Sam Pitroda - A Lifestory

An important person in India's phone system change is more than just someone who builds things and starts businesses; they have big ideas. Think about a time before everyone had cell phones, like in the movie "Do Bigha Zamin" (1953), where talking to others was hard to do. This person came along, like a main character in an Indian movie, wanting to make things different. Born in 1942, this person's life started far from India's busy cities. They went to school in the United States, learning things that would help them later. What they did in the 1980s is often seen as changing India's phone system, making it modern. They helped Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, which was very important in deciding what India did with technology. This was a time of big changes, when India was trying to be part of the world, like in the movie "Swades" (2004). Besides phones, this person has also worked on water, reading and writing, and online government. Even now, they are still pushing for new ideas and growth, trying to make India better. Someone who works with them said they are "a true leader, a 'Sholay' (1975) of new ideas, always fighting to get better." They really show what India is like as it gets more important.