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Sundar Pichai’s never-seen-before IIT throwback picture goes viral
The remarkable throwback from the convocation day of IIT Kharagpur’s batch of 1993 features Pichai, alongside the former CEO of Match Group.
Sundar Pichai's photo from his IIT days / Image- X (@ananyalohani_)
A picture posted by Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s batchmate’s daughter has taken the internet by storm.
The remarkable throwback from the convocation day of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur’s batch of 1993 features Pichai, alongside Sharmistha Dubey, former CEO of Match Group.
Shared by Ananya Lohani, a software engineer, on X the picture captures a significant moment in time, with her father, a former batchmate of Sundar Pichai at IIT Kharagpur, featured prominently alongside the two industry stalwarts.
Lohani expressed her astonishment at the discovery, remarking, "My dad just shared this picture of his IIT KGP convocation (1993) with him, Sundar Pichai and Sharmistha Dubey in the same frame. This is absolutely insane..."
My dad just shared this picture of his IIT KGP convocation (1993) with him, Sundar Pichai and Sharmistha Dubey in the same frame.
— Ananya Lohani (@ananyalohani_) May 6, 2024
This is absolutely insane… pic.twitter.com/v9Hup5xhh1
Sharmistha Dubey, an Indian-American executive, soared to prominence as the CEO of Match Group, overseeing popular dating applications such as OkCupid and Tinder. Raised in Jamshedpur during the 1970s and 1980s, Dubey's journey from her humble beginnings to the upper echelons of corporate leadership has been widely celebrated.
The unveiling of this archival gem has triggered a flurry of reactions across social media platforms, amassing more than half a million views since its emergence.
One user quipped, "No wayyyyy. you might have the most supreme referral google has ever seen xD," while another humorously remarked, "What a match! Just google it,"
Moreover, the image has evoked a sense of pride within the IIT community, with one individual expressing, "Nowww finally this is a brag worthy IITIAN post." Reflecting on the profound implications of the moment captured, a user mused, "You never know when the next Google CEO is sitting next to you."
In a poignant tribute to the resilience and ambition embodied by Pichai, Dubey, and their peers, another observer remarked, "Greater hopes dreams and grit do not exist in a single frame than in a convocation hall at an IIT."
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