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‘6 people, Rs 1.87 lakh’: Ajai Chowdhry recalls HCL’s humble beginnings
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The Indian Express
Reflecting on the milestone, co-founder Ajai Chowdhry recalled the company’s modest beginnings, when six young entrepreneurs came together with just Rs 1.87 lakh to build an Indian computer.
Chowdhry said their first office was a small barsati, or rooftop apartment, in Delhi’s Golf Links.
The founders initially called themselves Microcomp and were convinced that the emerging microprocessor would transform the world, he shared.
Their search for a solution took them to UP Electronics Corporation, which had the licence they needed.
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