Is Elon Musk planning to attend Kumbh Mela 2025? Here's what Shiva Trilogy writer Amish Tripathi said

The meeting generated significant attention on social media.

A delegation of prominent Indian business leaders and personalities, including author Amish Tripathi, recently had the opportunity to meet SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. The event was organised by the UK-headquartered India Global Forum (IGF), led by its founder and chairman, Manoj Ladwa.

Following the meeting, Tripathi, celebrated for his mythological fiction works, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) featuring a photograph with Musk. “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!!” Tripathi wrote.

An invigorating hour spent with none other than @elonmusk, in an exclusive event organised by @manojladwa. We discussed a range of topics from spirituality, consciousness, interplanetary travel, monetary policy, engineering amongst others. And an invitation to the Maha Kumbh pic.twitter.com/5U9wXsej6r
Amish Tripathi (@authoramish) January 17, 2025

The gathering brought together several Indian business leaders, including Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO of OYO, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Aryaman Birla of Aditya Birla Group, and Nilesh Ved, Chairman of Apparel Group.

During the moderated discussion, Musk reportedly expressed admiration for India, calling it “one of the ancient civilisations and a very great and very complex one.” He highlighted the potential for deeper collaboration between the United States and India, particularly in the fields of technology and space exploration.

“Things are trending positive. I’m certainly in favour of lowering trade barriers to increase commerce between the US and India,” Musk remarked, according to reports. He also shared his fascination with interplanetary living, describing it as a “super critical” pursuit and reflecting on the rapid advancements in technology that make it feel “like we are living in a simulation.”

The meeting included a tour of the SpaceX Starbase facility, where attendees witnessed the successful launch and booster catch of Starship Flight 7. As part of the visit, Musk presented each guest with SpaceX-branded chopsticks, commemorating the engineering success of the launch tower’s “Mechazilla” arms used to recover the booster.

Ritesh Agarwal shared further details about the meeting, describing a vegetarian-only dinner served at the event. “One of the most incredible veg spreads at SpaceX. As a vegetarian, loved it,” he posted on X. Agarwal also lauded Musk, stating, “Elon is by far doing the most to evolve humankind or, as Peter Thiel says, has us closest to getting flying cars.”

Had the opportunity to be among the Indian founders hosted by @Elonmusk led by @IGFupdates . Elon is by far doing the most to evolve human kind or as Peter Thiel says has us closest to getting flying cars. Some comments from Elon - A. India evokes the emotion of Ancient and pic.twitter.com/IuHvnHV1YARitesh Agarwal (@riteshagar) January 17, 2025

During the discussion, Tripathi extended an invitation to Musk to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering. Ritesh Agarwal later revealed in a post that Musk was “fascinated about Kumbh Mela."

The meeting generated significant attention on social media. Tripathi’s post garnered widespread praise, with users commenting on the meaningful discussions and the unique blend of topics covered, ranging from engineering to spirituality. “That’s amazing,” wrote one user. Another commented, “How beautiful is this, Amish ji. I hope these kinds of events happen more often.”