He sold a company he built from scratch for over nine billion dollars - the largest software deal of its time. Born in Karachi, his family moved to India after Partition. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

He was the first person in history to build a gene from scratch, outside a living cell. Born in Punjab to a family of modest means, Khorana studied at Punjab University before leaving for a PhD in England, then research posts across Europe and Canada. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

The Arthur M. Bueche Award has existed for over four decades. No Indian American had ever won it - until now. Sethuraman Panchanathan, born in Chennai, is the National Academy of Engineering's 2026 Bueche Award recipient - the first Indian American to receive it. #Bharat100 #IndianDiaspora #Science

India just had its best August for car sales ever recorded. SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) reported domestic passenger vehicle dispatches rose 36.5% year-on-year to 4,39,309 units in August 2026 - the highest-ever August figure on record. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

India's chip industry just had its busiest funding year yet. The fifth edition of SEMICON India opens September 17 at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, running through September 19 - over 600 exhibitors, roughly 300 international, delegations from 40+ countries. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

India's exports just crossed $860 billion in a single year. India crossed $860 billion in combined merchandise and services exports for FY 2025-26, its highest ever - up from about $825 billion the year before, a 4.2% rise despite global tariff pressure. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

Reshma Kewalramani was born in Bombay and moved to the US at age 11. In 2020, she became the first woman to lead a large public biotech company. Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted $12.0 billion in revenue in 2025 under her leadership, up 9% year-over-year. #Bharat100 #IndianDiaspora #GreatImmigrants

India's electronics exports jumped 57% in a single month. Up from $3.76 billion in July 2025 - a 57.4% year-on-year jump, the third-fastest-growing export category that month, per Commerce Ministry data. #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

She became the first Indian-origin, first woman of color to lead a 131-office global ad network. After 26 years at McCann, Bulchandani was named Global CEO of Ogilvy in September 2022 - the storied British-founded advertising network with offices in 93 cou… #Bharat100 #GlobalBharat #IndianDiaspora

In the latest year on record, over ten million NRIs came back to visit India. That's more than half of everyone who visited India from abroad. NRI visits to India hit 10.62 million in 2024 - the most recent figure the Ministry of Tourism has published… #Bharat100 #DiasporaDividend #IndianDiaspora