One of the founders of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) and CEO of the first Indian-led company publicly traded on Nasdaq gives suggestions to young entrepreneurs with new technology ideas during a guru-chela session at the TiE office in Santa Clara. Fortune described Rekhi as the Godfather of Silicon Valley¹s Indian business community, with a reputation as a business plan genius.
"We became role models and mentors for this next generation of Indian entrepreneurs because we felt we had to fight our way to the top, and we can make it a little bit easier for our people."
- Kanwal Rekhi, Upside Today, November 18, 2000
Umang Gupta, Chairman and CEO of Keynote Systems Inc, listens and answers questions from young Indian high-tech professional during a networking session at the monthly meeting sponsored by The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) in Santa Clara.
TiE hosts monthly meeting to provide opportunities for young high-tech professionals to network and to learn lessons from successful entrepreneurs.
Bhagya Rekha of Plainfields.com is one of the growing number of women who attend TiE monthly networking events in Santa Clara.
The Network of Indian Professionals-SF Bay Area Chapter provides a professional and social network for South Asian professionals, promotes awareness of the South Asian communities and culture, and fosters charitable and educational events that will assist and promote communities and residents of the Bay Area.
Umit and Vavita Chopra, with their sons Aman and Arpan, participate in an early morning "Laughing Yoga" at Alum Rock Park in San Jose.
Mamta Prasad instructs TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs) volunteers for the Gujarat earthquake relief concert.
*All original photos were 20" x 16" gelatin silver prints.