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Father of Indian IT Industry, FC Kohli, Passes Away at 96: How He Took India to the World
News 18Faqir Chand Kohli, widely regarded as the father of India’s information technology industry, passed away yesterday, aged 96. Today, the industry that Kohli helped build from scratch is valuated at $190 billion right now, and by 2025, is expected to touch $350 billion, and account for over 10 percent of India’s GDP. His engagement with NASSCOM continued through the years providing guidance and support on key industry issues and opportunities.” Kohli, who was conferred the Padma Bhushan award, served as the deputy general manager of Tata Electric Company until 1967 after returning to India from USA and joining them in 1951, before eventually becoming the company director. He always regretted that despite his best efforts, the then-Government of India did not pay heed to setting up a world class semi-conductor industry, which was the prime reason that India could never develop an indigenous hardware industry.” This particularly pivotal anecdote is likely going to hurt India’s technology ambitions today more than ever before, when it aims to rival China, Vietnam and other manufacturing hubs to attract more business to its own shores.
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TCS Founder Faqir Chand Kohli Passes Away at 94; PM Modi, Industry Leaders Mourn Demise
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