Indian IT moments

Skewed growth, a number of firsts, tragic exits, landmark deals and pioneering personalities, Indian IT has been defined by this and much more. Here is a compilation of 25 such moments that shaped Indian IT into what it is today.

1956
The Computer Arrives
The first digital computer comes to India estd. 1956, as the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata installs a Hollerith Electronic Computer, HEC-2M, brought from England. Initially, it handled a number of scientific problems from all across the country, including trajectory analysis for artillery cannons for the Defense. It was, in fact, the first computer brought to Asia, outside of Japan.