Google CEO Sundar Pichai to visit India in December

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to visit India in December

New Delhi: Since Chennai-born Sundar Pichai took over as Google's CEO, he would be taking his first overseas trip and plans to visit India later in December.

Sources said Pichai is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee. The 43-year old CEO had met Modi in September during the Prime Minister's Silicon Valley visit.

The IIT-Kharagpur alumnus is also supposed to hold an open event at the Delhi University for Indian students from all across the country.

Pichai will also be listing Google's plans for India in his keynote address at a Google for India event, added the sources.

However, a spokesperson from Google India failed to confirm these details.

Apparently, Google will be hosting an event on December 16 for which it has sent out invites. "At Google, we believe that technology can change people's lives for the better. Indians are coming online at an astonishing rate with affordable smartphones. These new users have a completely fresh view on what the Internet has to offer. Please block your date for an event with Google as we outline our vision for these users," read the invite.

Google had earlier announced that it will work together with the Indian Railways to make sure 500 stations across India will have free wi-fi access by next year.

Pichai had also stated plans regarding Google incorporating 11 Indian languages in its Android platform, including Gujarati—Pichai's mother tongue.

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