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Kickstart AI

Practical AI for Indian Students, Professionals and Business Leaders. Free prompts, tools, and resources to support the book.

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★★★★★ "Finally an AI book I could understand." — Reader review
★★★★★ "Loved the Indian examples — felt written for me." — Professional reader
★★★★★ "Steve's chapter alone is worth the price." — Book editor
★★★★★ "Beginner friendliness: 10/10." — Publishing professional
★★★★★ "The prompts at the end of each chapter are brilliant." — MBA student
★★★★★ "Very practical. Used it at work from day one." — Senior manager
★★★★★ "Finally an AI book I could understand." — Reader review
★★★★★ "Loved the Indian examples — felt written for me." — Professional reader
★★★★★ "Steve's chapter alone is worth the price." — Book editor
★★★★★ "Beginner friendliness: 10/10." — Publishing professional
★★★★★ "The prompts at the end of each chapter are brilliant." — MBA student
★★★★★ "Very practical. Used it at work from day one." — Senior manager
Prompt Library
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AI Tools
The tools that matter in 2026
From Chapter 12. Updated as the landscape evolves — bookmark this page.
Action Plan
Your first week with AI
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Further Learning
Keep growing
Handpicked resources to continue your AI journey — all free or free to start.
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Google AI Essentials

Google's beginner AI course. Free to audit on Coursera.

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Prompt Engineering Guide

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DeepLearning.AI

Short practical AI courses from the world's top educators.

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The Rundown AI

The most important AI news in 5 minutes. Free newsletter.

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Matt Wolfe — YouTube

Practical AI tool reviews and tutorials updated weekly.

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Microsoft AI for Beginners

Free open-source curriculum — 24 lessons on GitHub.

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Book editor, India
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"This has the foundation of a publishable book. Its greatest strength is that it doesn't try to impress readers with technical complexity — it helps them build confidence."

Content 9.8/10
Independent Editor
Publishing professional
★★★★★

"Readability is 9.8/10 and beginner-friendliness is a perfect 10/10. The eight characters make abstract AI concepts memorable and relatable. Steve's chapter is the emotional highlight."

Beginner friendly 10/10

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About the Author
The person behind the book
Arun Kumar Rajasekaran — author of Kickstart AI
Arun Kumar Rajasekaran
Quality Engineering Leader · Patent Holder · AI Innovator
20+ years QE IIT Madras AI Patent holder Speaker Chennai, India

Quality Engineering and Test Strategy leader with over 20 years of experience. Enterprise Platform Architect, patent holder, and recognised AI innovator based in Chennai, India. He wrote Kickstart AI to give students and working professionals a practical, no-code path into the world of artificial intelligence — the same journey he walked himself.

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