Many Indian Origin Minds Have Played Major Role In Global Tech Firms’ Success: Anurag Thakur
While addressing the plenary session of three days Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention, he said that the list of Indian-origin CEOs and political leaders is endless across the world
Some of the brightest minds of Indian origin have played strategic focal roles in the success of tech powerhouses across the globe, said Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday in Indore.
While addressing the plenary session of three days Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention, he said that the list of Indian-origin CEOs and political leaders is endless across the world.
Thakur added, “The Indian diaspora brings a multi-layered gain to the IT industry in terms of enhanced skills and capital formation – human, social and financial.”
On the other hand, the Indian IT industry has created a strong motivation for the mobility of highly skilled professionals and provided the Diaspora with the much-needed opportunity to engage with their motherland, he added.
Spelling out the government’s vision for Diaspora Youth, he stated, “Modi government’s vision for the Indian diaspora is to see a seamless two-way flow of ideas and capital between our diaspora counterparts from around the world.”
The minister said that our efforts to link up and facilitate ties between Indian start-ups and young diaspora innovators and investors based in their countries of domicile are also generating a cross-pollination of ideas.
“You can take an Indian out of India, but you cannot take the Indian out of them. The flavours of India, the rhythm of music and their hearts always beat for India, the diaspora want to contribute back to the land of their parents,” Thakur added.
Meanwhile, the minister also added that Youth Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is not only about finding one’s roots, but also about rooting for everything that makes us Indian.
He said, “It is as much about your story and the story of rising India. It is a moment to reconnect and re-imagine new possibilities. And it is a network to drive change, discover new ties and develop new ideas.”
