Chapter 11: The Journey: Must Start Now!
Silicon Valley, 2015: As I was approaching the last stages of writing this book, I felt it was important to hear from my friends, family,...
Chapter 10: Next Steps: A Gray Revolution
Mumbai, 2014: “Check out the ‘broken window’ syndrome,” suggested Gopal. “It will explain why everything in India is in a crisis...
Chapter 9: Stanford University: An Innovation Powerhouse
Palo Alto, California, January 21, 2014: Arogyaswami Paulraj, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, was awarded the prestigious...
Chapter 8: UC Berkeley: The DNA of Excellence and Impact
Berkeley, California: Bob, a valedictorian at his high school in Philadelphia, was a highly sought-after student. He received...
Chapter 7: California: A Vibrant and Integrated System
Los Angeles, April 2014: Bill Chang, Mike Davis, Janaki Mitra, and Emily Vasquez, friends in their high school dance club, are seniors...
Chapter 6: The United States: Leading the World World
New York City, 2014: Mayank Gupta, K. Venkat Raman, Lakshmi Reddy, Rajesh Sinha and Kusum Thomas are a few of the many Indians who have...
Chapter 4: Contributing Factors: Inside Job
Bengaluru, July 2013: Anjana Kapoor and Partha Basu returned to India after completing their PhDs at the University of Texas (UT),...
Chapter 3: Bottom Line: Hefty Price Tag for All
San Francisco, June 1994: Anand and Poonam Mehta and their two young children just finished their green card processing at San Francisco...
Chapter 2: Current System: Broken and Disconnected
Pune, January 2014: Mukund Kapase recently joined an automobile company as an assembly-line worker after his dreams of joining the IT...
Chapter 1: Destination: India's New Golden Age
New Delhi, 2047: Gautama Raju just won the prestigious National Impact Award from the Prime Minister. Gautama was the first person from...