The job of nation building, the job of nation leadership in a difficult, complex coalition has worked.

Technical people tend to be more 'techie,' and management people are more 'managerial.'

I am particularly interested in primary education because the state of affairs in primary education in this country is a cause for concern.

The West is not producing enough engineers.

You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.

You can do clean business in India.

Saudi Arabia has proved to be the growth engine for Wipro.

We are partners to leading organizations across industries and have delivered marquee and transformational programs.

I inherited the company from my father after he died very unexpectedly from a heart attack in 1966. He was just 51 years old, and I was 21.

Private sector cannot substitute the role of the government in primary education.

I don't think being a Muslim or being a non-Muslim has been an advantage or disadvantage.

People are realistic enough to appreciate what the market values of different people are.

The old boys' club of closed tennis court relationships is on the way out.

I have always felt intuitively that somehow such wealth cannot be the privy of any one person or any one family.

I have never had the need or thrill for being wealthy.

Talent is in short supply everywhere. At Wipro, we are training nonengineers to be engineers.

We've always seen ourselves as Indian. We've never seen ourselves as Hindus or Muslims or Christians or Buddhists.

Certain product lines are more suited to be manufactured in proximity with the customer, while others are more suitable to be manufactured in India.

There are 600 districts in India. Every district in India has a teacher-training institute.