The Hindu·4 min read·hard
India’s old computing wars offer a roadmap for future chips
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Krishna Ravi Srinivas
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Historian Dwaipayan Banerjee's new book explores the history of India's computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s, focusing on the challenges of achieving technological self-reliance. The narrative details the rise and fall of indigenous projects and the complex relationship with global tech giants like IBM.
In his new book Computing in the Age of Decolonization , MIT-based historian Dwaipayan Banerjee uncovers the overlooked history of India’s computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s, and analyses why the efforts to build self-reliance failed.
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