explain the development of the India's Silicon Valley
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Silicon Valley — the place which attracts all those who wish to explore the pragmatic manifestation of the knowledge economy. It is also the hub of innovation, especially when it comes to information and communication technologies.
People here in India, invariably mention how young Indians have established their intellectual and technological prowess in the Silicon Valley. There’s no doubt that Indian presence in these two fields have greatly enhanced the prestige and dignity of young educated Indians. The Valley is a highly competitive world of young persons from all over the world, who want to prove themselves and Indians have established themselves in the Valley quite effortlessly.
Apart from holding critical positions of decision-making in a large number of companies, they own 16 per cent of ICT companies in the Valley. One must explore, how talent flourishes in the alien land that values individual merit. And once convinced, it opens up boundaries, so much that it contributes towards the national development.
Apart from political and technological collaboration and an angry Patel agitation, it is the right time to recall how the Silicon Valley was created and what were the contributing factors towards it. This may appear a digression, but this can elaborate why Indians hang our their heads in shame when global rankings of universities are announced. At least some of us do lament the state of art of our higher education institutions!
Those under the obsession of India getting saffronised will be in for a shock, to recall that it was Swami Vivekananda’s idea of India getting a dignified global presence in the field of science; which includes space sciences and ICT.
Swami Vivekananda said, “Every human soul is divine”. This is a universal statement, and certainly not a religious one, as some short-sighted vidwaans plead. His words clearly indicate that there are no limits to learning and excelling. Traditionally, India’s premise on excellence has always asserted that human beings can rise to unfathomable levels in worldly knowledge and spirituality; and also in divinity.
However, it has never ignored the mundane side of life. It has given due weightage to contemporary advances in science and technology without any hesitation. And for that, one needs modern institutions. Given the right kind of leadership, these translate impractical ideas into pragmatic tools and thus helps achieve peace and progress.
It was Swami Vivekananda and the great visionary and innovator Jamsetji Tata who established an institution that led to the advancement science in India. One was a monk who impressed the West on Indian philosophy and religious traditions, the other was the father of Indian industry. Both of them were visionaries who were committed to the same cause — betterment and welfare of India and Indians.
Swami Vivekananda remarked, “How wonderful it would be if we could combine the scientific and technological advances of the West with the asceticism and humanism of India.” Jamsetji Tata thought about the idea and wrote a letter to Swami Vivekananda on November 23, 1898. The Tata letter said, “It seems to me that no better use can be made of the ascetic spirit than the establishment of monasteries or residential halls for men dominated by this spirit, where they should live with ordinary decency and devote their lives to the cultivation of sciences — natural and humanistic. I am of the opinion that, if such a crusade in favour of an asceticism of this kind is undertaken by a competent leader, it would greatly help asceticism. Science, and the good name of our common country; and I know not who would make a more fitting general of such a campaign than Vivekananda. Do you think you would care to apply yourself to the mission of galvanizing in to life our ancient traditions in this respectIJ”
Swami Vivekananda could not accept the offer as he was pre-occupied, but he sent Sister Nivedita to meet Jamsetji Tata to develop the future plans. Swami Vivekananda passed away in 1902 and Jamsetji Tata died in 1904; but the seed that they had sown, sprung to life and the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore was born in 1909.
Subsequently, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the Tata institute of Fundamental Research were established in the 1930’s and 1940’s respectively. Together, the two leaders paved way for the creation of leading institutions like the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the Indian Space Research Organisation, that have excelled in quality output, preparation of new leaders in their chosen areas and have shown the way to many others.
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Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" (or "IT capital of India") because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. Indian technological organisations such as ISRO, Infosys, Wipro and HAL are headquartered in the city.