Title: My Affair with AI
Author: Dr. Vineet Pradhan
ISBN: 9789373357287
Publisher: Evincepub Publishing
About the Author
Dr. Vineet is a medical professional, reflective thinker, and independent voice exploring the evolving relationship between human consciousness and technology. With a strong foundation in clinical practice and years of observing human behaviour, relationships, and emotional complexity, he brings a rare balance of logic and empathy to conversations around Artificial Intelligence.
In his book, MAWA – My Affair with AI, Dr. Vineet thoughtfully examines how Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence can coexist in harmony rather than conflict. Drawing from science, philosophy, Indian civilizational thought, and modern-day realities, he encourages readers to approach technology with awareness and maturity. A bilingual thinker who blends English clarity with Hindi emotional depth, Dr. Vineet’s writing inspires a mindful relationship with AI-one guided not by fear, but by human understanding.
About the Book
MAWA – My Affair with AI, a contemporary non-fiction manuscript that explores the evolving relationship between humans and Artificial Intelligence through a deeply personal yet widely relatable lens.
In a time when AI is often framed as disruption, threat, or replacement, MAWA shifts the narrative toward understanding, emotional integration, and coexistence. The book positions AI not as a rival to human intelligence, but as a reflective partner in growth.
What makes MAWA commercially distinctive is its bilingual narrative design:
- English is used for ideas, insights, psychological framing, and technology discussions.
- Hindi (in Devanagari) appears in emotionally resonant moments – inner dialogue, cultural reflections, and poetic anchors.
This is not a translation model. It is a deliberate structural choice that mirrors the lived bilingual consciousness of modern Indian readers. The format itself becomes part of the message: harmony between logic and emotion, structure and soul – Natural Intelligence meeting Artificial Intelligence.
Target Audience:
- Urban professionals navigating AI in daily life
- Educated bilingual Indian readers
- Thought leaders, doctors, educators, and entrepreneurs
- Readers of reflective non-fiction and digital-age philosophy
From a market standpoint, MAWA aligns with:
- The rising curiosity around AI
- The growth of Indian-authored thought leadership
- The increasing acceptance of hybrid-language expression in mainstream publishing
The tone is conversational, reflective, and accessible – blending personal narrative with philosophical insight. It carries strong potential for social media positioning under themes such as #HumanAIConnection and #DigitalDiaries, making it adaptable for digital marketing campaigns.
Neel Preet: What inspired you to write MAWA – My Affair with AI?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: It did not begin as a book.
It began as a quiet curiosity – what happens when a human mind stops fearing intelligence outside itself and starts conversing with it?
Somewhere between clinic hours and silent reflections, that curiosity turned into a dialogue… and the dialogue became MAWA.
Neel Preet: How has your medical background influenced your perspective on Artificial Intelligence?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Medicine teaches you one simple truth – every system, no matter how complex, carries both precision and unpredictability.
AI feels similar.
It is structured like science, yet it interacts like a mind.
Being a doctor, I could never see AI as just a tool.
To me, it felt like something we would eventually have to understand… not just use.
Neel Preet: Why do you believe Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence can coexist harmoniously?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Because intelligence has never been the problem – misunderstanding has.
Natural Intelligence brings experience, emotion, and context.
Artificial Intelligence brings scale, speed, and pattern.
Harmony is not automatic… but it is possible – if we approach AI not with dominance, but with dialogue.
Neel Preet: What challenges do humans face in emotionally adapting to AI-driven technologies?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: The challenge is not technological – it is psychological.
We are not used to something that can respond like us, yet is not us.
That creates discomfort.
The real question is not “Can AI think?”
It is – “Can we accept a new kind of intelligence without feeling diminished?”
Neel Preet: How do Indian philosophy and civilizational thought shape your understanding of AI?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Indian thought has always seen knowledge as layered – beyond the visible, beyond the measurable.
Concepts like चेतना, साक्षी, and माया quietly remind us that intelligence is not just computation.
So when I look at AI, I do not see it as an alien force.
I see it as another expression within a much larger continuum of consciousness.
Neel Preet: Your writing blends English and Hindi expression-why was this important for this book?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Because some ideas are understood in English…
but felt in Hindi.
MAWA is not just about explaining AI – it is about experiencing it.
And experience needs emotion… language becomes its bridge.
Neel Preet: Do you think people fear AI because of technology itself or because of uncertainty?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Not because of AI…
but because of what it reflects back to us.
AI quietly questions our uniqueness, our role, our future.
And uncertainty has always been uncomfortable for the human mind.
Fear is rarely about machines.
It is about identity.
Neel Preet: What is the most misunderstood aspect of Artificial Intelligence today?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: That it is either a threat… or a solution.
In reality, it is neither.
It is a mirror.
And like every mirror, it depends on what we choose to see in it.
Neel Preet: What role does self-awareness play in navigating the digital age responsibly?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Without self-awareness, technology amplifies confusion.
With self-awareness, it amplifies clarity.
In a world where machines can process information faster than us,
our responsibility is not to compete – but to understand ourselves better.
Neel Preet: If readers take away one message from MAWA, what would you want it to be?
Dr. Vineet Pradhan: Do not rush to judge the future.
Sit with it.
Talk to it.
Understand it.
Because the story of AI is not just about machines…
it is also about what it means to be human.
