Padma Bhushan is India’s third-highest civilian award
Hyderabad-born Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it was an honour for him to receive the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award and he looked forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more.
Nadella plans to visit India next January. He formally received the award for distinguished service, from India’s Consul General in San Francisco, Dr T V Nagendra Prasad, last week. On receiving the award, Nadella said: “It’s an honour to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognised with so many extraordinary people. I’m thankful to the President, Prime Minister, and people of India, and look forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more.”
“The next decade will be defined by digital technology. Indian industries and organisations of every size are turning to technology to help them do more with less, which will ultimately lead to greater innovation, agility and resilience.”
— Nadella
During his meeting with the Consul General, Nadella discussed the critical role digital technology played in empowering inclusive growth in India. The discussion focused on India’s growth trajectory and the country’s potential to be a global political and technology leader, according to Microsoft.
“We are living in a period of historic economic, societal and technological change,” said Nadella. “The next decade will be defined by digital technology. Indian industries and organisations of every size are turning to technology to help them do more with less, which will ultimately lead to greater innovation, agility and resilience,” Nadella said.
Nadella plans to visit India in January 2023, his first visit to the country in nearly three years, Microsoft said.
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