In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother… You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time.
You have to be very skilled in this industry. I grew in this industry we created the very beginnings of this industry. We made the first PCs (personal computers) in the world.
I was born in Tamil Nadu. I built HCL in UP. The first computers of the world were built in UP, and the UP government has supported us all through.
One time, the teacher was the storehouse of knowledge. That will no longer be so. So what would a teacher do? A very good teacher will play the role of augmenter. Also, the teacher will be located anywhere and helping students.
After Independence, there were periods of very high taxation. So you didn’t create wealth, how will you distribute it? When was the first time capital gains tax was introduced? It was 1992 March. Till then, everything was taxed one way.
Any institutions’ alumni are key to its growth. We are focused on giving a global experience to our students.
My student days in PSG saw three Prime Ministers, two wars, taught us courage, resilience, leadership and optimism.
On Sundays, we would travel to the town and watch English movies. This way, we must have ended up watching some 1,000 movies during college.
As a product of education, I have always believed in the power of education as the most powerful, high-impact catalyst for transformation. Look at the impact that the Indian Institutes of Technology have had globally.
Since Graham Bell came up with telephony, it took 100 years for the way the technology has impacted our lives, the way we perceive the world.
Education is and will be the most powerful tool for individual and social change, and we must do all that it takes to facilitate it.