What Sundar Pichai stated on receiving Padma Bhushan

Google and Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai paid tribute to his Indian roots on receiving Padma Bhushan, in San Francisco this week. “India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go,” he stated on receiving the award from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Also Read – Google begins rolling out end-to-end encryption to group chats in Messages

“I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” he added. Also Read – Elon Musk might make an ‘different’ smartphone to iPhone, Android telephones

It is value noting that Pichai was among the many 17 awardees who have been conferred with Padma Bhushan earlier this 12 months. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan within the Trade and Industry class. Now, months later, Pichai acquired India’s third-highest civilian honour within the presence of his shut relations in San Francisco. Also Read – Google’s mother or father firm Alphabet set to put off 10K staff: Report

Thank you Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS. It was an immense honor to obtain the Padma Bhushan, and to have my household there with me at this time. Grateful to the Indian authorities and the individuals of India.

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 3, 2022

“Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to Google CEO Sundar Pichai in San Francisco. His inspirational journey from Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening India-America economic & tech. ties, reaffirms Indian talent’s contribution to global innovation,” India’s Ambassador to the US stated on the event.

During his assembly with the ambassador, Pichai additionally touched upon the topic of India taking on the presidency for the upcoming G20 Summit that can be held in India in 2023. “India taking over the G20 Presidency will be an amazing opportunity to build consensus on strengthening the global economy by advancing an internet that is open, connected, secure and works for everyone,” Pichai stated.

He additionally stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ imaginative and prescient has actually been an accelerator, “and I’m proud that Google continues to invest in India, partnering with governments, businesses and communities over two transformative decades,” IANS reported.

Talking about investing in India, Pichai stated that Google was investing deeply in digital skilling and that the corporate had educated over a million girls by its WomenWill Entrepreneurship Program and over 55,000 academics in partnership with the federal government and native organisations.

“Earlier this year, we added 24 new languages to Google Translate using a new advancement in machine learning. Eight of them are languages native to India,” he added.