FC Kohli, known as 'Father of Indian software industry', passes away at 96
Faqir Chand Kohli, the founding CEO of TCS who was often called the 'Father of the Indian software industry', passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. He was actively involved in the decision to bring IBM to India as part of Tata-IBM in 1991. A Padma Bhushan awardee, he also served as chairman of NASSCOM in the 1990s.