Suhas Gopinath (23), who formed a multinational IT consultancy firm in the US when he was 13, to speak at Hinjewadi today
Suhas Gopinath (23), who formed a multinational IT consultancy firm in the US when he was 13, to speak at Hinjewadi today
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Genius: Suhas Gopinath with former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. |
Maverick entrepreneur Suhas Gopinath (23), was the world's youngest web developer at the age of 14. He owns Globals Inc, an IT company, which has operations in 11 countries, and was set up in 2000 at San Jose, California, USA because Indian laws did not allow a minor to operate a business.
Gopinath will address students at the International Institute of Information Technology (I2IT) at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park Hinjewadi today.
Aruna Katara, academic head ofu00a0 I2IT said she is in awe of Gopinath, who is a designated resource person for entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a member of the advisory board for the entrepreneurship cell at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
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"Gopinath started when he was 13, and in 10 years he is a global figure," she said.
Gopinath is an engineering student. At a young age of 14, he was recognised as the world's youngest professional web developer through his project coolhindustan.com.
