Hindustan Computer Limited (HCL) co-founder Ajai Chowdhry recalled how six ‘techno dreamers’ came together in 1976 to build one of the most renowned IT company in the country

Hindustan Computer Limited (HCL) co-founder Ajai Chowdhry recalled how six ‘techno dreamers’ came together in 1976 to build one of the most renowned IT company in the country

HCL recently completed five decades of its journey but Chowdhry still reminisces at times about their early days when they took the courage to build an Indian computer

HCL recently completed five decades of its journey but Chowdhry still reminisces at times about their early days when they took the courage to build an Indian computer

In a post on X, Chowdhry posted a picture of the six ‘techno dreamers’ who founded in HCL in 1976

In a post on X, Chowdhry posted a picture of the six ‘techno dreamers’ who founded in HCL in 1976

The six founders of HCL are Subhash Arora, D.S. Puri, Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra, Yogesh Vaidya and Ajai Chowdhry

The six founders of HCL are Subhash Arora, D.S. Puri, Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra, Yogesh Vaidya and Ajai Chowdhry

He recalled their story as founders in a heartwarming post

He recalled their story as founders in a heartwarming post

“We quit our jobs in 1976. Six of us — Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra, Yogesh Vaidya, Subhash Arora, D.S. Puri and I — believed the microprocessor would change the world,” he wrote

“We quit our jobs in 1976. Six of us — Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra, Yogesh Vaidya, Subhash Arora, D.S. Puri and I — believed the microprocessor would change the world,” he wrote

“No startup ecosystem. No venture capital. No collateral. Just conviction.

“No startup ecosystem. No venture capital. No collateral. Just conviction.

“We pooled together Rs. 1.87 lakh, worked out of a small barsati in Golf Links, Delhi, and set out to build an Indian computer.

“We pooled together Rs. 1.87 lakh, worked out of a small barsati in Golf Links, Delhi, and set out to build an Indian computer.

“We even started selling a computer that was still being designed — with nothing more than a brochure and a mock-up.

“We even started selling a computer that was still being designed — with nothing more than a brochure and a mock-up.

“The first breakthrough came from IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras. Then came businesses, tough competition, and the belief that technology should be useful, accessible, and built in India. That journey became HCL.

“The first breakthrough came from IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras. Then came businesses, tough competition, and the belief that technology should be useful, accessible, and built in India. That journey became HCL.

“Fifty years later, I still think about that tiny room, that unfinished computer, and the courage to knock on the next door.

“Fifty years later, I still think about that tiny room, that unfinished computer, and the courage to knock on the next door.

“Dream big. Take the risk. Just Aspire. Happy 50th, HCL. What a journey it has been,” he added

“Dream big. Take the risk. Just Aspire. Happy 50th, HCL. What a journey it has been,” he added

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