Computing in the age of decolonization : India’s lost technological revolution: India’s lost technological revolution / Dwaipayan Banerjee.

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Banerjee, Dwaipayan [author]

Language: English Publication details: Princeton: Princeton, 2026.ISBN:

9780691268217

Subject(s):

Computer science/history of computing in India

Summary: India today is widely recognized for producing world-class tech talent and Silicon Valley leaders, yet captures only a fraction of the global tech industry’s profits, primarily providing skilled but inexpensive labor for Western corporations. Computing in the Age of Decolonization uncovers the overlooked history behind this paradox, tracing India’s ambitious but ultimately thwarted drive to build a self-reliant computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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India today is widely recognized for producing world-class tech talent and Silicon Valley leaders, yet captures only a fraction of the global tech industry’s profits, primarily providing skilled but inexpensive labor for Western corporations. Computing in the Age of Decolonization uncovers the overlooked history behind this paradox, tracing India’s ambitious but ultimately thwarted drive to build a self-reliant computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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