and Exponential Transformation, his entrepreneurial experience spans Consulting, Manufacturing and
Information Technology. He has professional degrees in Engineering (B.E. Hons. | REC Trichy - 1983), Industrial Design (M.Des | IIT Bombay - 1985) and Law (LL.B | Delhi University - 2001), each a premier institute of India.
He is also the author of The First Principal, an inspirational book on the life and times of Sh. PS Mani Sundaram, the founding principal of REC, Trichy (now NIT).
He lives in New Delhi, India.
