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Sam Pitroda Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda popularly known as Sam Pitroda was born on 4 May 1942 at Titlagarh, Odisha. His parents were originally from Gujarat and were strict Gandhians. So Pitroda was sent to Gujarat to imbibe Gandhian philosophy. He completed his schooling from Vallabh Vidyanagar in Gujarat and completed his MSc in physics and electronics from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. He went to the US and obtained a Masters in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Pitroda is an innovator, entrepreneur and policymaker. Currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, he is also widely considered to have been responsible for bringing in revolutionary changes in India’s telecom sector. As Technology Advisor to Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi in 1984, Pitroda not only heralded the telecom revolution in India, but also made a strong case for using technology for the benefit and betterment of society through several missions on telecommunications, literacy, dairy, water, immunisation, oilseeds, etc. He has served as Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (2005–2008), a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India,
set up to give policy recommendations for improving knowledge- related institutions and infrastructure in the country. Pitroda holds around 100 key technology patents, has been involved in several start- ups, and lectures extensively around the world. Since 1964 he has been living mainly in Chicago, Illinois, USA with his wife and two children. *****
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