Why Satya Nadella is in India
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on a two-day visit to India to promote his book Hit Refresh – The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone.
The tech giant's India-born chief will be in Delhi on November 7 to deliver the keynote address at the first edition of the India Today Conclave Next 2017. Nadella kickstarted his trip with a visit to Microsoft's headquarters in Hyderabad on November 6 – the city of his birth – where he joined NDTV's Prannoy Roy for a discussion on his book that will soon be available in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.
The book takes readers through Nadella's personal journey from his childhood in India to his ascendancy through the ranks at Microsoft. It talks about the transformation he has initiated at Microsoft, from its culture to its competitive landscape and industry partnerships as well as his outlook on the exciting and disruptive wave of technologies that will impact all our lives in the coming days.
Many of these themes will also be explored at the day-long India Today Conclave Next 2017.
Nadella's book also carries a foreword by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The book's English edition, launched on September 26, 2017, can already be found in bookstores, while the Hindi edition, published by HarperCollins India will be available in bookstores by November end.
The Tamil and Telugu editions published by Westland Books will be available in print at bookstores from November 7. A Kindle version of the Tamil edition will also be available for download on the same day.