Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji recently shared an unseen black and white image of his grandfather MH Hasham Premji, who founded Wipro’s customer care business before India’s independence.

“This is a never-before-seen photo of my grandfather that was recently discovered. He founded consumer care company Wipro in December 1945 before India’s independence,” the billionaire wrote on Twitter.

Pictured is MH Hasham Premji in a suit with a garland around his neck.

This is a never-before-seen photo of my grandfather that was recently discovered. He founded Wipro’s consumer care business in December 1945 prior to India’s independence. pic.twitter.com/W3Iu9QV4qZ
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) August 10, 2023

Many Twitter users, including Biocon CEO Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, noted the similarities between the performances of the two Premjis. “Strong resemblance!” Shaw wrote.

Two years ago, the Premjis authored The Story of Wipro – a book about the genesis of the IT degree – to celebrate the company’s incredible journey to 75 years in December 2021.

From manufacturing vanaspati (ghee made from hydrogenated palm/vegetable oil) to creating a diversified global company, Wipro’s journey began in 1945 when MH Hasham Premji founded a company in a town in Maharashtra called Western India Plant Products Ltd (now known as as Wipro) registered .

Azim Premji took over the Vanaspati company at the age of 21, ran it for 53 years and transformed the company into a global IT company by capitalizing on the technology boom in 1980.

Rishad Premji took over as chairman of the IT giant after his father stepped down in 2019.

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