India, March 17 -- With limited resources and opportunities, he could amplify India's potential and computing mettle through every organisation he went to - whether it was a government-scion or an emerging IT powerhouse or a startup or India's own Silicon Valley think-tank or a non-profit venture. He continues to transform ideas, people and is always manifesting what they are capable of. He continues to achieve and make a mark. Dr. Sridhar Mitta in conversation with Dataquest editor Sunil Rajguru. Edited excerpts from a video interview.

It's not hard to understand why Dr. Mitta was fascinated by transistors at such an early age, in an uncanny way. Amplifying things was always his calling. The essence and the switch that he always pressed...