From Silicon Valley to India: Raju Vegesna’s vision to build the nation’s digital core

Raju Vegesna, Chairman and Managing Director of Sify Technologies, says his journey from designing microprocessors in the US to leading digital infrastructure in India has been driven by a single belief—technology must evolve to reach everyone, not just a few.

Speaking exclusively to CNBC-TV18, Vegesna reflected on four decades of tech evolution, from the semiconductor boom of the 1980s to the rise of AI today. “This is the fourth wave—AI. Just like Intel led the microprocessor era, Nvidia is taking the lead in AI. But no monopoly lasts forever….