Doyen of Indian IT industry FC Kohli no more

Faqir Chand Kohli popularly referred to as the ‘father of India’s IT industry’ passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. Born on 19 March, 1924, Kohli was the first chief executive officer (CEO) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd, India’s largest IT services company.

As a pioneer of India’s IT revolution, Kohli laid the pillars of the country’s mammoth IT-ITeS services industry which is pegged at a whopping $191 billion today.

Nasscom in a tribute to Kohli, a former chairman of the industry body, said he was a visionary leader who foresaw the opportunity of India in technology services and built TCS many decades back when almost nothing existed in the tech sector in India.