Sundar Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for the year 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. “I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge, with parents who sacrificed a lot to make sure I had opportunities to explore my interests,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said.
Pichai has got the award in California on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day.The Ministry of Home Affairs have stated that Google & Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai would be conferred with Padma Bhushan award.He have received the award from the Indian envoy to the US.
After receiving the most prestigious Padma Bhushan award, Sundar Pichai said “India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go”. Pichai was named one of the 17 awardees earlier this year.Mr. Pichai born in Madurai(India) and he have earned his degree from IIT Kharagpur in metallurgical engineering department.50 year old Pichai have joined Google in 2004. He have received India’s third-highest civilian award in the presence of his family members in San Francisco on Friday,2022. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s Ambassador to the US have handed over the Padma Bhushan award to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Sundar Pichai have also said in his blog after accepting the award from Taranjit, “I want to thank Ambassador Mr Sandhu and Consul General Prasad for hosting me to receive the Padma Bhushan. I am deeply grateful to the Indian government and the people of India for this immense honour. It is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way by the country that shaped me.
“Mr Sandhu, India’s Ambassador to the US tweeted, “Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google & Alphabet @sundarpichai in San Francisco. Sundar’s inspirational journey from #Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening India-US economic and technology ties, reaffirms Indian talent’s contribution to global innovation.”
“I am deeply grateful to the Indian government and the people of India for this immense honour. It is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way by the country that shaped me,” Pichai said while accepting the award from India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
