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India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, handed over the Padma Bhushan — one of the country’s highest civilian awards — to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in San Fransisco.
India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, handed over the Padma Bhushan One of the country’s highest civilian awards to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in San Fransisco.
Taking to Twitter, Sandhu said: “Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google& Alphabet @sundarpichai in San Francisco.
Sundar’s inspirational journey from #Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening India-US economic and technology ties, reaffirms Indian talent’s contribution to global innovation.”
The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that Sundar Pichai would be conferred with the prestigious award.
After receiving the Padma Bhushan award from Sandhu, Pichai wrote “I want to thank Ambassador Sandhu and Consul General Prasad for hosting me to receive the Padma Bhushan. I am deeply grateful to the Indian government and the people of India for this immense honor. It is incredibly meaningful to be honored in this way by the country that shaped me.”
“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. (Unlike this beautiful award which I will keep somewhere safe),” he added.
According to the blog, the Google CEO said that he was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge. and with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure that he had opportunities to explore his interests.
Every new technology that arrived at our doorstep made our lives better. and that experience put me on a path to Google, and the chance to help build technology that improves the lives of people all over the world, Pichai added.
Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision, he explained that Digital India’s vision was certainly an accelerator for that progress. He also said that he felt proud to continue its investment in India — partnering with governments, businesses, and communities over two transformative decades.
“We recently announced that we’ll be investing $10 billion in India’s digital future, working to enable more affordable internet access, building products for India’s unique needs, helping businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation, and using AI to tackle big societal challenges,” Google CEO said.
“We’re also investing deeply in digital skills, and have trained over 1 million women through our WomenWill Entrepreneurship Program, and over 55,000 teachers in partnership with the government and local organizations. We’ve also sponsored over 100,000 Google Career Certificate sponsorships in collaboration with the NASSCOM Foundation and Tata Strive.”
Thank you Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS. It was an immense honor to receive the Padma Bhushan, and to have my family there with me today. Grateful to the Indian government and the people of India.
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 3, 2022
Talking about the languages added to Google Translate, Pichai said that 8 of 24 are languages native to India. It means so much to see how people access information and knowledge in their language. and see the world.
“That’s why I continue to be so optimistic about technology, and I believe India can continue to lead,” he added.
Pichai also said that he was looking forward to continuing the great partnership between Google and India, “as we work together to bring the benefits of technology to more people”.
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