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**S.T.D.** · 12-26-2011, 02:34 AM

I agree. Sam pitroda was an important player in the telecom revolution I had attended several functions where he was a main speaker. He was responsible for spreading telephony to rural areas and making STD easily available. Later as a member of the water commission he did good work. But he is not responsible for mobile revolution. It came much later, after the economy was liberalised by narasimha rao.

I was referring to rahul gandhi's ignorance of pitroda's work;

Sir Sarang,
I generally agree with you, but I beg to differ from your view of Sam Pitroda.
he is rightly called
"The father of India's communication revolution"
Sam Pitroda
Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's Knowledge Commission, has been given a prestigious industry leader award for public welfare service by IEEE, a leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

Credited with having laid the foundation for and ushered India's technology and telecommunications revolution in the 1980s, Pitroda accepted the "award on behalf of thousands and thousands of Indian engineers and scientists who have worked hard for the benefit of all the professionals".
Sam Pitroda

Sam Pitroda: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

Articles about Sam Pitroda - Economic Times

Let us not belittle contributions of other Indian, even if they are from other camp.
But then again they belittle MK Gandhiji, so I should not be surprised.

12-26-2011, 02:34 AM	#5
S.T.D. Join Date May 2008 Age 42 Posts 5,220 Senior Member	I agree. Sam pitroda was an important player in the telecom revolution I had attended several functions where he was a main speaker. He was responsible for spreading telephony to rural areas and making STD easily available. Later as a member of the water commission he did good work. But he is not responsible for mobile revolution. It came much later, after the economy was liberalised by narasimha rao. I was referring to rahul gandhi's ignorance of pitroda's work; Sir Sarang, I generally agree with you, but I beg to differ from your view of Sam Pitroda. he is rightly called "The father of India's communication revolution" Sam Pitroda Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's Knowledge Commission, has been given a prestigious industry leader award for public welfare service by IEEE, a leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Credited with having laid the foundation for and ushered India's technology and telecommunications revolution in the 1980s, Pitroda accepted the "award on behalf of thousands and thousands of Indian engineers and scientists who have worked hard for the benefit of all the professionals". Sam Pitroda Sam Pitroda: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article Articles about Sam Pitroda - Economic Times Let us not belittle contributions of other Indian, even if they are from other camp. But then again they belittle MK Gandhiji, so I should not be surprised.
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