Sam Pitroda - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

ANSWER: Sam Pitroda

Explanation:
Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda well known as Sam Pitroda was on 6th January 2016 appointed Technology Advisor to the Odisha Government. He was appointed as technology advisor for telecom, IT, ITES and electronics sectors of the rile. He will play a key role in preparing the vision document for 2036 for celebrating 100 years of the formation of the state. Pitroda is also director of the Young Indian Company and served as an adviser to UN and Rajiv Gandhi, India’s late PM on various Technology Missions. He is also the founding chairman of India’s Telecom Commission.

ANSWER: Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India

Explanation:
The book entitled “Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India” was launched on 19th October 2015. This is an autobiography of Satanarayan Gangaram Pitroda authored with the aid of American writer David Chanoff. Pitroda is considered to be the father of the telecom revolution in India. The career of this telecom guru spans from USA to Titilagarh, Odisha. Book signals his return to India and assistance to former PM Rajiv Gandhi in spearheading the telecom revolution in the nation.