Venkatesha Babu
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Ashok Soota : Four bets, four hits and still counting (opens the original)
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Ashok Soota can justifiably be called the grand old man of Indian IT. Not simply because of his longevity, but because of his extraordinary ability to repeatedly spot an opportunity, take a risk and build value — often when conventional wisdom suggested he should do otherwise. The seeds of that temperament were sown early. Soota’s family came from Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan, in the region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, while his father was a doctor in the pre-Partition Britis
Outcome-based IT services no longer optional: Nasscomâs Rajesh Nambiar (opens the original)
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Indiaâs $315-billion IT industry is navigating one of its biggest transitions as AI reshapes business models, hiring patterns and client expectations. While concerns over slowing headcount growth, the future of the traditional FTE model, and the rise of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) continue to dominate the conversation, the sector is also positioning itself for the next phase of AI-led growth. In an interview with businessline, Rajesh Nambiar, President of IT industry body Nasscom, discuss
Cheap, capable and Chinese: How China's AI models are reshaping enterprise AI (opens the original)
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China’s newest export boom is no longer containers packed with electronics or machinery. Increasingly, it is artificial intelligence tokens—billions of AI-generated words, lines of code and responses delivered across borders through application programming interfaces (APIs). The trend is quietly finding takers in India. In January 2025, Bhavish Agrawal announced that Krutrim had deployed DeepSeek R1, the Chinese open-weight AI model, on Nvidia H100 GPUs hosted in India. Krutrim is unlikely to be
A timely portrait of Karnatakaâs new CM (opens the original)
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In the cacophonous democracy that India is, it is a pity that we do not have more books chronicling political leaders, parties and defining moments in the worldâs largest democracy. Political biographies and insider accounts remain surprisingly few and far between. Rasheed Kidwai, a veteran Congress watcher with impeccable credentials and deep access to the partyâs top leadership, is well placed to tell such stories. His latest book, Congressâs Crisis Manager, Karnatakaâs Kingmaker: DK
Healthcare, education and nutrition are rights, not privileges: Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai (opens the original)
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A spiritual leader, humanitarian and social reformer, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai is the founder of the One World One Family (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) Mission, a global service initiative focused on nutrition, free education and healthcare. Over the past decade, he has spearheaded the creation of a network of free schools, hospitals and nutrition programmes that today serve millions of beneficiaries in India and several other countries. Under his leadership, the mission has established India’s firs
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