“I Carry India With Me”: Sudar Pichai While Receiving the Prestigious Padma Bhushan

Washington: “India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go,” Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Alphabet said while receiving the prestigious Padma Bhushan award from the Indian envoy to the US.

Sundar Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. He was named one of the 17 Padma awardees earlier this year.

He received the Country’s third-highest civilian award in the presence of his close family members in San Francisco on Friday.

“India is a part of me. I carry it with me wherever I go. (Unlike this beautiful award which I will keep somewhere safe),” Sundar Pichai said.

“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,” Mr. Pichai added.

India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu handed over the prestigious award to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google & Alphabet @sundarpichai in San Francisco.

Sundar’s inspirational journey from #Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening 🇮🇳🇺🇸economic & tech. ties, reaffirms Indian talent’s contribution to global innovation pic.twitter.com/cDRL1aXiW6

— Taranjit Singh Sandhu (@SandhuTaranjitS) December 2, 2022