Honoring the Legacy of Innovation and Leadership of Mr. C Valliappa and The Sona Group

The Sona Group’s Influential Role in India’s IT Revolution and Nation-Building Initiatives

The inspiring journey of Mr. C Valliappa and The Sona Group in "The Sona Story - The Textile to Tech Journey of Chettiar Industrialist C Valliappa" by Chitra Narayanan has found a place in one of the prestigious book extract columns. This feature sheds light on The Sona Group’s pioneering contributions to the industrial, technological and educational developments in India.

The Sona Group influenced the IT revolution in India by collaborating with Texas Instruments to set up India’s first offshore development center at Sona Towers in Bangalore, which helped the city develop into one of the world’s premier global technology hubs.

The feature also highlights the impactful role of The Sona Group in community welfare initiatives, skill development programs, and promotion of inclusive education, along with its ability to uphold core values of integrity and social responsibility while integrating futuristic technologies and innovative practices. Its active contribution to skill development and empowering individuals through education and training, which plays a key role in nation-building, has helped create leaders and entrepreneurs by preparing people with the skills they need to succeed in this modern world.

Its proactive support of skill development and individual empowerment via education and training, which is crucial to the development of India, has produced leaders and entrepreneurs by equipping people with the abilities required to thrive in the contemporary world.

You can read the complete feature here:
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/books/the-sona-story-the-textile-to-tech-journey-of-chettiar-industrialist-c-valliappa/article69330953.ece