Such a long journey: Azim premji and Wipro

1945 WiproNSE 0.79 % incorporated as a cooking oil company Western India Vegetable Products Ltd in Amalner, Maharashtra.

1946 Company went public

1966 After his father, MH Hassam Premji’s death, Azim Premji, when he was 21, came back from Stanford University and took charge as the company’s chairman

1981 Wipro changed focus and concentrated on booming technology industry.