India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu handed over the Padma Bhushan, one of the country’s highest civilian Awards, to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in San Fransisco.Taking to Twitter, Mr Sandhu said, Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google & Alphabet @sundarpichai in San Francisco. Sundar’s inspirational journey from #Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening India-US economic and technology ties, reaffirms Indian talent’s contribution to global innovation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that Sundar Pichai would receive the Padma Bhushan on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day.Following Mr. Sandhu’s presentation of the Padma Bhushan award, Mr. Pichai wrote on his blog,I want to thank Ambassador Mr Sandhu and Consul General Prasad for hosting me to receive the Padma Bhushan. I am deeply grateful to the Indian government and the people of India for this immense honour. It is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way by the country that shaped me.\India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. (Unlike this beautiful award which I will keep somewhere safe), he added.The Google CEO reportedly stated in the blog that he was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who made significant sacrifices to ensure that he had opportunity to pursue his interests.Every new piece of technology that came our way improved our quality of life. And that experience led me to Google and the opportunity to contribute to the creation of technology that enhances the lives of people everywhere, Mr. Pichai added.
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Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision, Mr Pichai said that Digital India’s vision has certainly been an accelerator for that progress. He added that he was proud to keep making investments in India and to have worked with people, businesses, and governments for two revolutionary decades. According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, We recently announced that we’ll be investing USD 10 billion in India’s digital future, working to enable more affordable internet access, building products for India’s unique needs, supporting businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation, and using AI to tackle big societal challenges.He went on to say, We have trained over 55,000 teachers in conjunction with the government and local organisations, and we are investing heavily in digital skilling. Through our WomenWill Entrepreneurship Program, we have trained over 1 million women. Along with this, we have funded more than 100,000 Google Career Certificates in association with Tata Strive and the NASSCOM Foundation.Mr. Pichai stated that 8 of the 24 new languages added to Google Translate are indigenous to India. It means so lot to see how people may access knowledge and information in their own tongue and how their perspectives on the world are expanded. That’s the reason I’m still so positive about technology, and it’s also the reason I think India can and should keep taking the lead, he continued. The wonderful cooperation between Google and India will be continued, Mr. Pichai added, as we work together to bring the benefits of technology to more people.
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