Sanjay Parthasarathy, 31 and regional director of Microsoft Corp. in charge of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and Bhutan, joined Microsoft as a 24-year-old after his postgraduation in mechanical engineering and business admin

The year is AD 1997.The planet is entirely occupied by Microsoft.Well, not entirely...India can definitely buy millions more of Microsoft products. It's time for a visit from William Gates III.....

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