How Bengaluru became India’s Silicon Valley
Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, describes how Bengaluru, previously called Bangalore, went from technological backwater to become India's Silicon Valley.
The city of Bengaluru in southern India, previously called Bangalore, is renowned for its huge technology companies and buzzy start-up culture.
But, 50 years ago it was a technological backwater.
Entrepreneurs like Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys, which is one of India’s biggest tech companies, were right at the heart of the city’s remarkable transformation into India’s Silicon Valley. He tells his story to Ben Henderson.
(Photo: Narayana Murthy and Infosys colleagues in 2004. Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)
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