TOI Bharat Abroad: Meet India’s youngest billionaire

This week: Aravind Srinivas storms into the billionaire club at 28 with Perplexity AI. Kash Patel’s White House handshake with Pakistan’s army chief rattles the diaspora. And we turn to Gandhi on his birthday — a reminder that nonviolence can still outmuscle war in the age of AI and anger.

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THE BIG STORY

Aravind Srinivas becomes India’s youngest billionaire

The 28-year-old CEO of AI startup Perplexity joins the billionaire ranks, symbolising the diaspora’s tech-powered ascent.

Driving the news

Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, has become India’s youngest billionaire at just 28. With the AI search company’s meteoric rise, Srinivas’s net worth has soared, placing him on India’s billionaire list alongside much older and more established tycoons.

Why it matters

• Srinivas represents a new generation of Indian entrepreneurs shaping the global AI race.
• His success underscores how diaspora innovators are no longer just climbing corporate ladders but building empires of their own.
• India now has a billionaire face in the same tech sector that is increasingly defining geopolitics, education, and jobs.

The big picture

• Perplexity AI, pitched as an alternative to Google search, has seen exponential growth and investor interest.
• Srinivas’s rise adds to a growing list of Indian-origin tech leaders — from Sundar Pichai to Satya Nadella — who dominate global boardrooms.
• At 28, he stands as a counterpoint to India’s older billionaire class built on steel, oil, and real estate.
• His trajectory illustrates the AI era’s power to mint fortunes faster than any previous industrial revolution.

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NRI WATCH

Kash Patel’s handshake with Pakistan army chief sparks diaspora anger

FBI chief Kash Patel was seen shaking hands with Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House, triggering sharp reactions among Hindu diaspora groups. While some called it a betrayal given Munir’s past remarks on Hindus, others argued Patel was simply doing his job as a US official. The moment has split opinion across social media.

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OFFBEAT

Nonviolence: Gandhi’s enduring weapon

In an era dominated by headlines of violence, Gandhi’s legacy is a reminder that lasting revolutions are not won on battlefields but in the realm of ideas. His philosophy of nonviolent struggle not only steered India’s independence movement but also offered the world a model of resistance rooted in patience, tolerance, and moral courage. The British, accustomed to crushing uprisings with brute force, found themselves disarmed when confronted with Gandhi’s methods.

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