Rajiv gandhi started digital india, not narendra modi. Dreaming big audiobook by sam pitroda, david chanoff. Hardcover verified purchase dreaming big is an amazing story of sam pitroda who wrote his own destiny amidst poverty and deprivation. Dreaming big sam pitrodas journey to connect india. Pivotal to that change was technologist and entrepreneur sam pitroda. An aggrieved pitroda said, digital india was started in rajiv gandhis time with the launch of the national informatics centre. A biography, by mayank chhaya, konark publishers pvt ltd, 1992. On the threshold of digital india, pitroda shows the way. I could see my whole dream falling apart in front of my eyes.
Sam pitroda s autobiography traces the countrys telecom revolution with a touch of wry humour. Dreaming big captures the energy and excitement of the son of an. Manmohan singh, rahul gandhi attend sam pitrodas book launch. There, in the land of opportunity, satyanarayan gangaram pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the american millionaire sam pitroda. The inspiring story of a gandhian indian who strived hard to make his dream for india true. Both the kids returned to chicago, and we were left with a big empty house. Sam pitroda on how he sold software before digital india. Former prime minister manmohan singh and congress vicepresident rahul gandhi came together on monday on the same platform for the launch of dreaming big. Armed with global patents and a vision supported by prime minister rajiv gandhi, he vows to return home and fix indias telephone troubles.
It would be appropriate to say that this is a story of the father of the modern india, or zorba the gandhi of modern and technological india a true karma yogi. This book is about a selfmade man who let nothing come in. Its a journey which started 25 years ago and it will take 20 more years, pitroda, who was roped in by the then prime minister rajiv gandhi in 1984 as head of the telecom commission, said while. Martin cooper, father of the mobile phone connectivity fittingly stands at the center of sam pitroda s autobiography, dreaming big. Sam pitroda is an internationally recognized telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who has spent fifty years in information and.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Sam pitroda sam pitroda s book chronicles his journey to connect india. Satyan pitroda popularly known as sam pitroda born 4 may 1942 is a telecom engineer. The narration style is simple and easy, most of the chapters are candid except for 2. I thought would not look good on the prime ministers account books. Photograph of sam pitroda by itu pictures under creative commons. Sam pitroda has made yet another contribution to the world of technology but also to an understanding of the complexities of indian culture.
My journey to connect india kindle edition by sam pitroda, david. Written by sam pitroda, david chanoff, audiobook narrated by gregory allen siders. And we owe a huge chunk of the transformation to the belief and perseverance of one man sam pitroda. Pitroda set up the centre for development of telematics cdot in 1984. The book coauthored by david chanoff is an excellent narration of sam s journey from an obscure place in odisha to usa. To ask other readers questions about dreaming big, please sign up. Read dreaming big my journey to connect india by sam pitroda available from rakuten kobo. Learn how and when to remove these template messages. My journey to connect india by sam pitroda is a life long journey of a man who is in deep love with his country and his wife and family.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A young man from titilagarh, orissa, buoyed by nothing but dreams, boards a boat to america in 1964. The vehicle for that change was the centre for development telematics, cdot. Shuttling tirelessly between chicago and delhi for three years, pitroda networked to set up the centre for development of telematics cdot in. Mr pitroda closes his book with an inspiring dissertation on innovation, and. Sam pitrodas book chronicles his journey to connect india. Sam pitrodas change challenges business standard news. There, in the land of opportunity, satanarayan gangaram pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the american millionaire sam pitroda.
Before his visit, i was wondering whether he would be able to connect with our young studentsafter all he is now old enough to be their grandfather, and his most significant achievements in india were three decades ago. Pitroda also holds a collection of over 40 years of his personal daily diaries and workbooks. Launched in july 2015, the digital india initiative is an attempt. This book is about a selfmade man who let nothing come.
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