The Vim Views & Versions - Blogs of a MIghTy African

While the WSA Congress provided the professional framework for my trip to India, my true "Telangana Epiphany" happened on the streets, conversations with new friends, strangers, and over plates of spicy biryani. I discovered a Hyderabad that thrives on a unique blend of ancient hospitality and futuristic energy. I had a few ideas of how India would be, some were confirmed and I learnt a few things as well.  "Chalo!"—Navigating the Streets My journey began at the International Airport in Accra, where a contact in security helped me pull up my visa details. As a newbie traveling to India with a visa , I thought I had everything figured out. This guy came through in the knick of time. After a long haul through Addis Ababa and Delhi , I finally landed in the City of Pearls on April 6. My driver, Mr. Majhar Khan , immediately made me feel at home with his conversational style, driving at the left ( not the right ) side of the road. He told me a lot about Hyderabad and ...

India is home to arguably the biggest per capita number of competent cost-effective software engineers and techies. In April 2005, I visited India for the very first time thanks to my involvement with the World Summit Awards (WSA) . For the 2024 cycle, in an unprecedented showing, 3 of the 40 winners globally were from Ghana. They were the Achieve Investment App by Petra, Chango by IT Consortium and Khaya AI —by the Ghana NLP Project. I leveraged this visit to confirm what I knew before, learn more about India, network with folks, etc. A lot of us have heard about Bangalore , being the main IT city in a country that houses the most techies worldwide, amongst its population of 1 billion. While at MIT , I learnt about the multiple India Institute of Technology (IIT) institutions. They are amongst the most competitive academic environments in the world. I would not call you an idiot if you have not watched the 3 Idiots movie, but if you have not, go and watch it right away! The mov...