Kris - a witness to history

Remember Kris Gopalakrishnan? Yes, one of the core founding members of Infosys, who worked along side Narayana Murthy, Shibulal and Nilekani to make Infosys what it is today. All these founding members have now taken divergent paths, pursuing their own dreams and interests.

Kris is currently in the news as he has launched new app – Itihaasa. He has been a witness to the change that happened in the Indian IT industry and he had earlier been toying with the idea of penning down the history of the sector in India. But probably looking at the way reading has come down in India, with people spending more time on their smart phones, Kris did the best thing – created an iOS and Android application called itihaasa — a 600 video chronicle of the history of an industry that has created 35 lakh jobs.

This app features interviews with some 44 stalwarts of the IT sector and lists down the history – right from the installation of the first modern computer in the country in 1955.

It is important that history is chronicled to understand where we came from. It gives us lessons for the future. History needs to be preserved in every facet of our life – after all it will become a part of our heritage tomorrow.