Faqir Chand Kohli, the Father of Indian IT Industry, Passes Away at 96

CIOReviewIndia Team | Friday, 27 November 2020, 04:30 IST

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The Father of Indian IT Industry Passes Away at the age of 96

IT sector visionary and the founding chief executive of sector leader Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  Faqir Chand Kohli passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. He was considered as the father of Indian IT Industry. 

 

“He pivoted first into management consultancy, and then over the next two decades, into software development, helping the organization navigate multiple technology waves over two and a half decades by continually investing in people and staying relevant to customers,” TCS said, adding Kohli stepped down as CEO of the business in 1996.

Paying tributes to the legend, Founder Chairman of Wipro Ltd Azim Premji said, “Mr. Kohli was the true pioneer of Indian IT. We have all followed in his footsteps. His contribution to the IT industry and thus to India is immeasurable.”

TCS said in a statement that it deeply mourns the death of Kohli and added that it was JRD Tata’s insistence that had got the young Kohli to join the Tata Group in 1969. 

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