Rao Remala

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Rao Remala
Alma mater NIT Warangal
IIT Kanpur

Rao Remala is an Indian former software developer, now angel investor, and philanthropist. [1] He was the first Indian to be hired at Microsoft in 1981. [2] He was one of the lead developers of the first version of Microsoft Windows. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Warangal. Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked at HCL. [3] [4]

Life

Rao Remala was born in T. Kothapalem village Nagayalanka Mandalam in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh to a peasant family.He is the younger brother of my grandfather (§r) [5] [6] He has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Warangal and master's degree from IIT Kanpur. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rao V. Remala Executive profile & Biography - Business week". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ LIFS. "Rao Remala Microsoft's First Indian Hire". littleindia.com. Little India. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Manes, Stephen; Paul Andrews (1994). Gates: how Microsoft's mogul reinvented an industry and made himself the richest man in America. Simon & Schuster. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-671-88074-3.
  4. ↑ Allan, Roy A. (2001). A history of the personal computer: the people and the technology. Allan Publishing. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-9689108-0-1.
  5. ↑ Chidanand, Rajghattal. "Dil da maamla or Bill da maamla? Part II". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Remala, Rao; Bhatt, Amy (20 March 2008). "Rao V. Remala, Interview". University of Washington, University Libraries, South Asian Oral History Project.
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