Artifact Details

Title

Kohli, FC oral history

Catalog Number

102792004

Type

Document

Description

96 years old Faqir Chand Kohli is a distinguished Indian industrialist. He is widely recognized as the Father of the Indian Software Industry and a Founding icon of the modern Indian Technology business. He received his undergraduate degrees from Punjab University, Lahore and Queen's University, Canada and an M.S.EE from MIT. He worked as a leading executive in several Tata companies and founded Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of the largest IT Services companies in the world. He has won numerous distinguished awards including the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honor, for his contribution to the Indian Software Industry. Even at this age Mr. Kohli comes to his office daily.

Date

2020-01-15

Contributor

Brock, David C., Interviewer
Kapoor, Uday, Interviewee
Kohli, FC, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mumbai, India

Extent

8 p.

Format

PDF

Category

Transcription

Subject

Indian software industry; Tata Sons; Tata Legacy

Collection Title

CHM Oral History Collection

Credit

Computer History Museum

Lot Number

X9237.2020

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