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Silicon Valley awaits selfies with tech-friendly Modi
San Francisco: Google, Apple, MicroSoft, Facebook, Qualcomm, Cisco… these are some topnotch companies, the chief executives of which will chat up Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he arrives to a packed itinerary on Saturday to push his pet project “Digital India” at the global high-tech epicenter of Silicon Valley in California.
The first Indian prime minister to visit the West Coast of the United States in over 30 years, Modi will also use the two-day visit here to get support for two other pet initiatives – “Startup India”, under which he wants to promote entrepreneurship, and renewable energy.
The prime minister has also lined up site visits, notably to Tesla Motors, Facebook and Google.
“This is the first time our prime minister is visiting California after 30 years. So, I think it will be an important occasion for the Indian community to listen to the prime minister and his vision for India,” Foreign office spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
In San Jose, Modi begins his visit with an engagement with the Indian community, followed by an interaction at Tesla Motors. “The prime minister will be visiting Tesla Motors to have a look at some of their path-breaking inventions, particularly in the renewable energy sector,” Swarup said.
Outlining the prime minister’s interactions with tech honchos, he said they include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, MicroSoft’s Satya Nadella, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs, Cisco’s John Chambers, Adobe’s Shantanu Narayan and Venk Shukla of TiE.
The prime minister is also participating at India-US Startup Connect 2015.
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area — the southern quarters of which is referred to as Silicon Valley — is itself home to thousands of start-ups, many co-founded by people of Indian origin.
“Again this is a very important event,” said Swarup, adding: “Some of the leading startups from India will be present there. The idea is, how do we kick start the Indian startup ecosystem and how do we connect the Indian ecosystem with the Silicon Valley ecosystem.”
At Google, the hosts have lined up a glimpse into some inventions that the company is making in healthcare and smart-grid space and how it is using technological innovations to help power India’s “Skill India” and “Digital India” programmes.
The officials said US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz is also coming in personally for a high-profile round table with the prime minister on renewable energy, that is being coordinated by the US Department of Commerce and Stanford University.
The grant finale is at the SAP Centre.
“The big ticket event obviously is the address to the Indian community. We expect about 20,000 people there,” Swarup said about the engagement at SAP Center — an indoor arena located in San Jose that is also called Shark Tank and home to San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
Officials here hope this engagement at SAP Center will be akin to Modi’s grand event last September at Madison Square Garden in New York, where he had a rapturous welcome from the Indian community.The prime minister flies back to New York on Sunday evening.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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