Sams life and his lifes work make for an inspired story. Famous books, authors and biographies bankexamstoday. Oct 19, 2015 speaking at a launch of a book dreaming big. The book embarks a life long journey of sam pitroda starting from his birth in 1964 in titilagarh in odisha to his revolutionary career in united. Sam pitroda the gandhis close aide who has landed the. Sam pitroda with manmohan singh and rahul gandhi in 2009, pitroda was again invited by the indian government to head an expert committee on ict in railways. Oct 24, 2015 among the important national current affairs, on 19th october 2015, the auto biography of sam pitroda written with the help of david chanoff named dreaming big. Its profoundly evident in the importance of being connected to family and friends. Aug 05, 2019 at the end of december 1984 rajiv gandhi was elected prime minister.
Sam pitrodas autobiography traces the countrys telecom revolution with a touch of wry humour. Oct 20, 2015 money was important so i kept it and let go the name, pitroda, whose book dreaming big. My journey to connect india, autobiography of sam pitroda, released in new delhi by dr. Dreaming big is an amazing story of sam pitroda who wrote his own destiny amidst poverty and deprivation. Satyanarayan gangaram pitroda, popularly known as sam pitroda, was born in a remote orissa village called titilagarh in may 1942 and is a telecom engineer, inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker. The writer is former chairman of the national knowledge commission and the national innovation council. Sam pitroda became synonymous with the brightyellow pcostd booths that sprang up across the a young man from titilagarh, orissa, buoyed by nothing but dreams, boards a boat to america in 1964. Sam pitroda tells a heartwarming and uplifting story of his ascent in the world a success story that inspires optimism and. It permeates his contributions to technology and telecommunications, especially for the people of india. My journey to connect india an autobiography of satyanarayan gangaram pitroda a. Sam pitrodas autobiography dreaming big my journey to connect. If people can get information and knowledge, in whatever form they needbe it agriculture, business, soil, water or healthit adds to their prosperity, directly and indirectly. There, in the land of opportunity, satanarayan gangaram pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the american millionaire sam pitroda. Sam pitroda on how he sold software before digital india.
In his autobiography, he writes, the dwelling where i was born was tiny, but then my father began making a little money, enough to build a house near the train tracks three small rooms, a kitchen, a veranda. Sam pitroda is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who has spent 50 years in information and communications technology ict and related global and national developments. Oct 19, 2015 dreaming big is an amazing story of sam pitroda who wrote his own destiny amidst poverty and deprivation. Oct 20, 2015 for indians who began reading newspapers and watching television in the mid1980s, sam pitroda is the archetypal technocrat, the first of the breed, then a 40something brainiac with a frenchcut beard who let his hair hang lank and loose over his face. My journey to connect india kindle edition by pitroda, sam. Sam pitroda today flayed the narendra modi government for. Pitroda founded indias telecom mission and served as the first chairman.
Satyan pitroda popularly known as sam pitroda son of a carpenter born 4th may 1942 is an. He was appointed the chairman of the national innovation council in august 2010. Working in america gave pitroda domain expertise, management skills and. Sam pitroda says not pm modi but rajiv gandhi started digital india. The writer is an indian engineer, business executive and policymaker. Book extract when rajiv gandhi fired two babus in their presentation to rajiv they had shown a kind of feelgood, advertisementtype video on indias water and food productionpretty. Dec 02, 2015 sam pitroda was born in a poor family. Phones are so universal in india now that it would be difficult for todays young generation to imagine that three decades ago the waiting time for a phone could run into years, and a citytocity call could take hours to mature. How telecom revolution happened once i was in india and staying in a hotel.
Sam pitroda s book chronicles his journey to connect india read the story of sam pitroda, narrated by the man himself, in dreaming big, his newly released autobiography. Very soon we will cross one billion mobile subscriber mark. There, in the land of opportunity, satyanarayan gangaram pitroda strikes gold in the burgeoning tech space to become the american millionaire sam pitroda. Sam pitroda, david chanoff, gregory allen siders, the pitroda group llc. It is the auto biography of sam pitroda written with the help of david chanoff, an american author. My journey to connect india by technocrat sam pitroda, gandhi said his father, late prime minister rajiv gandhi and pitroda despised mediocrity and. Pitroda headed indias national knowledge commission 20052009, to provide a.
Pitroda says not modi but rajiv gandhi started digital india. Manmohan singh, rahul gandhi attend sam pitrodas book launch. The book coauthored by david chanoff is an excellent narration of sam s journey from an obscure place in odisha to usa. Aug 10, 2019 however, knowledge is power, and not many people like to share their power. Photograph of sam pitroda by itu pictures under creative commons. Pitroda is the father of telcom revolution in india who developed worldclass infrastructure in telecommunications and introduced make in india concept in early 80s. Sam pitroda on how he sold software before digital india dailyo. Pitroda dedicates the book to anu, with whom he has been married for 51 years, and his granddaughter, aria, now 6. Pdf sam pitroda a biography download full ebooks for free. In his book dreaming big, pitroda describes how he first met former prime ministers indira gandhi and rajiv gandhi, writing that there was something welcoming in his rajivs manner. Sam pitroda visited the indian institute of management iim indore recently. Connectivity fittingly stands at the center of sam pitrodas autobiography, dreaming big. Pivotal to that change was technologist and entrepreneur sam pitroda. Sam pitroda visited indian institute of management iim indore recently.
Pitroda keen to be technology advisor of odisha latest. The big dreamer his enthusiasm and excitement about the future is intact at the age of 74. His party, the congress, swept to power on a wave of sympathy. An engaging writer, pitroda with david chanoff tells the story of his telecom experiences in the autobiography dreaming big. Dreaming big sam pitrodas journey to connect india youtube. The book coauthored by david chanoff is an excellent narration of sams journey from an obscure place in odisha to usa. Speaking at the launch of his autobiography dreaming big at ahmedabad management association ama in ahmedabad on friday, pitroda said, all the digital india efforts which we have been doing since 25 years now requires restructuring because it is based on old silos. Former chairman of the national knowledge commission sam pitroda talks about the telecom revolution and the continued unease of doing business in india by angad singh thakur, forbes india staff. Jan 06, 2016 pitroda, who was born in titlagarh in odisha, recently visited the state to release his autobiography book dreaming big. This book is about a selfmade man who let nothing come in the way of his goals. My journey to connect india by sam pitroda it is an autobiography of sam pitroda who is considered as the father of indian telecom revolution.
Pitroda is a founding chairman of five nonprofit organizations including the india food bank, the global knowledge initiative and the institute of. The odishaborn, chicagobred electrical engineer spearheaded indias second telecom revolution, the digital one, continue reading sam. My journey to connect india was launched on 19 october 2015. Reading his book, my suspicion is that one reason is technophiliaan inordinate. Oct 21, 2015 i think we will build a digital india that will rightly find its place in the fast changing digital world, ambani said while launching sam pitroda s book dreaming big my journey to connect india in mumbai. The book describes the journey of satanarayan gangaram pitroda, considered as the father of indian telecom revolution. I had seen, firsthand, the effect that telecom and it was having on economic life in. Rahul gandhi said that after his father rajiv gandhis death, he did not meet mr pitroda for. We have great recognition in the world in telecom and it. 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.
My journey to connect india, was released on monday. Interestingly, i saw a few people taking out a funeral of dead phones, i was intrigued that phones dont work in india. Sam pitroda, chairman of national innovation council shares his vision of. Sam pitrodas book chronicles his journey to connect india. A young man from titilagarh, orissa, buoyed by nothing but dreams, boards a boat to america in 1964.
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