Suneet Singh Tuli

Suneet Singh Tuli
Born1968 (age 57–58)
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationCivil Engineering Graduate
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationEnterpreuner
OrganizationDatawind
Notable workFounder of Datawind and other companies, Ubislate Tablets, Aakash (tablet) Tablet
Awards18 patents
Websitehttp://datawind.com; http://ubislate.com

Suneet Singh Tuli is the co-founder of DataWind. He was born in 1968 to Lakhvir Singh, the head of an entrepreneurial Sikh family.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1990 in Applied Sciences in Engineering.[3] As a student he started working In his brother Raja Tuli's entrepreneurial firm, Widekom.[4] He developed the objective of developing sales of large size fax machines.[5] His machines were recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.[4][5][1]

In his second venture, he created battery-operated handheld printers and hand-held scanners for DocuPort Company.[2] These two companies were among the first formed by people of Indian origin to IPO on NASDAQ.[2] Most recently, Datawind's Aakash/Ubislate tablets attracted attention due to its affordable price.[6]

Recognition

  • Suneet Singh Tuli has been recognised by Forbes Magazine in its 2012 Impact 15 list as a Classroom Revolutionary[7]
  • At the launch of Aakash 2 tablet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke about the product's ability to transform people's lives, in educating and empowering the poor with internet and computing access.[8][9]
  • In 2012, he and his brother received a technology achievement award from the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.[10]
  • Chief Khalsa Dewan honoured him on 65th and 66th World Sikh educational conference[11][12] (2014, 2016)
  • Entrepreuner of the Year at World Sikh awards (20120.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Suneet Sing Tuli – Toronto Desi Diaries". torontodesidiaries.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 O'hanlon, John. "Suneet Singh Tuli:The World in palm of his hands". sikhchic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "riding the wind: suneet singh tulipowered datawind to top tablet player in india". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Quips & Quotes". Computer World. xxv no. 48 (9 December 1991): 94. The Widefax from Widecom group Incorp. in Missisagua Ont.Canada, The fax made the 1992 Guinness book of world record.
  5. 1 2 "Riding the wind how suneet singh tuli powered datawind to become top tablet player in india". economoctimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Mudhar, Raju (9 January 2014). "Sikh-Canadian Throws Down the Gauntlet in the Global Tablet Market: Datawind's Suneet Singh Tuli". sikhchic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Suneet Singh Tuli - Impact 15 - Forbes". forbes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Chakravorty, Rishabh. "Ban Ki-Moon unveils Aakash 2 Tablet at UN - Latest Tech News, Video & Photo Reviews at BGR India". bgr.in. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ↑ PTI (29 November 2012). "Low-cost Aakash 2 tablet unveiled at UN". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce - ICCC's Annual Awards & Gala Night 2012 Celebrates top Indo-Canadians- 09-06-12". iccconline.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "DataWind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli receives "Award of Honor" at 65th World Sikh Educational Conference". stockhouse.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "66th World Sikh Conference concludes". tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sikh Awards winners 2012". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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